Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Jim Rooney (b. January 28, 1938) is an American music producer whose credits include Nanci Griffith's Other Voices, Other Rooms (which earned Rooney a Grammy Award for production), Hal Ketchum's Past the Point of Rescue, Iris DeMent's Infamous Angel, John Prine's Aimless Love and many other widely hailed albums. In recognition for his contribution to Americana music, Rooney received a lifetime achievement award from the Americana Music Association in 2009. Rooney was a pioneer in the genre that would come to be labeled "Americana." He began his career in the Boston area during the early 1960s and served as director and talent coordinator for the Newport Folk Festival.