Background
Foglesong, James Staton Jim was born in July 1922 in Lundale, West Virginia, United States.
Foglesong, James Staton Jim was born in July 1922 in Lundale, West Virginia, United States.
Bachelor in Music, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York.
Joined Columbia Records, New York City, 1951. Artists & repertoire head Epic Records, 1951. Executive producer Radio Corporation of America Records, 1963—1970.
President ABC/Dot Records, Nashville, 1970—1979, Master of Computer Applications Nashville, Nashville, 1979—1984, Capitol Records, Nashville, 1984—1989. Now consultant, independent prodr, 1984—1989. Adjunct professor, music, Blair School of Music Vanderbilt U, since 1991.
Director, music business program. Trevecca Nazarene U, 1991. Former chairman of board Country Music Foundation, 1976, 87, trustee emeritus.
Married Toni Foglesong. 4 children.