Texas Jim Lewis

Birth and Death Data: Born October 15, 1909, Died January 23, 1990

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, string bass, guitar

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 74582 7/29/1948 Dear oakie Texas Jim Lewis vocalist  
Decca 74583 7/29/1948 You call everybody darling Texas Jim Lewis vocalist  
Decca DLA 2082 10-in. 8/23/1940 Seven beers with the wrong man Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys vocalist  
Decca DLA 2083 10-in. 8/8/1940 Seven beers with the wrong woman Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys vocalist  
Decca DLA 2085 10-in. 8/23/1940 Wine, women and song Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys vocalist  
Decca DLA 2148 10-in. 9/11/1940 Love has been the ruin of a many young man Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys vocalist  
Decca DLA 2149 10-in. 9/11/1940 A long covered wagon rolled right along Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys vocalist  
Decca DLA 2237 10-in. 11/8/1940 Marie, the prairie, and I Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys vocalist  
Decca DLA 2643 10-in. 8/15/1941 Beaver creek Texas Jim Lewis instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca DLA 2644 10-in. 8/15/1941 Pretty quadroon Texas Jim Lewis instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca DLA 2645 10-in. 8/15/1941 Just a while Texas Jim Lewis instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca DLA 2646 10-in. 8/15/1941 Hootin' Nannie Annie Texas Jim Lewis instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca DLA 2681 10-in. 8/25/1941 Old fashioned hoedown Texas Jim Lewis instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca DLA 2682 10-in. 8/25/1941 Molly darling Texas Jim Lewis instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca DLA 2683 10-in. 8/25/1941 If it hadn't been for you Texas Jim Lewis instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca DLA 2684 10-in. 8/25/1941 My bear cat mountain gal Texas Jim Lewis instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca DLA 2924 10-in. 2/27/1942 Where there's tears in the eye Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys vocalist, instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca DLA 2925 10-in. 2/27/1942 Rose of the border Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys vocalist, instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca DLA 2926 10-in. 2/27/1942 The old man of the mountain Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys vocalist, instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca DLA 2927 10-in. 2/27/1942 Big bad Bill Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys vocalist, instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 3071 10-in. 6/27/1942 My little prairie flower Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 3072 10-in. 6/27/1942 Midnight flyer Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 3073 10-in. 6/27/1942 I've found somebcdy new Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 3074 10-in. 6/27/1942 Hitch old dobbin to the shay again Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 3118 10-in. 7/23/1942 You gotta go Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 3119 10-in. 7/23/1942 Tweedle O'Twill Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 3120 10-in. 7/23/1942 Dusty skies Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 3121 10-in. 7/23/1942 Just wait and see Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 3122 10-in. 7/23/1942 My little prairie flower Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 3310 10-in. 2/11/1944 Too late to worry, too blue to cry Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 3311 10-in. 2/11/1944 'Leven miles from Leavenworth Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 3312 10-in. 2/11/1944 You've got me wrapped around Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 3313 10-in. 2/11/1944 The squaws along the Yukon Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 4062 1/17/1946 No one will ever know Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys vocalist  
Decca L 4063 1/17/1946 One little teardrop too late Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys vocalist  
Decca L 4064 1/17/1946 You can't break my heart Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys vocalist  
Decca L 4065 1/17/1946 I can't believe a word you say Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys vocalist  
Decca L 4066 1/17/1946 Where did Robinson Crusoe go with Friday on Saturday night Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys vocalist  
Decca L 4241 7/24/1946 Spanish two-step Texas Jim Lewis vocalist  
Decca L 4242 7/24/1946 Have I been mean to you? Texas Jim Lewis vocalist  
Decca L 6875 9/15/1952 sweet face but a cold heart Texas Jim Lewis vocalist  
Decca L 6876 9/15/1952 Banjo schottische Texas Jim Lewis vocalist  
Decca L 6877 9/15/1952 Walking the floor over you Texas Jim Lewis vocalist  
Decca L 6878 9/15/1952 The squaws along the Yukon No.2 Texas Jim Lewis vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lewis, Texas Jim," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205829.

Lewis, Texas Jim. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205829.

"Lewis, Texas Jim." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205829

External Sources

Allmusic: Texas Jim Lewis

IMDb: Texas Jim Lewis

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Lewis, Texas Jim - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98058028

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24061506

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/16840815

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/412315

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