He is a bass player, singer-songwriter and producer also
known as "Uncle Jim" born in Ambur, India, as the youngest in a family of
eight children where their father was a Lutheran minister.He first heard popular music when
singles arrived from the UK and this led him to taking up the bass in a
successful musical career later on.He became a member of the band PM, with his brother Peter and Roger
Guth and after being taken on by Jimmy Buffett as the band to work on his 1989
album "Off to see the Lizard" he has performed with the other members as
part of The Coral Reefer Band ever since.During his professional musical career with PM and Jimmy
Buffett he has performed with many musicians and artists that include Mose
Allison, Robert Greenidge, Alan Jackson, Little Feat, Ralph MacDonald, Joni
Mitchell, Nadirah Shakoor, J.D. Souther, Ringo Starr, George Strait, James
Taylor and Michael Utley and opened for acts such as Chicago and The Moody
Blues.The albums he has
appeared on include Off to See the Lizard, Feeding Frenzy, Fruitacakes,
Barometer Soup, Beach House on the Moon and Take the Weather With
You by Jimmy Buffett, Spare Tire Orchestra by Peter Mayer, Word
of Mouth by Mac McAnally, P.M. by PM, Forever Tams by The
Tams, Thanks & Giving by Marlo Thomas & Friends, Pandora's
Garage by Carl Weingarten and the soundtracks of Hoot and Arachnophobia.In 2002 he became known as "Uncle
Jim" and has since won many awards for his performances and the CDs of
children's music Uncle Jim - Funky As a Diaper and Let There Be
Fun.
