Jim O'Neal

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Jim O'Neal (b. 1948) is an American blues expert, writer, record producer and record company executive.

He co-founded America's first blues magazine, Living Blues, in Chicago in 1970, since when the magazine has set standards for blues history, culture, and journalism worldwide.

He was a co-founder of Rooster Blues Records, and currently (2007) operates the Stackhouse label, with bases in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and Kansas City.

He is co-editor of the book "The Voice of the Blues: Classic Interviews from Living Blues Magazine" (Routledge, 2002).

He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2002.