Artist: Jimmy Wakely

Jimmy Wakely
Aliases
Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders
Real name
James Clarence Wakeley
Born
February 16, 1914
Died
September 23, 1982
Country
United States
Comments
Country and western singer and songwriter. Wakely also appeared in several B-Westerns.

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 I Wonder Where You Are Tonight Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders February 1941 (18 artists)
2 I'll Never Let You Go Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders 1941 (3 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 A Bushel and a Peck Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely 1950 Vivian Blaine
2 Beautiful Brown Eyes Jimmy Wakely February 1951 Arthur Smith Trio
3 Crazy Arms Karen Chandler & Jimmy Wakely August 1956 Kenny Brown and Marilyn Kaye and The Arkansas Ramblers
4 Froggy Went A-Courtin Jimmy Wakely 1941
5 I Love You So Much It Hurts Jimmy Wakely October 1948 Floyd Tillman
6 My Heart Cries for You Jimmy Wakely with The Les Baxter Chorus 1951 Dinah Shore
7 One Has My Name (The Other My Heart) Jimmy Wakely 1948 Eddie Dean
8 Slipping Around Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely September 5, 1949 Floyd Tillman
9 Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle Jimmy Wakely January 14, 1957 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
10 Tonight You Belong to Me Karen Chandler & Jimmy Wakely August 1956 Irving Kaufman

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 I'll Never Let You Go Jimmy Wakely (3 artists)
2 It Wouldn't Be the Same Without You Fred Rose, Jimmy Wakely (4 artists)

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Santa Fé Trail Jimmy Wakely January 14, 1957 Decca

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 A Bushel and a Peck Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely 1950 Capitol Records
2 Beautiful Brown Eyes Jimmy Wakely February 1951 Capitol Records
3 Froggy Went A-Courtin Jimmy Wakely 1941 Decca
4 I Love You So Much It Hurts Jimmy Wakely October 1948 Capitol Records
5 I Wonder Where You Are Tonight Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders February 1941 Decca
6 I'll Never Let You Go Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders 1941 Decca
7 My Heart Cries for You Jimmy Wakely with The Les Baxter Chorus 1951 Capitol Records
8 One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) Jimmy Wakely 1948 Capitol Records
9 Slipping Around Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely September 5, 1949 Capitol Records
10 Tonight You Belong to Me Karen Chandler & Jimmy Wakely August 1956 Decca

Forum topics

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