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 (Results 251-275 of 325 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 10061 12/30/1957 A new love affair Webb Pierce instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10251 4/30/1958 I can't help wondering Kitty Wells instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10252 4/30/1958 He's lost his love for me Kitty Wells instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10253 4/30/1958 Jealousy Kitty Wells instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10262 5/5/1958 Jenny Lee Moon Mullican instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10263 5/5/1958 My love Moon Mullican instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10264 5/5/1958 Sweet rockin' music Moon Mullican instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10265 5/5/1958 That's me Moon Mullican instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10281 5/20/1958 San Antonio rose The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10282 5/20/1958 I always went through The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10287 5/22/1958 I want you to know I love you I've been there The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10288 5/22/1958 That, my darlin' is me The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10289 5/22/1958 I'll get along somehow The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10412 10/10/1958 There's a little bit of everything in Texas The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10413 10/10/1958 You nearly lose your mind The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10414 10/10/1958 Blue Christmas The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10415 10/10/1958 Don't rob another man's castle The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10429 10/27/1958 Mommy for a day Kitty Wells instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10430 10/27/1958 The hands you're holding now Kitty Wells instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10431 10/27/1958 Let me help you forget Kitty Wells instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10432 10/27/1958 All the time Kitty Wells instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10433 10/27/1958 Dust on the Bible Kitty Wells instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10434 10/28/1958 My French Canadian girl Montana Slim instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10435 10/28/1958 Sick, sober and sorry Montana Slim instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 10439 10/29/1958 I owe it to my heart Webb Pierce instrumentalist, violin  
(Results 251-275 of 325 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jackson, Tommy," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/204871.

Jackson, Tommy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/204871.

"Jackson, Tommy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 November 2024.

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

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