James R. Kirk
American businessman
James R. Kirk is the President and Chief Creative Officer of Corporate Magic, a production company based in Dallas, Texas.
Career
Early in his career, Kirk distinguished himself by creating and producing music for American Top 40 and American Country Countdown, in addition to jingles and promotional scores for Coca-Cola, the Boy Scouts of America, and other radio and television stations around the globe. He soon caught the attention of Roy Disney, who hired him in 1975 as creative director for TM Productions, where he created and produced more than 6,500 commercials and station IDs.
Kirk, along with Fred Hardy, had started a jingle company in 1974. One jingle package they created, "The MOR Overture" would be remade in 1978 by JAM Creative Productions as "I'd Rather Be in Denver," which was created for KIMN in Denver, Colorado and incorporated several cuts from the original package.
In 1980, Jim Kirk and the TM Singers spent three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Voice of Freedom". The single, with "The Star Spangled Banner" as a B-side, was released by Capitol Records. It peaked at number 71 in February 1980. All proceeds benefited the American Red Cross. The group also performed the theme song for the 1980 NBC television series Speak Up America.
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