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 1-25 of 325 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | CO40377 | 10-in. | 1/16/1949 | Rainbow in my heart | George Morgan | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO40378 | 10-in. | Please don't let me love you | George Morgan | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Columbia | CO40379 | 10-in. | 1/16/1949 | Candy kisses | George Morgan | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO47686 | 10-in. | 2/13/1952 | Fille de la ville (girl of the town) | Vin Bruce | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO47687 | 10-in. | 2/13/1952 | Dans la louisianne (in Louisiana) | Vin Bruce | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO47688 | 10-in. | 2/13/1952 | Sweet love | Vin Bruce | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO47689 | 10-in. | 2/13/1952 | I trusted you | Vin Bruce | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO48283 | 10-in. | 8/8/1952 | Back street affair | Billy Walker | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO48284 | 10-in. | 8/8/1952 | You can talk me out of anything (but you) | Billy Walker | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO48311 | 10-in. | 8/10/1952 | Are you forgetting | Vin Bruce | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | CO48312 | 10-in. | 8/10/1952 | Knockin' on the door | Vin Bruce | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Decca | 88892 | 11/18/1955 | I don't care | Webb Pierce | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 100 | 6/1/1955 | Hidin' out | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 101 | 6/1/1955 | Turn the cards slowly | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 102 | 6/1/1955 | A church, a courtroom and then goodbye | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 103 | 6/1/1955 | Honky tonk merry-go-round | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 2024 | 8/26/1949 | I'll never slip around again | Walter "Hank" "Sugarfoot" Garland | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 2025 | 8/26/1949 | This cold war with you | Walter "Hank" "Sugarfoot" Garland | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 2026 | 8/26/1949 | Some other world | Walter "Hank" "Sugarfoot" Garland | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 2027 | 8/26/1949 | Sugarfoot rag | Walter "Hank" "Sugarfoot" Garland | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 2056 | 11/10/1949 | Jesus loves me | Red Foley | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 2057 | 11/10/1949 | I'll be a sunbeam | Red Foley | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 2058 | 11/10/1949 | Sugar foot rag-1 | Red Foley | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 2067 | 12/29/1949 | I love you because | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 2068 | 12/29/1949 | Give me a little old fashioned love | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, violin |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jackson, Tommy," accessed November 8, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/204871.
Jackson, Tommy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 8, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/204871.
"Jackson, Tommy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 8 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Jackson, Tommy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94115661
Wikidata: Tommy Jackson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q20984473
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/21377844
MusicBrainz: Tommy Jackson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fe5f1f7b-95d2-47f4-8054-3bf66e25e36c
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