Jimbeau Hinson cut his musical teeth in honky tonks, barn dances and local radio and TV shows in and around his native state of Mississippi. His first break came at the age of fourteen when he met Loretta Lynn. She introduced him to her manager and publishers the Wilburn Brothers, who signed Jimbeau on the spot. Doyle Wilburn added him to their show and he toured with such acts as Hank Williams, Jr., Kitty Wells, Charley Pride, Faron Young, Wanda Jackson, and everybody who was anybody at the time.

Tiring of the road, he then decided to concentrate on his career as a songwriter and secured recordings by Lynn Anderson, Carol Channing, Brenda Lee, and others.

Jimbeau now resides with his wife, Brenda Fielder, on their ranch forty-five minutes outside of Nashville. There he mentors young writers and plays host to a legion of the hottest, most successful tunesmiths on the planet.