James H. "Jimmy" Martin

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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.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 1-25 of 63 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, James H. "Jimmy"," accessed December 3, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/206324.

Martin, James H. "Jimmy". (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 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 December 2023.