1. In 1957, James Christopher Earl was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to James and Sylvia Earl.
10 Facts About Jimmy Earl
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Jimmy Earl began his recording career in Boston in 1986 when he supported David Gilden on Ancestral Voices.
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In 1986, Jimmy Earl moved to New York City and on the recommendation of his friend Steve Hunt joined the Jazz Explosion.
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Jimmy Earl met bass guitarist Stanley Clarke, who became his mentor and friend, and joined Clarke's tour of Brazil with Larry Graham.
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In 1988, Jimmy Earl moved to Los Angeles and recorded on Clarke's album If This Bass Could Only Talk.
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In 1993, Jimmy Earl replaced John Patitucci in the Chick Corea Elektric Band, which went on tour.
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In that year, he recorded Jimmy Earl, which featured David Batteau, Mitchel Forman, Franke Gambale, Deron Johnson, Gary Novak, Rique Pantoja, Randy Roos, Steve Tavaglione, and Dave Weckl.
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Later, Jimmy Earl recorded on two more Ford albums: Keep on Running, and Truth, which was nominated for the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.
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Jimmy Earl has appeared with Dean Brown, Deron Johnson, Scott Kinsey, Simon Phillips, Jeff Richman, Steve Tavaglione, Steve Weingart, Zigaboo Modeliste, and with salsa singer Cecilia Noel and the Wild Clams.
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In 1990, Jimmy Earl began a relationship with the German company Warwick.