Jim Beck
Birth and Death Data: Died May 3, 1956
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, producer
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | E0VB-5772 | 10-in. | 10/11/1950 | If you've got the money, I've got the time | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | E1VB-1188 | 10-in. | 2/20/1951 | Look what thoughts will do | Oklahoma Wranglers ; Guy Willis | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | E1VB-1189 | 10-in. | 2/20/1951 | Shine, shave, shower | Oklahoma Wranglers ; Guy Willis | Male vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO55804 | 10-in. | 2/21/1956 | Sugar diet | Charlie Adams | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | RHCO4189 | 10-in. | 7/25/1950 | If you've got the money I've got the time | Lefty Frizzell | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | RHCO4190 | 10-in. | August 1950 | Shine, shave, shower (it's Saturday) | Lefty Frizzell | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | RHCO4350 | 10-in. | 11/16/1950 | You're wasting your time | Riley Crabtree | Male vocal solo, with string band | producer | |
| Columbia | RHCO4351 | 10-in. | 11/16/1950 | Get away from it all | Riley Crabtree | Male vocal solo, with string band | producer | |
| Columbia | RHCO4352 | 10-in. | 11/16/1950 | Shackles and chains | Riley Crabtree | Male vocal solo, with string band | producer | |
| Columbia | RHCO4353 | 10-in. | 11/16/1950 | I always play a losing hand | Riley Crabtree | Male vocal solo, with string band | producer | |
| Columbia | CO45062 | 10-in. | 1/11/1951 | My baby's just like money | Lefty Frizzell | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO45064 | 10-in. | 1/11/1951 | I want to be with you always | Lefty Frizzell | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Beck, Jim," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/357710.
Beck, Jim. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/357710.
"Beck, Jim." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Beck, Jim, 1916-1956 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2019182617
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