# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jim-weatherly
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:50:21.748Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jim-weatherly"
name: "Jim Weatherly"
slug: "jim-weatherly"
description: "James Dexter Weatherly was an American singer-songwriter who wrote mostly pop and country music. He played quarterback at the University of Mississippi while also writing music with his own bands. He subsequently chose songwriting over a football career. His notable songs include \"The Need to Be\" and \"Midnight Train to Georgia\"."
tagline: "American singer-songwriter"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1943-03-17"
deathDate: "2021-02-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.81
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.057456
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     55
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1859870/"
    handle:    "nm1859870"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.jimweatherly.com/biography.htm"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/391235"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Weatherly"
    title: "Jim Weatherly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Weatherly"
    title: "Jim Weatherly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Weatherly"
    title: "Jim Weatherly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B6%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC"
    title: "ジム・ウェザリー"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Weatherly"
    title: "Jim Weatherly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Weatherly"
    title: "Jim Weatherly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0440cad3-f466-49a8-af97-9cc35de0f317"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15059546"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump