Jimmie Selph
Jimmie Selph (born June 23, 1921 in Childress , Texas as James Coin Self , † December 29, 2000 ) was an American country musician . He played guitar and drums .
Life
He began in December 1942 as a member of the backing band of Curly Williams , with whom he recorded 8 tracks on February 20, 1945 in Chicago and performed at the Grand Ole Opry . Jimmie Selph recorded his first own record in 1947 on Majestic Records . In the 1950s he became a member of the Crossroad Boys , the house band of the Ozark Jubilees and backing band of Red Foley . There Selph had the opportunity to play with professional musicians such as Grady Martin and Bob Moore . The newly founded record label Rosemay Records brought out two country standards as his first record in September 1952. In 1956 he made further solo recordings with Coin Records , including the self-composed rockabilly title Tom Catin 'Around . Two years later he played again as Jimmie Self for Coral . He appeared several times in the session band for Don Gibson , for example on October 8, 1959 in Gibson's version of the country classic I'm Movin 'On . He last played session guitar in Gibson's own composition (I'd Be) A Legend In My Time on May 23, 1960. Nothing is known about his further life until his death. Jimmie Selph died in 2000 (according to other information: 2008).
Discography
year | title | Record company |
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September 1947 | That's Why I Worry / I'm Writing You Darling Through Tears | Majestic Records |
October 1947 | Little Boy's Letter To Santa Claus / Easy To Please | Majestic Records |
July 1949 | Don't Rob Another Man's Castle / Candy Kisses | Vocalion Records |
June 1950 | SUNDAY / Stars and Stripes Forever | Capitol Records |
July 1950 | Empty Arms and Broken Hearts / I'm Just Plain Lonesome | Capitol Records |
September 1952 | I Went to Your Wedding / Jambalaya | Rosemay Records |
September 1956 | Tom Catin 'Around / You've Been Gone So Long | Coin Records |
July 1958 | Oh babe / You're There (as Jimmy Self) | Coral Records |
Web links
- Jimmie Selph on Hillbilly-Music.com (English)
- Discography with audio samples
- Jimmie Selph at Allmusic (English)
- Jimmie Selph at Discogs (English)
- Jimmie Selph on MusicBrainz (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Advertising. In: Billboard-Magazin , September 11, 1954, p. 53 ( limited preview in Google book search).
- ^ Music As Written . In: Billboard-Magazin , September 27, 1952, p. 23 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
- ↑ Misspelling of the title probably due to the record label
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Selph, Jimmie |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Self, James Coin (real name); Self, Jimmie; Selph, Jimmy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1921 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Childress , Texas |
DATE OF DEATH | December 29, 2000 |