“Jesus is Knocking” – Rev. James G. Grimes

“Jesus is Knocking”
Rev. James G. Grimes
From the CD Jesus is Knocking
Private Release 2009

When it comes to singing gospel music, Rev. James Grimes of Mount Olive, North Carolina admits to being a “late starter.”

He began singing after his military discharge, worked with a number of quartets in the Southeast and organized his family into a gospel group. Now an evangelist at Wilmington, NC’s Guiding Light Ministries, Rev. Grimes dreams of becoming a professional gospel artist. He has released an EP, Jesus is Knocking, to test the waters.

The title track hearkens back to Rev. Grimes’ quartet days. It’s a 70s-style retro piece (“Jesus is knocking at the door of your heart/Why don’t you let Him in?”) on which Rev sings in a feathery light, high tenor with a touch of Sam Cooke’s yodel and Aaron Neville’s reverb. The vocal group providing Violinaires-style falsetto background turns out to be a multi-tracked Curtis Brown.

For more information, contact Rev. Grimes at (919) 658-5792.