Donald (Don) Helms
Donald Hugh Helms (February 28, 1927 – August 11, 2008) was a steel guitarist best known as 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 February 28, 1927 (New Brockton), Died August 11, 2008 (Nashville)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1965
Roles Represented in DAHR: steel guitar
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 77 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 3149 | 10/2/1953 | Pa-paya Mama-1 | Jimmie Logsdon | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 3150 | 10/2/1953 | In the garden of st. Augustine-2 | Jimmie Logsdon | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 3187 | 12/1/1953 | Somebody ughed on you | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 3188 | 12/1/1953 | Something called the blues | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 3256 | 2/24/1954 | Good deal Lucille | Jimmie Logsdon | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 3257 | 2/24/1954 | My sweet French baby | Jimmie Logsdon | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 3258 | 2/24/1954 | Midnight boogie | Jimmie Logsdon | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 3259 | 2/24/1954 | These lonesome blues | Jimmie Logsdon | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 3283 | 4/27/1954 | I'm lookin' for a date tonight | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 3284 | 4/27/1954 | You're the prettiest thing | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 3285 | 4/27/1954 | Who will it be | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 3286 | 4/27/1954 | Sufferin' heart | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 3291 | 4/29/1954 | Looking back to see | Goldie Hill ; Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 3292 | 4/29/1954 | I miss you so | Goldie Hill ; Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 3383 | 10/25/1954 | Sure fire kisses | Goldie Hill ; Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 3384 | 10/25/1954 | Fickle heart | Goldie Hill ; Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 3385 | 10/25/1954 | Waterloo | Goldie Hill ; Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 3410 | 12/18/1954 | I gotta go get my baby | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 3411 | 12/18/1954 | Chuga-chuga, chica manga | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 3412 | 12/18/1954 | I'm a darn good man | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9306 | 3/2/1956 | Your nearly lose your mind | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9307 | 3/2/1956 | Oh how I miss you | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9308 | 3/2/1956 | Desert blues | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9309 | 3/2/1956 | Miss the Mississippi and you | Justin Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 9363 | 4/27/1956 | I'm ragged but I'm right-1 | Montana Slim | instrumentalist, steel guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Helms, Donald (Don)," accessed May 10, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/320743.
Helms, Donald (Don). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/320743.
"Helms, Donald (Don)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 May 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Helms, Don (Guitarist) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95067484
Wikidata: Don Helms - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5292769
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/26311806
MusicBrainz: Don Helms - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/064f81f7-ea4b-45a1-9b4a-eb1162d49e71
ISNI: 0000 0000 3530 6676 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000035306676
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