You ought to by no means meet your heroes, the previous saying goes. But for Jim McGuire, it has turned out fairly properly. Jim grew up listening to nation radio, after which — after a roundabout path took him to an Army base in Oklahoma, then to Vietnam and ultimately to Nashville — he made a profession capturing images of among the stars he had as soon as solely identified by way of their music.
He began out in an previous grocery retailer that he transformed into a photograph studio — he slept within the again — nevertheless it wasn’t lengthy earlier than his talent behind the digicam drew a gentle stream of notable topics: The Nashville Portraits embody legends like Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Doc Watson, Earl Monroe and Dolly Parton, to call however a number of. He doesn’t usually give interviews, so this can be a uncommon probability to listen to his story firsthand.
Guest
- Jim McGuire, photographer
Credits
- Host: Demetria Kalodimos
- Producer: Steve Haruch
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