Current CDs

"My Favorite Hit's"                        " Back In The Day"
"Golden Country"         "Amazing Grace" recorded  at Grand Ole Opry                   
"Keepin Country, Country"         Jim & Bev sing " Country Music's Greatest Duets"
"All I Have To Offer You Is Me"    "Live "  New London Benefit Concert CD
"What A Friend We Share"

2004
At a music show in Shelby, Ohio Jim & Bev met, started dating, and a year later were married. Some of their common interests were country music, singing, and a strong Christian background. Bev's past singing experience was mostly church choir, but she quickly adapted to the stage performances and recording. Jim has played through the years in several professional tour bands and enjoys playing several instruments.

The vocal harmonies that Jim & Bev produce singing together have caused them to book singing engagements all over the northern Ohio area. Some engagements are Jim & Bev and a guitar only, and some engagements are with their whole band "Wild Horses." Whether it be singing a mixture of classic country, bluegrass and gospel, or gospel only, they enjoy performing and meeting new people everywhere they go.

2006
Jim & Bev made several out-of-state trips to Nashville, Branson, and Renfro Valley. Jim currently has 5 CDs available and is working on a duet CD project. On December 16, 2006 Jim & Bev recorded a single song CD at the Ryman Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. The single was their rendition on "Amazing Grace" and was recorded as a demo for their future duet CD project.

2007
Jim & Bev have just released a new GOSPEL CD entitled "What A Friend We Share." A 13-song collection of mostly traditional Gospel songs with a few new contemporary ones. This CD has just been released for national and international air play across the United States and 17 foreign countries through the CD distributor CDBABY.com. We will try to update this page as soon as new information becomes available.    We have just sent out cd's to Tj's Dj's a web based forum that creates a source for radio disk jockys to find and play songs from new or original artists .  

We have just started a new show called "Jim & Bev's Ohio Opry " we are dong this show at the newly restored Ohio Theatre in Loudonville, Ohio. Email or call for show dates and times...                     

2008

Jim & Bev have completed their latest recording project a collection of well known country duets. Songs by such Country greats as Dolly and Porter, Allison Krauss and James Taylor, George Jones and Tammy Wynette and several other well known artists. The Cd is called "Jim & Bev sings Country Music's Greatest Duets" is now available.

2009

Show dates for new and interesting stage shows just keep comming in. A request for another Theatre show has been put in probably around June. Jim & Bev will shortly start recording there 11th and newest CD project. An album intitled " When Each Tear You Cry Becomes A Rose" song are still being selected for that recording peoject.

Biography

Jim was born August 13th, 1952, in Willard, Ohio. The only son of Joseph and Betty Lillo.  Jim's musical infuence started as a young boy watching his mother play piano. 

Jim started piano lessions shortly after starting first grade in school. He continued lessions untill his graduation . He said," Bach and Beehoven never held my interest as much as Johnny cash and Merl Haggert and besides the piano wasn't as portable as a guitar is." A 1971 graduate of Willard High School , Jim started his first professional group "The Green Expressions. Playing clubs, fairs, and festivals all over Ohio. It was around this time Jim began teaching at a local music store.  ."

 Before He knew it Jim was teaching 11 different instruments.

   In the early 1980's Jims new band "The Brandy Band" was born. They had their first 45 rpm record released, " What You See Is What You Get" and "I don't Love You Anymore" songs both written by Jim.

At that time jim was playing "Live" radio shows for W.N.C.O in Ashland, Ohio and W.T.T.F in Tiffin, Ohio

    Jim entered and won several singing contests and had the proud distinction of being the 1980 and 1981 "King" of country music for the state of Ohio. Shortly after that Jim signed with professional music promoter, and booking agent,  John Moore Inc. located in Columbus, Ohio.

    Through those shows Jim has the opportunity to work as a opening act for music greats as : Johnny Cash, Little Jimmy Dickens, Teresa Brewer, Bobby Goldsboro, Sha-Na-Na, and Jimmy C. Newman.  Jim's career that started in the 60's is still very much alive today and getting more exciting each new show date.