James Henry Ford (August 23, 1941 – November 18, 2007)[1][2] was an American singer-songwriter originally from Johnson County, Kentucky.
Nick Lowe has cited Jim Ford as his biggest musical influence, and Sly Stone once called him "the baddest white man on the planet."
He was a recluse at that time, but L-P Anderson of Sweden's Sonic Magazine managed to track him down in his California trailer home in April 2006.
Ford was found dead early in the evening on November 18, 2007, in his trailer home, by the Mendocino County Sheriff's department.
[1] A few months after his death, Bear Family released a compilation of previously unavailable Ford recordings, Point of No Return.