Review Fix Exclusive: Jim Ed Brown Talks ‘In Style Again’

January 25, 2015 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with country music legend and radio host Jim Ed Brown, who discusses his new album, “In Style Again,” his first solo album in over 30 years. In addition to breaking down the album, Brown discusses his legacy as a performer and how he’d like his work to be remembered by fans.

Review Fix: You’ve been through a lot in the past few years physically. Considering that, how did you find the inspiration to record another album?

Jim Ed Brown: As a singer, inspiration isn’t difficult to find.  So when Plowboy Records called and my friend Don Cusic, I jumped at the chance to record again.

Review Fix: Why do you think it took you 30 years to record another solo album?

Brown: That is a good question and I don’t have an answer.  I suppose if I did, it wouldn’t have taken so long.

Review Fix: Do you think your radio show and being immersed in music has been a help or a hinderance to your music career?

Brown: I think it has helped me a great deal.  Being a host has been a large part of my career over the years.

Review Fix: What do you think you have left to prove musically?

Brown: I have never thought I had anything to prove.  I’m a singer and I love singing.

Review Fix: What do you think makes this album special?

Brown: The songs and the special guests who came in to record with me.  I’m grateful for the musicians who played on this album, my producer, the guests — all of this combined makes this record special to me.

Review Fix: Why do you think country music is still so important in America?

Brown: It is America’s music.  It is the heart and soul of the people who work hard everyday to take care of their families.
Review Fix: What song on the album is most indicative of your creative vision for this record?

Brown: “When The Sun Says Hello To The Mountain”

Review Fix: What song do you think has the best story behind it, why?

Brown: I think again it is “When The Sun Says Hello To The Mountain” because I found this song in the 60s and have held onto it wanting to record it and finally the opportunity presented itself and the timing was right.

Review Fix: How do you want this album to ultimately be remembered?

Brown: I just hope it’s remembered with favor.

Review Fix: What’s next for you?

Brown: I’ve started thinking about my next album already.  Hopefully I will start working on it soon.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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