Tommy Jackson
Thomas Lee "Tommy" Jackson Jr. (March 31, 1926 – December 9, 1979) was an American fiddle player, regarded as "one of the finest commercial fiddle players of all time". He played on hundreds of country records from the 1940s to the 1970s, and it has been claimed that he "has probably been heard on more country records than any other musician". |
Birth and Death Data: Born Birmingham, Died December 9, 1979 (Nashville)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1966
Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, vocalist, harmony vocal
Notes: Thomas Lee Jackson.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 383 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | F4PB-2265 | 10-in. | 5/11/1955 | I'm hot to trot | Terry Fell | instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Victor | F4PB-2267 | 10-in. | 5/11/1955 | Fa-so-la | Terry Fell | instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Victor | E4LB-3655 | 10-in. | 2/22/1954 | (I was) standing in the station | Shorty Long | instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Victor | E4LB-3656 | 10-in. | 2/22/1954 | Make with me de love | Shorty Long | instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Columbia | CO54281 | 10-in. | 11/2/1955 | Maybe | Gordon Terry | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO54282 | 10-in. | 11/2/1955 | Keep right on talking | Gordon Terry | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO56842 | 10-in. | 7/31/1956 | Unredeemed diamonds | Eddie Hill Trio | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO56843 | 10-in. | 7/31/1956 | I'm worried | Eddie Hill Trio | Male vocal trio, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO56866 | 10-in. | 9/4/1956 | I thought I heard you calling my name | Lee Emerson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO56867 | 10-in. | 9/4/1956 | It's so easy for you to be mean | Lee Emerson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO40377 | 10-in. | 1/16/1949 | Rainbow in my heart | George Morgan | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO40378 | 10-in. | 1/16/1949 | Please don't let me love you | George Morgan | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO40379 | 10-in. | 1/16/1949 | Candy kisses | George Morgan | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO47686 | 10-in. | 2/13/1952 | Fille de la ville (girl of the town) | Vin Bruce | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO47687 | 10-in. | 2/13/1952 | Dans la louisianne (in Louisiana) | Vin Bruce | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO47688 | 10-in. | 2/13/1952 | Sweet love | Vin Bruce | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO47689 | 10-in. | 2/13/1952 | I trusted you | Vin Bruce | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO48283 | 10-in. | 8/8/1952 | Back street affair | Billy Walker | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO48284 | 10-in. | 8/8/1952 | You can talk me out of anything (but you) | Billy Walker | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO48294 | 10-in. | 8/8/1952 | You have my heart now | Billy Walker | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO48295 | 10-in. | 8/8/1952 | Anybody's baby | Johnny Bond | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO48298 | 10-in. | 8/8/1952 | Number nine blues | Johnny Bond | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO48304 | 10-in. | 8/10/1952 | Born to be bad | Johnny Bond | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO48305 | 10-in. | 8/10/1952 | The hills of Kentucky | Johnny Bond | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO48308 | 10-in. | 8/10/1952 | Back street affair | Johnny Bond | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jackson, Tommy," accessed December 15, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204871.
Jackson, Tommy. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 15, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204871.
"Jackson, Tommy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 15 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Jackson, Tommy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94115661
Wikidata: Tommy Jackson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q20984473
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/21377844
MusicBrainz: Tommy Jackson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fe5f1f7b-95d2-47f4-8054-3bf66e25e36c
Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1519577 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1519577
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