Jim Hamilton has released a single, “December Song”, in time to try and grab that Christmas Number 1 slot. His name might not be that familiar to most of you, but back in the 70s he was signed to EMI, toured extensively round Europe, and even had a Number 1 hit in Denmark with “Rock n’ Roll Marionette”.
So why am I blogging about this?
Well, Jim Hamilton is also the father of Richie, the lead guitarist in a fledgling band I’m in (we meet once a week on a Tuesday evening and are still working on what songs we want to play. We’re also looking for a drummer/percussionist who lives locally and ideally has a space we can practice in if you’re interested/know anyone).
Last week Jim and Richie came round for a photo session, giving me the chance to try out the new studio space. Jim’s a warm and friendly guy – the kind who shows interest, and makes you feel good about yourself. A fun time was had by all, especially when the sun came out and they discovered the venetian-blind effect.
One or two of my photos from that session are getting used in the publicity for the single, so if it goes truly viral and takes over the world, it will look good on my CV/résumé.
You can download “December Song” at cdbaby, iTunes and other such sites:
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/JimHamilton1
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/december-song-single/id407350576
You can view the YouTube video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWVsv3qcXT0
You can add the "Jim Hamilton for UK Christmas Number 1" Facebook page to your “likes” here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jim-Hamilton-for-UK-Christmas-Number-1/144277205623721
And here are a handful of photos I took that morning.
Jim Hamilton
Richie Hamilton
Father and Son
The photographer having fun
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I love the last one of father & son - what a great photo!
ReplyDeleteOoooohhhhh! Love those photos. They certainly have a lot in common don't they? That last one is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos!
ReplyDeleteHi Kim,
ReplyDeleteMarvelous photography! The black and white play with lighting is exceedingly effective…
Your first picture of Jim Hamilton reminds me of Frank Sinatra…perhaps it’s the tilt of his hat or the smile. That’s Life
Your photography is as always fantastic. Hope that song catches on. By the way what musical instrument do you play? Or is it that you sing?
ReplyDeleteWonderful post today !
ReplyDeleteThe photo of Father and Son is really just Perfect !
cheers, parsnip
Let me if you tour the States. I'll come to the concert and throw my panties on the stage. Lovin' the photos.
ReplyDeleteOh you know you're good but I don't mind reminding you. :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE the last shot especially. A tip of the hat to you, Sir.
Well, it's already been said and I hate to be redundant but great photos.
ReplyDeleteOh wow, nice light. So how is the new space feeling?
ReplyDeleteYou are such a Renaissance man, Kim :) AWESOME photos!
ReplyDeleteI love his voice which is quite young sounding.
ReplyDeleteThe blind really works and I'll swear Ingrid is lurking somewhere in the background:)
Those photos are fantastic, Kim, especially the ones with the venetian blind effect -- they're interestingly noir.
ReplyDeleteAnd the sun came out over there? That alone would have been a good enough subject for a blog post!
I love the portraits - 1 and 3 especially.
ReplyDeleteJacqui - thank you :)
ReplyDeleteStarrlife - thanks :)
Allen - Thank you :)
Litzi - he has that twinkle in his eye too :)
Falak - I defintitely don't sing, but I do play the bouzouki, mandolin and guitar :)
Parsnip - thank you :)
Jayne - a groupie, eh ;)
Hope - I'm ALWAYS open to reminding :)
Carole - I'm a complete sucker for praise and flattery - it's never redundant :)
Emma - I'm enjoying the new space a lot. I just need more people to photograph
Erika - thank you very much :)
Pat - I reckon I could do a great film noir photo with you. When are you coming up to Scotland?
Mary - nice sunny day today too. -7 C, but sunny :)c
Digibirder - thank you :)