Jim Halsey is an American artist manager, agent and impresario.
12 Facts About Jim Halsey
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Jim Halsey was born in Independence, Kansas to Harry E Halsey Jr.
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Jim Halsey attended Washington School, junior and senior high school and Independence Junior College.
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At age twelve, Jim Halsey organized the Junior Marines to stimulate war bond sales.
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In October 1949, following a vision from a book report assignment on the life of Hurok, junior college student Jim Halsey was inspired to present shows and dances at Memorial Hall and the Independence area.
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Jim Halsey has organized and presented country music performances all over the world, in many places for the first time.
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Jim Halsey's efforts expanded country music into Europe, Asia, Africa and South America.
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From 1994 to 1999, Jim Halsey created and served as director of the award-winning Music and Entertainment Business Program at Oklahoma City University in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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Jim Halsey is a visiting professor at HED Music College in Yehud, Israel, and lectures and teaches extensively at other colleges and universities around the world.
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Jim Halsey wrote his first book and seminar series, How To Make It In The Music Business.
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Jim Halsey has served on the following Boards of Directors: the Country Music Association, The Academy of Country Music, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Mercantile Bank and Trust Tulsa, Citizens National Bank, and Tulsa Philharmonic.
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Jim Halsey was a member of the Kansas Film Commission between 1981 and 1985.