Jimmy Work (March 29, 1924 – December 22, 2018) was an American country musician and songwriter best known for the country standard "Making Believe". Work was born in Akron, Ohio, but moved to Dukedom, Tennessee, with his family at age two. He picked up guitar at age seven, and learned fiddle and songwriting by his early teens. Later in the 1950s his fortunes in music declined, and he began working in real estate. He cut a few singles in 1959 for and continued to write songs, working for Acuff-Rose. Bear Family Records began reissuing Work's recordings in 1986.