Saturday, October 22, 2011

Jimmie Williams sings (EP #11)

Jimmie Williams sings

7485
I Can't Stop Loving You
Singing The Blues
Making Believe

7486
Satisfied Mind
Window Up Above
Crazy Arms

EP #11

Sample


Born March 7, 1930 in Ohio, Jimmie Williams found himself entertaining fans in the Hio, Indiana and Kentucky area. He started his musical career over radio station WZIP in Covington, Kentucky.

Later, he was appearing both as a disc jockey and entertainer over WMOH in Hamilton, Ohio. He did two shows a day with the station while there. One, was "The Jimmie Wiliams Show" and the other was the "RFD Ramble", playing listener requests and spinning the hit records of the day.

By 1957, he was working with WNOP in Newport, Kentucky.

Info from http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/story/index.php?id=12776

According to 45 RPM Records, Jimmie Williams released seven 6-songs EP on his own label out of Lexington, Kentucky., all in 1962 and all pressed by Rite Records.

Jimmie also recorded for Acorn and MGM Records, and, with Red Ellis, on Happy Hearts and Starday Records



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