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Songs and Samples
I'm So Happy
Peanut Butter & Jelly
Let There Be Fun
The Mumblin' Nation
Hula Hoopin' World
I'm Mad ('Cause I Wanna Be)
Boom Boom Boom
I've Got A Butt
I'm 4 U
Recess
Everybody Needs A Chair
Skunk In The Road
It's Good To Have A Body
I Want To Know It All
About Uncle Jim
Jim Mayer, aka Uncle Jim, is an award-winning children's music performer who has been playing children's music since 2002. The term "Uncle Jim" is not a figurative one; Jim has twenty nieces and nephews and he knows what kids like!
A quick peek behind the talent and creativity of Uncle Jim reveals why he was voted Best New XM Kids Artist in the XM Nation Awards 2005. Jim’s talent shines on both electric and upright acoustic bass, playing with performers ranging from jazz legend Mose Allison to James Taylor to Ringo Starr. As a member of Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band since 1989, Mayer has been writing, recording and performing worldwide with Buffett.
In addition to appearing on numerous television shows, some of Mayer's career highlights have been: touring with and opening for The Moody Blues and Chicago as a member of PM (1989), performing as a Coral Reefer band member at President Clinton's Inauguration (1992) and President Clinton's White House Birthday Celebration (1995), performing with Joni Mitchell in a benefit for the New Orleans Homeless (1994), performing with Robert Greenidge, Michael Utley and Grammy winning artist Ralph MacDonald at the Trinidad-Tabago Jazz Festival (1996), and being featured on the XM Kids Rumpus Room Concert Series.
Mayer has played on over thirty studio recordings. Some recent recording credits include upcoming CD releases from Little Feat, JD Souther and Annie Sellick. And in his spare time, (spare time, what's that?) he's engineered and produced eleven CDs in addition to his own.
Mayer's first children's CD, Uncle Jim – Funky As A Diaper (Mailboat Records) reached #1 on XM KiDS Radio (twice!) and is the recipient of an iParenting "Hot Product" Media Award and a Children's Music Web Award.
All of the material on Funky As A Diaper has been child tested and some of the songs have even been co-written with Jim’s nieces and nephews. Joining Uncle Jim on Funky are former Arrested Development singer Nadirah Shakoor, Grammy award-winning saxophonist Jeff Coffin of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, as well as fellow Coral Reefer band members, creating richly textured music that's designed for adults as well.
Mayer resides in Nashville where he recently completed his second Uncle Jim project, a CD entitled, Let There Be Fun,. He loves dogs, climbing trees, and chunky peanut butter.
News and Reviews
Best New XM Kids Artist (XMKids Radio XM116)