Jim Nunally


James E. “Jim” Nunally is an American musician that plays bluegrass-style, flat pick guitar with John Reischman and the Jaybirds, and with The David Grisman Bluegrass Experience. Jim has received two Grammy award certifications and two IBMA awards for his performance on the 1996 Bluegrass Album of the Year True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe.
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Career

Nunally is a San Francisco Bay Area-native. He is a musician, composer, record producer, and teacher. His third-generation traditional music roots started in Arkansas with his grandfather who taught Jim's father how to play guitar, who eventually taught Jim how to play.
Jim recorded Snoopy's guitar tracks for the Peanuts animated television special Snoopy's Reunion in 1991 and he was also the guitarist on the theme song of The Beverly Hillbillies movie. Jim received two Grammy award certifications and two IBMA awards for his performance on the 1996 Bluegrass Album of the Year True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe. He recorded with David Grisman and Sam Bush on the much anticipated album Hold On, We're Strummin which was nominated for two IBMA awards. Jim is a two-time Western Open Flatpicking and Master Picking Champion.

2003

Bluegrass group Due West featured Nunally, Bill Evans, Erik Thomas, and Chad Manning. Their one album is These Boots released in 2003.

2005

In 2005 Jim appeared with John Reischman on the Acoustic Disc release which was produced by David Grisman. The disc was titled Tone Poets.

Performances

He has performed with:
  • John Reischman and the Jaybirds
  • The David Grisman Bluegrass Experience
  • Due West
  • Nell Robinson
  • Dix Bruce
  • Keith Little

Discography

Solo albums

  • 2007: Gloria's Waltz
  • 2013: House & Garden with Nell Robinson
  • 2017: Baby Lets Take the Long Way Home with Nell Robinson

With The [David Grisman] Bluegrass Experience

With John Reischman and the Jaybirds

  • 2011: Vintage & Unique

As producer

  • 2010: Trisha Gagnon - ''A Story About You and Me''

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