Jim Salestrom is one of the richest Singer-Songwriter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jim Salestrom's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
James Kevin Salestrom (born February 20th 1956) is a Grammy Nominated American singer/songwriter. Salestrom was the lead vocalist of the group Timberline from 1971 until 1977. Salestrom sang in Dolly Parton’s group from 1979 until 1991. As a solo performer, Salestrom has performed all over the globe.
At the age of 15, Jim and his brother Chuck formed the country-folk group, Timberline, with Dugg Duggan, Craig Link, and Bill Howland, featuring Jim as the primary singer and writer. Within a few months, they were signed to a national agent for booking, Variety Artists, and began performing shows in as far as Virginia in Virginia and Arkansas. After having built a strong regional fan base, they group was offered a national recording contract. They recorded their debut album The Great Timber Rush which was recorded at the time of Hollywood featuring Bones Howe producing and guest musicians like Hal Blaine, John McEuen and Michael Boddicker. Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary wrote the notes to the liner. After a tour across the country, the group was “victims of the disco craze” and disbanded. Jim Salestrom as well as Dolly Parton in Melbourne.png After the dissolution the band Timberline, Jim embarked on his own solo career. He released his single, “It’s Too Soon To Let Our Love End” was picked by the producer Peter Yarrow for inclusion on Mary McGreggor’s Gold Album, Torn Between Two Lovers. It was in 1979 that Jim received an invitation to become part of Dolly Parton’s group as a musician and singer performing electric, acoustic and high-string guitars aswell being a banjo player. In the 1980’s, Jim performed all over the globe several times in Dolly’s band and was frequently seen on television such as the following two HBO TV specials, The Tonight Show as well as The Academy Awards show, The Country Music Association Awards show and the Grand Old Opry. Jim Salestrom and John Denver Jim has appeared on stage, “sat in” or recorded with such performers like Dolly Parton, John Denver, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Livingston Taylor, Kenny Rogers, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Pure Prairie League, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Michael Johnson, Ronny Cox (harmonies with Wendy Waldman), Dave Loggins, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Amazing Rhythm Aces, Tom Rush, John McEuen, Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey. Some of the most famous musicians, including Michael Johnson, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Jennifer Warnes, Mollie O’Brien, Tim O’Brien, Richie Furay and Dolly Parton’s band have played in his own solo recordings. Jim has recorded albums for over a twelve Rocky Mountain regional folk, folk-rock, and country bands such as Dean Davis, C.C. Collier, and Carolyn Kniffen.
Jim sang the opening song for the movie “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” has made many national television and radio appearances, and regularly sings the national and Canadian anthems at major sports events for the Broncos, Rockies, Nuggets and Avalanche. He sang for the TV mini-series, “The Wild West”, and recorded several songs for the album from that series. He appeared in the two hour award-winning TNN TV special “Music of the Wild West” based on the mini-series. Jim has received three Colorado Broadcast Awards, Regional EMMY’s for the children’s recording, “The Library Song” (1995) and for the “Broncos Bandwagon” TV commercial (1997), a Silver Cindy, and a Cleo Award. All The Colors, an album for children and families, was nominated for a Grammy for outstanding children’s album for 1997. In the Fall of 2001, Jim was honored to perform his song “We Are Americans” at the U.S. Supreme Court. Wild Jimbos Jim is one of the Jims in the Wild Jimbos, a project with Jimmy Ibbotson of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Jim Ratts of Runaway Express. The Jims have played together off and on for the last 30 years. The Wild Jimbos have recorded two albums: Wild Jimbos on MCA Records and Wild Jimbos Two on Resounding Records.
