Jim Atkins
Jim Atkins was an American jazz guitarist. He was the eldest brother (his half-brother) of guitarist Chet Atkins .
Life
In addition to Chet and Jim Atkins, there was a middle brother, Lowell Atkins, who worked in Kokomo , Indiana for a long time . Jim Atkins was the first of the three brothers to embark on a career in the music business. "Jim was the first to 'make it' in the music business," Chet Atkins said later. Jim Atkins worked as a disc jockey for a radio station in Birmingham , Alabama . He had also broadcast his own radio programs with the electronics hobbyist Leo Fender . During the Second World War Atkins was a singer in Fred Warings Band and played at the same time with the guitarist Les Paul in a joint radio show. Atkins can also be heard on some of Brother Chet's early recordings on RCA Victor .
Atkins himself got a recording contract with Coral Records in 1953 , where he recorded various titles; I'm A Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas and Juke Joint Johnnie were released on a single that same year. In 1959 a record was released on the small Leo's label with a guitarist from Jimmy Atkins accompanied by rockabilly singer Barry Etris. Whether this Jimmy Atkins and Jim Atkins are the same person is unclear. Jim sang in his baritone voice on one side of Chet Atkins' LP "Guitar Genius" with Chet as accompanist.
However, Jim Atkins retired from the music business and instead became the program director of KOA radio station in Denver , Colorado . In 1968 he gave up this activity and moved back to Nashville , Tennessee to work in the publishing business with his brother Chet .
Discography
| year | title | # | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Records | |||
| The Handout Song / Silver Dollars Tinkling Down | 60082 | ||
| Don't Play This Song / Dime a Dozen | 600086 | ||
| TEXAS / When Evening Shadows Fall | 60136 | ||
| 1953 | Juke Joint Johnny / I'm A Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas) | 64147 | with the pinetoppers |
| I Shore Ain't Gettin 'Rich Playing This Doggone Fiddle / You Can't Help Being Ugly | ? | ||
| Leo's Records | |||
| 1959 | I've Met My One and Only / Faded Rose | 2011/2-L | with Barry Etris |
Web links
- Jim Atkins on Hillbilly-Music.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Adam Komorowski: From Boppin 'Hillbilly to Red Hot Rockabilly . 2005, Liner Notes, p. 17; Proper records
- ^ Hannes Fricke: Myth guitar: history, interpreters, great hours. Reclam, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-15-020279-1 , p. 29.
- ↑ Rocky-52.net
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Atkins, Jim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Atkins, Jimmy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |