Birth and Death Data: Born Cheraw, Died 1979 (Phenix City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1933
Roles Represented in DAHR: steel guitar, vocalist, yodeling, composer, lyricist, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 51-74 of 74 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W149326 | 10-in. | 10/31/1929 | Down among the sugar cane | Tom Darby ; Jimmie Tarleton | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W149327 | 10-in. | 10/31/1929 | What is home without love? | Tom Darby ; Jimmie Tarleton | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W150247 | 10-in. | 4/16/1930 | Black sheep | Tom Darby ; Jimmie Tarlton | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W150248 | 10-in. | 4/16/1930 | Little Ola | Tom Darby ; Jimmie Tarlton | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W150249 | 10-in. | 4/16/1930 | Once I had a sweetheart | Tom Darby ; Jimmie Tarlton | Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W150250 | 10-in. | 4/16/1930 | The maple on the hill | Tom Darby ; Jimmie Tarlton | Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W150251 | 10-in. | 4/16/1930 | My father died a drunkard | Tom Darby ; Jimmie Tarlton | Male vocal solo, with guitar, steel guitar, and yodeling | instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist, yodeling | |
| Columbia | W150252 | 10-in. | 4/16/1930 | Frankie Dean | Tom Darby ; Jimmie Tarlton | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W150263 | 10-in. | 4/17/1930 | Pork chops | Tom Darby ; Jimmie Tarlton | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W150264 | 10-in. | 4/17/1930 | On the banks of a lonely river | Tom Darby ; Jimmie Tarlton | Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W150265 | 10-in. | 4/17/1930 | Faithless husband | Tom Darby ; Jimmie Tarlton | Male vocal solo, with guitar, steel guitar, and yodeling | vocalist, instrumentalist, steel guitar, yodeling | |
| Columbia | W150266 | 10-in. | 4/17/1930 | Hard time blues | Tom Darby ; Jimmie Tarlton | Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W150267 | 10-in. | 4/17/1930 | Rising sun blues | Tom Darby ; Jimmie Tarlton | Male vocal solo, with guitar, steel guitar, and yodeling | vocalist, instrumentalist, steel guitar, yodeling | |
| Columbia | W150268 | 10-in. | 4/17/1930 | My little blue heaven | Tom Darby ; Jimmie Tarlton | Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W151000 | 10-in. | 12/3/1930 | Careless love | Jimmie Tarlton | Male vocal solo, with steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W151001 | 10-in. | 12/3/1930 | By the old oaken bucket, Louise | Jimmie Tarlton | Male vocal solo, with steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W151002 | 10-in. | 12/3/1930 | Lowe Bonnie | Jimmie Tarlton | Male vocal solo, with steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W151003 | 10-in. | 12/3/1930 | After the sinking of the Titanic | Jimmie Tarlton | Male vocal solo, with steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W151004 | 10-in. | 12/3/1930 | New Birmingham Jail | Jimmie Tarlton | Male vocal solo, with steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W151005 | 10-in. | 12/3/1930 | Roy Dixon | Jimmie Tarlton | Male vocal solo, with steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W151010 | 10-in. | 12/4/1930 | Moonshine blues | Jimmie Tarlton | Male vocal solo, with steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W151011 | 10-in. | 12/4/1930 | Over the hills, Maggie | Jimmie Tarlton | Male vocal solo, with steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| ARC | 13432 | 10-in. | 6/7/1933 | Let's be friends again | Tom Darby ; Jimmy Tarlton | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist | |
| ARC | 13435 | 10-in. | 6/7/1933 | By the old oaken bucket, Louise | Jimmy Tarlton | Male vocal solo, with guitars | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tarlton, Jimmie," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111458.
Tarlton, Jimmie. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111458.
"Tarlton, Jimmie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Tarlton, Jimmie, 1892-1979 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99062178
Wikidata: Jimmie Tarlton - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28835534
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/121166483
MusicBrainz: Jimmie Tarlton - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6f4e9df9-c1db-4566-b366-16cbef822e07
Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/437601 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/437601
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