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Jim the Boss is a music producer, artist, musician and entrepreneur. With his studio, Hoboken HiFi, and session band The HiFi Rockers, they record modern music with a retro flair, which is released through the Hudson Soul record label and promoted through the Hudson Soul Soundsystem. When he is not recording legends such as Cornel Campbell or soon to be legends such as Alex Tea, you will find him writing about the heart and soul of today's music on the pages of Rootfire.

Unsung Heroes: This is Another Version!

 

Dub, an era of Jamaican music history that still has the power to capture the hearts and minds of listeners over a half century later.   It has sent researchers down the deep and dark rabbit holes of history and has captivated the thoughts of recording engineers… Read More

Unsung Heroes: Lynn Taitt

 

Nearlin “Lynn” Taitt was born on June 22, 1934 in San Fernando, Trinidad. When he was eight years old, he and his four brothers started a steel pan band called Seabees, the name taken after the classic John Wayne film, The Fighting Seabees.Read More