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Jimmy Carpenter began playing sax
professionally in 1979 in hometown Greensboro, NC,
with The Alka Phonics, a raw R&B and Blues band
that toured the East Coast relentlessly until 1988.
In early '88 He relocated to Charlottesville,
VA to work with The Believers, an original Blues/Rock
band. Over the next 8 years The Believers released
3 recordings, and played well over 1000 shows, mostly
in the Mid-Atlantic. For most of the band's history,
Jimmy booked, promoted and managed the band, and served
as executive producer for the recordings, securing
financing, art production, distribution and promotion.
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