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
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | RHCO4211 | 10-in. | 8/6/1950 | You rule my heart | Melissa Monroe | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | RHCO4212 | 10-in. | 8/6/1950 | Guilty tears | Melissa Monroe | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | RHCO4213 | 10-in. | 8/6/1950 | Stop, look and listen | Melissa Monroe | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | RHCO4214 | 10-in. | 8/6/1950 | Oh, how I miss you | Melissa Monroe | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | RHCO4215 | 10-in. | 8/6/1950 | While I'm reading your letter | Shenandoah Valley Trio | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | RHCO4216 | 10-in. | 8/6/1950 | Cabin of love | Shenandoah Valley Trio | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | RHCO4217 | 10-in. | 8/6/1950 | Little sunshine girl | Shenandoah Valley Trio | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | RHCO4218 | 10-in. | 8/6/1950 | Let me rest (at the end of my journey) | Shenandoah Valley Trio | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| 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 | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2080 | 2/3/1950 | I'm on my way to the old home-1 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| 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 | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| 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 | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| 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 | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2255 | 10/15/1950 | When the golden leaves begin to fall-1 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2256 | 10/15/1950 | Lord protect my soul-2 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2257 | 10/15/1950 | River of death-2 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2324 | 1/20/1951 | Letter from my darlin' | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2325 | 1/20/1951 | On the old Kentucky shore | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2326 | 1/20/1951 | Rawhide(Instrumental) | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2327 | 1/20/1951 | Poison love | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| 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 | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| 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 | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2784 | 7/18/1952 | Memories of Mother and Dad-1 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2785 | 7/18/1952 | The little girl and the dreadful snake-1 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2786 | 7/18/1952 | Country waltz | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2787 | 7/18/1952 | Don't put off until tomorrow | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2788 | 7/18/1952 | My dying bed-1 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2801 | 7/26/1952 | A mighty pretty waltz-1 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2802 | 7/26/1952 | Pike County breakdown (Instrumental) | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 3178 | 11/28/1953 | Wishing waltz | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 3179 | 11/28/1953 | I hope you have learned | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 3180 | 11/28/1953 | Get up John | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 3205 | 1/7/1954 | (I'm traveling) On and on-1 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 3206 | 1/7/1954 | I believed in you darling-1 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 3207 | 1/7/1954 | New John Henry blues | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 3208 | 1/7/1954 | Whitehouse blues | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 3212 | 1/8/1954 | Sittin' alone in the moonlight | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 3213 | 1/8/1954 | Plant some flowers by my grave | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 3214 | 1/8/1954 | Changing partners | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 3215 | 1/8/1954 | Y'all come | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 3235 | 1/14/1954 | Happy on my way | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 3236 | 1/14/1954 | I'm working on a building | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 3237 | 1/14/1954 | A voice from on high | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 3238 | 1/14/1954 | He will set your fields on fire | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 9604 | 12/1/1956 | Grand Ole Opry song | James H. "Jimmy" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 9605 | 12/1/1956 | I'm the boss (of this here house) | James H. "Jimmy" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 9606 | 12/1/1956 | Dog bite your hide | James H. "Jimmy" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 9607 | 12/1/1956 | I'll drink no more wine | James H. "Jimmy" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 11791 | 10/30/1961 | There ain't nobody gonna miss | James H. "Jimmy" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 11792 | 10/30/1961 | Little angels in heaven | James H. "Jimmy" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 11793 | 10/30/1961 | Pretending I don't care | James H. "Jimmy" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 11794 | 10/30/1961 | Leavin' town | James H. "Jimmy" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 11795 | 10/30/1961 | Don't give your heart to a rambler | James H. "Jimmy" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 11796 | 10/30/1961 | God guide our leader's hand | James H. "Jimmy" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 11797 | 10/30/1961 | Train Forty-Five | James H. "Jimmy" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 11798 | 10/30/1961 | Mr. Engineer | James H. "Jimmy" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 11799 | 10/30/1961 | This world is not my home | James H. "Jimmy" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 11800 | 10/30/1961 | Drink up and go home | James H. "Jimmy" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 16369 | 3/3/1971 | I'd like to be sixteen again | James H. "Jimmy" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 16370 | 3/3/1970 | I cried again | James H. "Jimmy" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 16371 | 3/3/1971 | Chattanooga dog | James H. "Jimmy" Martin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Jimmy," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/206324.
Martin, Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/206324.
"Martin, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Martin, Jimmy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93072515
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