Jim Counter
At the age of 12, Counter began performing in front of audiences and since then he's opened shows for artists including The Marshall Tucker Band, Jonell Mosser, Toby Keith, Martina McBride, and Sawyer Brown.
Jim and his band Riley Road placed first in 1991 at the annual state band pickoffs in Rhinelander, WI at the Hodag Festival.
Counter also performed at the first annual 'Freedom Sings' concert in Nashville, sharing the stage with artists Kim Richey, Steve Earle, and John Kay of Steppenwolf. He sang the National Anthem to sellout crowds in pro football for the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears, pro baseball for the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves, Collegiate Hockey, the Nashville Sounds AAA baseball team, and with his brother Mike Counter at a Brett Favre Celebrity Softball Game.
As a singer and composer, Jim has been successfully involved in jingles for both radio and television. He composed and sang the theme song "Hitting The Outdoors With Brian Noble" for an ESPN program hosted by former Green Bay Packers middle linebacker Brian Noble. Along with his brother Mike and Iron Mountain Daily News Senior Editor Jim Anderson, Counter composed and sang the theme song for the Green Bay Packers football team entitled "The Leaders of the Pack are Back".
In November of 2009, Counter's music was placed in a Robin Robert's ABC special called "In The Spotlight".
In 2012, Jim performed at the annual Cape May Songwriters Festival.
From 2008 to 2015, Jim played at clubs and wine vineyards all across Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C.
He now lives in WI and plays gigs across the state.
To purchase some of Jim’s original song recordings, please go to www.facebook.com/jimcountermusic and click on the CD Baby music icon.
