James H. "Jimmy" Martin
James Henry Martin (August 10, 1927 – May 14, 2005) was an American bluegrass singer and musician, known as the "King of Bluegrass". |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 10, 1927 (Hancock County), Died May 14, 2005 (Nashville)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1971
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 63 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 2076 | 2/3/1950 | Blue grass ramble (Instrumental) | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2077 | 2/3/1950 | New mule skinner blues | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2078 | 2/3/1950 | My little Georgia Rose | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2079 | 2/3/1950 | Memories of you | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2080 | 2/3/1950 | I'm on my way to the old home-1 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2081 | 2/3/1950 | Alabama waltz | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2082 | 2/3/1950 | I'm blue, I'm lonesome-1 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2118 | 4/8/1950 | I' ll meet you in church Sunday morning | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2119 | 4/8/1950 | Boat of love | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2120 | 4/8/1950 | The old fiddler-2 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2254 | 10/15/1950 | Uncle Pen-1 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2255 | 10/15/1950 | When the golden leaves begin to fall-1 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2256 | 10/15/1950 | Lord protect my soul-2 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2257 | 10/15/1950 | River of death-2 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2324 | 1/20/1951 | Letter from my darlin' | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2325 | 1/20/1951 | On the old Kentucky shore | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2326 | 1/20/1951 | Rawhide(Instrumental) | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2327 | 1/20/1951 | Poison love | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2371 | 3/29/1951 | Brake man's blues | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2372 | 3/29/1951 | Travelin' blues | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2373 | 3/29/1951 | When the cactus is in bloom | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2781 | 7/18/1952 | In the pines-2 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2782 | 7/8/1952 | Footprints in the snow | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2783 | 7/18/1952 | Walking in Jerusalem just like John-1, 2 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | NA 2784 | 7/18/1952 | Memories of Mother and Dad-1 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, James H. "Jimmy"," accessed October 3, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/206324.
Martin, James H. "Jimmy". (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 3, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/206324.
"Martin, James H. "Jimmy"." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 3 October 2023.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Jimmy Martin
Discogs: James H. "Jimmy" Martin
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Martin, Jimmy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93072515
Wikidata: Jimmy Martin - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q355915
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/10033980
MusicBrainz: Jimmy Martin - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ee850327-b528-4922-93e8-0c59a21ef50e
ISNI: 0000 0000 3026 055X - http://www.isni.org/isni/000000003026055X
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