Jimmy Selph
James Coin Self (June 23, 1915 – December 28, 2000) was a versatile American country music, rockabilly and bluegrass musician and occasional vocalist whose career peaked during the late 1940s–1950s. He played guitar, drums, accordion, and steel guitar. His names are occasionally seen professionally as variously Jimmy and/or Self. |
Birth and Death Data: Died December 29, 2000
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, electric steel guitar, steel guitar, songwriter, composer, harmony vocal
Notes: Also listed as Jimmie Self.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 48 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D9VB-1156 | 10-in. | 7/29/1949 | Waltzing my blues away | Dolph Hewitt | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
| Columbia | RHCO4102 | 10-in. | 6/20/1950 | Heaven's radio | Cumberland Mountain Folks ; Molly O'Day | Mixed vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | HCO4104 | 10-in. | 6/20/1950 | Don't sell Daddy any more whiskey | Cumberland Mountain Folks ; Molly O'Day ; Art Satherley | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | RHCO4211 | 10-in. | 8/6/1950 | You rule my heart | Melissa Monroe | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | RHCO4212 | 10-in. | 8/6/1950 | Guilty tears | Melissa Monroe | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | RHCO4213 | 10-in. | 8/6/1950 | Stop, look and listen | Melissa Monroe | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | RHCO4214 | 10-in. | 8/6/1950 | Oh, how I miss you | Melissa Monroe | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | RHCO4215 | 10-in. | 8/6/1950 | While I'm reading your letter | Shenandoah Valley Trio | Male vocal trio, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | RHCO4216 | 10-in. | 8/6/1950 | Cabin of love | Shenandoah Valley Trio | Male vocal trio, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | RHCO4217 | 10-in. | 8/6/1950 | Little sunshine girl | Shenandoah Valley Trio | Male vocal trio, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel 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 | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | RHCO4315 | 10-in. | 11/3/1950 | Lola Lee | "Little" Jimmy Dickens | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | C4389 | 10-in. | 2/20/1945 | Jealous lady | Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams | String band, with male vocal trio | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | |
| Columbia | C4390 | 10-in. | 2/20/1945 | Georgia steel guitar | Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams | String band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | C4391 | 10-in. | 2/20/1945 | I see a change in you | Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | C4392 | 10-in. | 2/20/1945 | One sided affair | Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | C4395 | 10-in. | 2/20/1945 | Southern belle (from Nashville, Tennessee) | Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO40661 | 10-in. | 4/4/1949 | Mother's gone but not forgotten | Cumberland Mountain Folks ; Molly O'Day | String band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO40663 | 10-in. | 4/4/1949 | This is the end | Cumberland Mountain Folks ; Molly O'Day | String band, with mixed vocal duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO40664 | 10-in. | 4/4/1949 | Fifteen years ago today | Cumberland Mountain Folks ; Molly O'Day | String band, with mixed vocal duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO40665 | 10-in. | 4/4/1949 | Poor Ellen Smith | Cumberland Mountain Folks ; Molly O'Day | String band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO40666 | 10-in. | 4/4/1949 | Coming down from God | Cumberland Mountain Folks ; Molly O'Day | String band, with female vocal solo and vocal trio chorus | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO40667 | 10-in. | 4/4/1949 | Teardrops falling in the snow | Cumberland Mountain Folks ; Molly O'Day | String band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO40668 | 10-in. | 4/4/1949 | With you on my mind | Cumberland Mountain Folks ; Molly O'Day | String band, with mixed vocal duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO48283 | 10-in. | 8/8/1952 | Back street affair | Billy Walker | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Selph, Jimmy," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/343046.
Selph, Jimmy. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/343046.
"Selph, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Selph, Jimmy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009078736
Wikidata: Jimmy Selph - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q575242
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/88532719
MusicBrainz: Jimmy Selph - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f8a57783-99ca-48f2-8937-86d7e9c81792
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