Jimmy Shirley

Jimmy Shirley (May 31, 1913 – December 3, 1989) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist who recorded from the 1940s to the 1970s. He was an early exponent of the electric guitar and was one of the first to use the Vibrola vibrato arm in recordings, such as "Jimmy’s Blues" (1945).

Birth and Death Data: Born May 31, 1913 (Union), Died December 3, 1989 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar

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= 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	D6VB-2480	10-in.	7/15/1946	Sha-wa-wa (weave to me some jive)	Pat Flowers ; Rhythm (Pat Flowers)	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D6VB-2481	10-in.	7/15/1946	Ain't that just like a woman	Pat Flowers ; Rhythm (Pat Flowers)	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D6VB-2482	10-in.	7/15/1946	Horizontal	Pat Flowers ; Bunty Pendleton ; Rhythm (Pat Flowers)	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	67055	10-in.	1/12/1940	Put me back in the alley	Wingy Carpenter		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	67056	10-in.	1/12/1940	Rhythm of the dishes and pans	Wingy Carpenter		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	67057	10-in.	1/12/1940	Look out, Papa, don't you bend down	Wingy Carpenter		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	67058	10-in.	1/12/1940	Team up	Wingy Carpenter		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	67497	10-in.	4/4/1940	Mississippi town (Jackson blues)	George Guesnon		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	67498	10-in.	4/4/1940	Iberville and Franklin	George Guesnon		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	67499	10-in.	4/4/1940	Black woman blues	George Guesnon		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	67500	10-in.	4/4/1940	Goodbye, good luck to you	George Guesnon		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	68079	10-in.	9/11/1940	Dark eyes	Clarence Profit Trio		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	68080	10-in.	9/11/1940	Times Square blues	Clarence Profit Trio		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	68081	10-in.	9/11/1940	Hot and bothered	Clarence Profit Trio		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	68082	10-in.	9/11/1940	Azure	Clarence Profit Trio		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	68294	10-in.	10/25/1940	Preachin' trumpet blues	Wingy Carpenter and his Wingies		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73388		2/21/1946	I'm just a lucky so and so	Ella Fitzgerald		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73389		2/21/1946	I didn't mean a word I said	Ella Fitzgerald		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73497		4/9/1946	Baby, I don't cry over you	Billie Holiday		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73498		4/9/1946	I'll look around	Billie Holiday		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73669		8/29/1946	(I love you) For sentimental reasons	Delta Rhythm Boys ; Ella Fitzgerald		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73670		8/29/1946	It's a pity to say goodnight	Delta Rhythm Boys ; Ella Fitzgerald		instrumentalist, guitar
Signature	T-1917		12/18/1943	Lover come back to me	Coleman Hawkins Quartet		instrumentalist, guitar
Signature	T-1918	10-in.	12/18/1943	Indiana	Coleman Hawkins Quartet		instrumentalist, guitar
Signature	T-19001		12/18/1943	Blues changes	Coleman Hawkins Quartet		instrumentalist, guitar
Signature	T-19002		12/18/1943	These foolish things	Coleman Hawkins Quartet		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	N 1336	10-in.	1/3/1944	How high the moon	Herman Chittison Trio		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	N 1337	10-in.	1/3/1944	The song is ended	Herman Chittison Trio		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	N 1338	10-in.	1/3/1944	Just one of those things	Herman Chittison Trio		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	N 1339	10-in.	1/3/1944	Schubert's serenade	Herman Chittison Trio		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	N 1340	10-in.	1/3/1944	As time goes by	Herman Chittison Trio		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	N 1341	10-in.	1/3/1944	Frasquita serenade	Herman Chittison Trio		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	N 1342	10-in.	1/3/1944	My old flame	Herman Chittison Trio		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	N 1343	10-in.	1/3/1944	Lover	Herman Chittison Trio		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	N 1344	10-in.	1/3/1944	Persian rug	Herman Chittison Trio		instrumentalist, guitar

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shirley, Jimmy," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/343542.

Shirley, Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/343542.

"Shirley, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.