Besides spending almost half a century as a rodeo cowboy , Jim toured with the Harlem Globetrotters in Asia .
Besides spending almost half a century as a rodeo cowboy , Jim played in the back - up bands for country music legends like Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson .
Besides spending almost half a century as a rodeo cowboy , Jim toured with the Harlem Globetrotters in Asia and played in the back - up bands for country music legends like Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson .