My name is James Maddox.

  I grew up on a farm in North Georgia and at the age of about 14 years while plowing in the fields at night on an ole John Deer tractor, I would sing to the top of my lungs to anything that was willing to listen. Some times I would get foxes and other varmits to come out of the woods and listen. Probally, one of the happiest days of my life was when I first struck a tune on an ole Harmony six string that belonged to a friend of mine. I remember the first time that I ever got three notes to sound like they went together, I thought to my self, boy, "I'm on my way now."

  And then I got married at a very young age and even though I never stopped dreaming about being a singer, it all got put aside until recently when my wife Jackie and my son Mathew started to incourage me to full fill the life long dream that I've always had. So now, here I am writing and singing again, and loving every moment. I love to write songs that deal with love, more so, than any other type song. I also like to write songs that are on a more personal level, such as using personal names. Even if the name of the person hearing the song isn't the same name in the song, it still causes that person to have a more personal relation with the song.

  I guess most people take names for granted not realizing how important names really are. Names are an expression of love, strength and friendship which are the things that really matter. For example, I named one of my daughters, "Jeiellyn Bath'jamin" which means, "Gate Keeper, The Daughter of James."

  I plan to keep writing and singing as long as any one cares to listen.