Jimmie Selph

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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
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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Advertising. In: Billboard-Magazin , September 11, 1954, p. 53 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  2. ^ Music As Written . In: Billboard-Magazin , September 27, 1952, p. 23 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
  3. ↑ Misspelling of the title probably due to the record label
personal data
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