Jenny Lou Carson

Jenny Lou Carson

Jenny Lou Carson, (January 13, 1915 – December 16, 1978), born Virginia Lucille Overstake, was an American country music singer-songwriter and the first woman to write a No. 1 country music hit. From 1945 to 1955 she was one of the most prolific songwriters in country music.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 13, 1915 (Decatur), Died December 16, 1978 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, vocalist, leader, lyricist, songwriter

Notes: The professional name of Lucille Overstake.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	E0VB-3836	10-in.	3/2/1950	I wanna sit	Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders	Female vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	E0VB-4285	10-in.	4/27/1950	A million miles from your heart	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	E0VB-5501	10-in.	8/20/1950	The lovebug itch	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Victor	E0VB-5818	10-in.	10/20/1950	Station L-O-V-E signing off	Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders	Female vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	E1VB-0533	10-in.	1/23/1951	A bad penny always returns	California Cowhands ; Hank Penny	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	D5AB-0275	10-in.	5/18/1945	Darling, what more can I do?	Elton Britt	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D5AB-0494	10-in.	7/9/1945	Many tears ago	Eddy Arnold ; Tennessee Plowboys	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	D5AB-0852	10-in.	11/19/1945	These tears are not for you	Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D6VB-1875	10-in.	3/20/1946	Chained to a memory	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D6VB-2124	10-in.	9/2/1946	A penny for your thoughts	Sons of the Pioneers	Male vocal ensemble, with string band	composer
Victor	D6VB-2279	10-in.	6/4/1946	I'd trade all of my tomorrows (for just one yesterday)	Elton Britt ; Skytoppers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	D6VB-2969	10-in.	9/30/1946	I wish I had kissed you goodbye	Claude Casey ; Sagedusters	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D6VB-2991	10-in.	10/3/1946	Out in the rain again	Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D6VB-3515	10-in.	12/27/1946	Purgatory	Deep River Boys	Male vocal quartet, with piano, guitar, bass, and drums	composer
Victor	D7VB-0509	10-in.	4/21/1947	Behind the eight ball	Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D7VB-0780	10-in.	8/11/1947	Ain'tcha tired of makin' me blue	Chet Atkins ; Colorado Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D7VB-1006	10-in.	8/13/1947	What do I have to do	Jenny Lou Carson ; Tumbleweed Troubadours	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, leader, composer
Victor	D7VB-1007	10-in.	8/13/1947	I L-O-V-E you	Jenny Lou Carson ; Tumbleweed Troubadours	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, leader, composer
Victor	D7VB-1008	10-in.	8/13/1947	The crossroad where we said goodbye	Jenny Lou Carson ; Tumbleweed Troubadours	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, leader, composer
Victor	D7VB-1009	10-in.	8/13/1947	I'll never trust you again	Jenny Lou Carson ; Tumbleweed Troubadours	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, leader, composer
Victor	D7VB-1399	10-in.	10/20/1947	That's the last straw	Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D7VB-2123	10-in.	11/24/1947	Down where the Rio flows	Sons of the Pioneers	Male vocal quartet, with string band	composer
Victor	D7VB-2305	10-in.	12/1/1947	Troubled heart	Jenny Lou Carson ; Tumbleweed Troubadours	Female vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, leader
Victor	D7VB-2306	10-in.	12/1/1947	Too good to be true	Jenny Lou Carson ; Tumbleweed Troubadours	Female vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, leader
Victor	D7VB-2307	10-in.	12/1/1947	Gonna give you back to the Indians	Jenny Lou Carson ; Tumbleweed Troubadours	Female vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, leader
Victor	D7VB-2308	10-in.	12/1/1947	I feel like cryin' (over you)	Jenny Lou Carson ; Tumbleweed Troubadours	Female vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, leader
Victor	D7VB-2335	10-in.	12/4/1947	The last time I saw Mary	Ernie Lee ; Midwesterners (Ernie Lee)	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D7VB-2780	10-in.	12/30/1947	Never trust a woman	Phil Harris ; Phil Harris Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	D8VB-4089	10-in.	12/20/1948	The echo of your footsteps	Eddy Arnold	String band, with male vocal solo and piano	composer
Victor	D8VB-4096	10-in.	12/21/1948	Don't rob another man's castle	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D9VB-0407	10-in.	3/8/1949	Marriage vow	Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D9VB-0782	10-in.	11/17/1949	Foolish tears	Spade Cooley ; Ginny Jackson ; Spade Cooley Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D9VB-1240	10-in.	4/5/1949	C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	lyricist
Victor	D9VB-1257	10-in.	4/8/1949	Reaching for the moon	Elton Britt ; Skytoppers	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D9AB-1938	10-in.	9/30/1949	Foolish tears	Eddie Fisher	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	D9VB-2245	10-in.	9/14/1949	Revenge	Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Columbia	H1146	10-in.	11/29/1944	Darlin' what more can I do	Gene Autry	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Columbia	H1160	10-in.	12/4/1944	I've taken all I'm gonna take from you	Spade Cooley and his Orchestra	String band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Columbia	H1161	10-in.	12/4/1944	A pair of broken hearts	Spade Cooley and his Orchestra	String band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Columbia	CCO4502	10-in.	2/25/1946	One little teardrop too late	Bob Atcher	Male vocal solo, with string band	lyricist, composer
Columbia	CCO4845	10-in.	9/28/1947	Never trust a woman	Bob Atcher	String band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Columbia	CCO5018	10-in.	2/6/1949	Don't rob another man's castle	Bob Atcher	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer, lyricist
Decca	72508		11/10/1944	I'll never cry again over you	Jenny Lou Carson		vocalist
Decca	72509	10-in.	11/10/1944	I'll keep smiling	Jenny Lou Carson		vocalist
Decca	72510	10-in.	11/10/1944	Tell him I'm blue	Jenny Lou Carson		vocalist
Decca	72511	10-in.	11/10/1944	You've gotta quit makin' me blue	Jenny Lou Carson		vocalist
Decca	72519	10-in.	11/13/1944	Jealous heart	Jenny Lou Carson		vocalist
Decca	72520	10-in.	11/13/1944	Since I'm learning not to yearn	Jenny Lou Carson		vocalist
Decca	72521	10-in.	11/13/1944	Dear God, watch over Joe	Jenny Lou Carson		vocalist
Decca	72522	10-in.	11/13/1944	Many tears ago	Jenny Lou Carson		vocalist
Decca	L 5114		8/15/1949	Jealous heart	Leighton Noble		composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carson, Jenny Lou," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107323.

Carson, Jenny Lou. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107323.

"Carson, Jenny Lou." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

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