Years active 2001–present Labels Bluhammock Music Genres Pop music | Name Jim Boggia Record label bluhammock music Role Singer-songwriter | |
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Associated acts 4 Way Street, Constantine Maroulis, Fab Faux Similar People Ben Arnold, Joseph Parsons, Jennifer Knapp, Bashiri Johnson, Chris Thile | ||
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Jim Boggia is a pop singer-songwriter based in Philadelphia. In 1998, he co-wrote the song "Glory" which reached # 1 on the Billboard charts.
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- Early life
- Career
- Influences
- Awards and recognition
- Discography
- Collaborations featured on other albums
- References
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Early life
Jim Boggia was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. At birth, he was declared legally blind in his left eye. He began playing the guitar at age five, encouraged by his musician father. In 1982 he graduated from Fenton High School in Fenton, Michigan. Boggia eventually moved to Philadelphia in order to work as a customer service representative in a high-tech studio equipment company.
Career
Boggia later quit his job and began his musical career by doing session work, jingles, and writing songs for other musical artists. He played or toured with various artists including Juliana Hatfield, Jill Sobule, Amanda Marshall, and Bernadette Peters. In 1998 he formed a band with Mike Frank, Kevin Hanson, Erik Johnson, and Steve Beskrone. The same year he and Andy Kravitz wrote a single for Christian singer Jaci Velasquez called "Glory". The album went gold and the song reached # 1 on the Billboard charts. He was also a member of the band 4 Way Street along with Ben Arnold, Scott Bricklin and Joseph Parsons. In 2001, Boggia released his first full-length solo studio album Fidelity is the Enemy. The track "Several Thousand" was featured on the ABC show Men in Trees.
In 2005, Boggia released a follow-up album, Safe In Sound. The song "Live the Proof" appeared in a BlackBerry commercial. He released a third album on August 5, 2008 entitled Misadventures in Stereo. The album features collaborations with lyricist Tony Asher, NRBQ guitarist Big Al Anderson, and singer songwriter David Poe. He also released a mono mix of the album on August 19, 2008 that was issued in the vinyl format.
Influences
Jim Boggia has a variety of musical influences including Simon & Garfunkel, Harry Nilsson, Cat Stevens, and Brian Wilson. He also is a fan of the Beatles, having performed in various Beatles tribute concerts as well as a recreation of their rooftop concert.
Awards and recognition
Boggia was voted the #6 Best Local Music Act in Citysearch 2001 for Philadelphia.
Boggia's "Misadventures in Stereo" was nominated in the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards for Pop/Rock Album of the year.