http://shorefire.com/blog/2007/11/jim-ford-rip.html
Matt Hanks writes -
One of the greats passed away a few days ago. Most people never knew Jim Ford’s music in life. Maybe that’ll change in death.
If you love country or soul or more to the point, country-soul, then you’d love Jim Ford. He was a funky southern pirate! His songs were covered by Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack and the Temptations. He wrote “Ode to Billie Joeâ€