Jim Halsey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jim Halsey

American artist manager, agent, and impresario

Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1930

Place of Birth: Independence, Kansas, United States

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Jim Halsey (born October 7, 1930) is an American artist manager, agent, and impresario.
Halsey has guided the careers of such illustrious personalities as Roy Clark, The Oak Ridge Boys, Waylon Jennings, Reba McEntire, Clint Black, Minnie Pearl, Tammy Wynette, Merle Haggard, Dwight Yoakam, The Judds, Lee Greenwood, Hank Thompson, Woody Herman, James Brown, Roy Orbison, Leon Russell, Ricky Nelson, The Righteous Brothers, and many others. Halsey has organized and presented country music performances.
His 1976 tour, presenting Roy Clark and The Oak Ridge Boys in the Soviet Union won praise both culturally and in diplomatic circles.
Roy Clark's return tour of the USSR in 1988 was the subject of a television documentary.
The booking agency division of The Jim Halsey Company, Inc., was sold to the William Morris Agency in 1990 where he remained a consultant for several years.