Donald (Don) Helms
Donald Hugh Helms (February 28, 1927 – August 11, 2008) was an American musician who was the steel guitar player of Hank Williams's Drifting Cowboys group. He was a member of the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame (1984). |
Birth and Death Data: Born New Brockton (town in Coffee County, Alabama, United States), Died August 11, 2008 (Nashville (capital and largest city of Tennessee, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1965
Roles Represented in DAHR: electric steel guitar, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 158 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | CO48383 | 10-in. | 9/16/1952 | My old scrapbook | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO48998 | 10-in. | 2/15/1953 | The price for loving you | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO48999 | 10-in. | 2/15/1953 | That's what I get for loving you | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO49000 | 10-in. | 2/15/1953 | Cold shoulder | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO49001 | 10-in. | 2/15/1953 | You weren't ashamed to kiss me last night | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO49481 | 10-in. | 6/2/1953 | I'll dance at your wedding (if you will marry me) | "Little" Jimmy Dickens | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO49548 | 10-in. | 6/18/1953 | The wrong side of town | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO49549 | 10-in. | 6/18/1953 | Who stole that train | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO49769 | 10-in. | 8/19/1953 | You always get by | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO49770 | 10-in. | 8/19/1953 | Leave her alone | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO50354 | 10-in. | 10/28/1953 | Just call on me | Dusty Owens | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO50355 | 10-in. | 10/28/1953 | Somewhere she's waiting | Dusty Owens | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO50356 | 10-in. | 10/28/1953 | Hello, operator | Dusty Owens | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO50357 | 10-in. | 10/28/1953 | The life you want to live | Dusty Owens | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO50698 | 10-in. | 12/28/1953 | Release me | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO50699 | 10-in. | 12/28/1953 | I'll be there (if you ever want me) | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO51089 | 10-in. | 3/6/1954 | Much too young to die | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO51090 | 10-in. | 3/6/1954 | I love you so much I let you go | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO51091 | 10-in. | 3/6/1954 | I could love you more | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO51092 | 10-in. | 3/6/1954 | What if he don't love you (like I do) | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO51201 | 10-in. | 3/28/1954 | The world is a monster | Rocky Porter | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO51202 | 10-in. | 3/28/1954 | I talked to the man in the moon | Rocky Porter | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO51575 | 10-in. | 5/14/1954 | Over an ocean of golden dreams | Vin Bruce | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO51576 | 10-in. | 5/14/1954 | I tried | Vin Bruce | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO51577 | 10-in. | 5/14/1954 | Here is the bottle | Vin Bruce | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Helms, Donald (Don)," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/320743.
Helms, Donald (Don). (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/320743.
"Helms, Donald (Don)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Helms, Don (Guitarist) - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95067484
Wikidata: Don Helms - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5292769
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/26311806
MusicBrainz: Don Helms - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/064f81f7-ea4b-45a1-9b4a-eb1162d49e71
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1522778 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1522778
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