Tommy Jackson

Thomas Lee "Tommy" Jackson Jr. (March 31, 1926 – December 9, 1979) was an American fiddle player, regarded as "one of the finest commercial fiddle players of all time". He played on hundreds of country records from the 1940s to the 1970s, and it has been claimed that he "has probably been heard on more country records than any other musician".

Birth and Death Data: Born March 31, 1926 (Birmingham), Died December 9, 1979 (Nashville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1966

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, vocalist, harmony vocal

Notes: Thomas Lee Jackson.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 226-250 of 325 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 9720 2/28/1957 Broken marriage vows-1 Kitty Wells instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 9771 4/12/1957 I care no more Webb Pierce instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 9772 4/12/1957 Don't be the one Webb Pierce instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 9813 4/20/1957 A fallen star Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 9814 4/20/1957 Four walls Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 9815 5/14/1957 A good woman's love Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 9816 5/14/1957 Cry, cry darlin' Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 9817 5/14/1957 I'm sitting on top of the world Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 9824 5/20/1957 What about you Kitty Wells instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 9825 5/20/1957 May you never be alone Kitty Wells instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 9826 5/20/1957 If teardrops were pennies Kitty Wells instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 9827 5/20/1957 Touch and go heart Kitty Wells instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 9828 5/20/1957 My used to be darling Kitty Wells instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 9875 7/11/1957 (I' ll always be your) Fraulein Kitty Wells instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 9876 7/11/1957 Love me to pieces Kitty Wells instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 9877 7/11/1957 What I believe dear (is all up to you Kitty Wells instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 9913 7/18/1957 I always went through Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 9914 7/18/1957 Go home Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 9980 11/13/1957 I found my girl in the U.S.A.-1 The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 9981 11/13/1957 Geisha girl-1 The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10052 12/20/1957 I can't stop loving you Kitty Wells instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, harmony vocal  
Decca NA 10053 12/20/1957 Slowly dying Kitty Wells instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, harmony vocal  
Decca NA 10058 12/30/1957 Down Panama way Webb Pierce instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10059 12/30/1957 Foreign love Webb Pierce instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10060 12/30/1957 You'll come back Webb Pierce instrumentalist, violin  
(Results 226-250 of 325 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jackson, Tommy," accessed November 3, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/204871.

Jackson, Tommy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 3, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/204871.

"Jackson, Tommy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/204871

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