Author: James Watts

  • Is old school pop/rock and country better quality than today’s music?

    I have been taking a gander at song writing and song structure from the days of yore (60’s through the year 2000).  It seems music by the Beatles, Eagles, Dobbie Bros. and Great songs written for Country artist Colin Raye and Bryan White, have a lot more chords in their songs and just better and…

  • Country Music Playlist under lock and key

    If you’re a new or independent country artist (promoting music without a record label) and you want to get on a good country music playlist, well good luck. I fall into the above category, new and independent.  My first approach to marketing my new country song, “Checkmate for Love” was to get my song on…

  • Checkmate for Love new country single!

    This new country song by singer/songwriter, JimmyKid, (James Warren Watts) will be released on April 12, 2024 on all major music platforms.  If you like country-rock, you’ll love this song. It has the good ‘ol flavor of the 90’s like Restless Heart and the newer markings of Keith Urban.  This fast uptempo song has banjo,…

  • JimmyKid-an emerging artist

    Wow! I just got notified from my music distributor that my song, “April’s Fool”, got played on iHeart Radio! That’s amazing, because I didn’t do any marketing on that song, except to my Facebook friends. Too bad I wasn’t listening when they played it. That’s every songwriter’s dream. I want to thank all my FB…

  • New music, but with a 70’s feel

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