James Hand has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 30 July 2017. James Hand's music has been featured on 10 episodes.

James "Slim" Hand (born in Born in Waco, TX, in 1952; died 8 June 2020) was an American country music singer and songwriter.

As a teenager, Hand joined a small band and began performing in honky-tonks and roadhouses across the state of Texas. At some point he started to write and perform his own songs. After years of continuous traveling and live performances, he released his first album in 1999, when he was 47 years old.

Willie Nelson is said to…