Texas Jim Robertson
Birth and Death Data: Born 1909, Died November 11, 1966
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter, composer
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 84 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-036935 | 10-in. | 5/12/1939 | What good is the sunshine? | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-036936 | 10-in. | 5/12/1939 | Things that might have been | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-036937 | 10-in. | 5/12/1939 | I'm gonna throw my lasso | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-036938 | 10-in. | 5/12/1939 | Bouncin' along | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-050104 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | 'Way down in Texas (Where the blue bonnets grew) | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-050105 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | Windy Ben | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-050106 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | Purple night on the prairie | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-050107 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | My pony's hair turned grey (When my darling ran away) | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-057796 | 10-in. | 11/27/1940 | I'm gonna be long gone | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-057797 | 10-in. | 11/27/1940 | I'll be back in a year, little darling | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-057798 | 10-in. | 11/27/1940 | My ma, she told me so | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-057799 | 10-in. | 11/27/1940 | The cowboy isn't speaking to his horse | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-062737 | 10-in. | 3/7/1941 | There's a heart in the heart of the Rockies | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-062738 | 10-in. | 3/7/1941 | Too blue to cry | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-062739 | 10-in. | 3/7/1941 | Birmingham woman | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-062740 | 10-in. | 3/7/1941 | Brother Henry | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | songwriter, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-066151 | 10-in. | 6/27/1941 | Bury me not on the lone prairie | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-066152 | 10-in. | 6/27/1941 | Home on the range | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-066153 | 10-in. | 6/27/1941 | The cowboy's dream | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-066154 | 10-in. | 6/27/1941 | Red River Valley | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-066160 | 10-in. | 6/30/1941 | Ridin' old Paint (And leadin' old Dan) | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-066161 | 10-in. | 6/30/1941 | In Texas for the round-up in the spring | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-066162 | 10-in. | 6/30/1941 | The Texas song (A cowboy lament) | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-066163 | 10-in. | 6/30/1941 | The border affair | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-073627 | 10-in. | 3/20/1942 | (Darling, what I've thru) You'll never know | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Robertson, Texas Jim," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110828.
Robertson, Texas Jim. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110828.
"Robertson, Texas Jim." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Robertson, Texas Jim - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98025657
Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q55949834
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