Jimmy Wakely Born:  February 16, 1914 Died:  September 23, 1982 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1971) Western Music Association Hall of Fame (1991) Hollywood Barn Dance WKY Oklahoma City, OK

About The Artist Jimmy Wakely was a western movie star as well as one of the all time favorite hillbilly singers. We've got to start somewhere, so we'll start here for now as we document his career a bit. Jimmy switched from the Decca records label to Capitol Records in 1946. But Decca still had quite a few unreleased recordings by Jimmy. By 1948, they still had about 10 more releases to go yet and it was written they would be released in the following months. One of those unreleased tunes was said to be "A Broken Heart" with "Go Your Way" and released on September 8, 1948. And you can bet we'll updated his biography over time. Credits & Sources Jamboree Magazine; October 1948; Western Song Club; Ventura, CA Sound Sample—(YouTube Video Format) Oklahoma Hills Appearance History This Month Get The Music British Archives of Country Music British Archives of Country Music British Archives of Country Music British Archives of Country Music

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Recordings (78rpm/45rpm)   Capitol Rec. No. Side Song Title   1024 A Home Town Rag   1024 B Under The Anheiser Bush   1066 A Sugar Plum Kisses   1066 B I Don't Have To Die To Go To Heaven   1151 A Mona Lisa   1151 B Steppin' Out   1240 A Bandera Waltz   1240 B Pot Of Gold   1255 B Christmas Candy   1328 A My Heart Cries For You   1328 B Music By The Angels   1393 A At The Close Of A Long, Long Day   1393 B Beautiful Brown Eyes   1398 A Beautiful Brown Eyes   1398 B At The Close Of A Long Long Day   1472 A Do Ya Write A Letter To Your Sweetheart?   1472 B Crying Just For You   15162 A One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)   15162 B You're The Sweetest Rose In Texas   15243 A I Love You So Much It Hurts   15243 B I Don't Want Your Sympathy   1534 A Old Soldiers Never Die   1534 B I Like The Wide Open Space   1554 A I'll Never Do A Thing   1554 B Don't Be Lonely   1630 A One Has My Name   1630 B I Love You So Much It Hurts   1762 A Another Fool Steps In   1762 B The Solid South   1838 A Each Step Of The Way   1838 B Gonna Walk In The Way Of My Lord   1880 A Won't You Ride In My Little Red Wagon   1880 B Keep A Light In Your Window Tonight   1936 A Just A Little Waiting   1936 B Missing In Action   2028 A Goodbye, Little Girl   2028 B Love Song Of The Waterfall   2078 A Just Because   2078 B Forgive Me   2126 A If You Would Only Be Mine   2126 B My Heart Has Room For You   2161 A There's A Cloud In My Valley Of Sunshine   2172 A When I Say Goodnight   2172 B The Same Old Lovelight In Your Eyes   2221 A I Went To Your Wedding   2221 B Pale Moon   2272 A Rainbow At Midnight   2272 B When It's Harvest Time   2380 A Lorelei   2380 B If You Knew What It Meant To Be Lonesome   2484 A Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind   2484 B This Orchid Means Goodbye   2626 A Pride   2626 B Too Late   2644 A It's Christmas   2644 B Thanks   360 A Somebody's Rose   360 B Everyone Knew It But Me   40016 A I Hear You Talking   40016 B Song Of The Sierras   40040 A Here Today And Gone Tomorrow   40040 B Can't Keep Tears Out Of My Eyes   40059 A Sweethearts On Parade   40059 B Where The Moon Plays Peek-A-Boo   40078 A Oklahoma Blues   40078 B Night After Night   40088 A Easy To Please   40088 B Signed, Sealed And Delivered   40107 A Milk Cow Blues   40107 B Bouquet Of Roses   40125 A Are You Ashamed   40125 B For The Sake Of Days Gone By   40144 A Oklahoma Hills   40153 A Someday You'll Call My Name   40153 B I Wish I Had A Nickel   40187 A Tellin' My Troubles To My Old Guitar   40187 B Try To Understand   40252 A You're Only In My Arms   40252 B I Don't Know Why I Love You (But I Do Do Do)   414 A Too Many Sweethearts   414 B I'm Gonna Marry Mary   5740252 A You're Only In My Arms (To Cry On My Shoulder   5740252 B I Don't Know Why I Love You   929 A Peter Cottontail   929 B Mr. Easter Bunny   Capitol Americana Rec. No. Side Song Title   A48005 B Oklahoma Hills   Coral Rec. No. Side Song Title   61134 A I Stopped Livin'   61134 B I Love You   61341 A When He Grows Tired Of You   61341 B Let's Walk Into The Future   61428 A Yellow Roses   61428 B Are You Mine?   64002 A You Can't Break The Chains Of Love   64002 B I'm Sending You Red Roses   64006 A Blue Bonnet Blues   64006 B I Don't Care   64011 A A Broken Heart   64011 B Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine   64014 A Standing Outside Of Heaven   64014 B When I Take My Vacation In Heaven   64022 A On The Strings Of My Lonesome Guitar   64022 B When A Speck In The Sky Is A Bluebird   64037 A Be Honest With Me   64037 B Gone And Left Me Blues   9-61420 A Let The Rest Of The World Go By   9-61420 B Let Me Go, Lover   Decca Rec. No. Side Song Title   18728 A Too Bad Little Girl Too Bad (w/The Hep Dogies)   18728 B I've Got Nuggets In My Pocket (w/The Hep Dogies)   29756 A Are You Satisfied (w/Gloria Wood)   29756 B Mississippi Dreamboat (w/Gloria Wood)   29875 A Folsom Prison Blues   29875 B That's What T The Lord Can Do   29925 A Slow Down   29925 B Goo Goo Da   30372 A The Image of Me   30372 B Tweedle O Twill   46017 A Texas Tornado   46017 B Blue Blue Eyes   46130 A One Little Teardrop Too Late (w/The Sunshine Girls)   46130 B Other Side by Texas Jim Lewis   5877 A Cimarron Roll On   5877 B Maria Elena   5880 A Old Ladies Home   5880 B Cattle Call   5883 A Silent Night Holy Night   5883 B O Come All Ye Faithful   5899 A The Day You Went Away   5899 B Rocky Mountain Lullaby   5909 A Too Late   5909 B Poor Little Rose   5918 A I Wonder Where You Are Tonight   5918 B Will You Be True To Me   5942 A Wont You Remember   5942 B Be Honest With Me   5973 A I'll Never Let You Go   5973 B There Aint Gonna Be No Me   5979 A That Little Kid Sister Of Mine   5979 B When I Take My Vacation In The Sky   5991 A Gone & Left Me Blues   5991 B After Tomorrow   5995 A Froggy Went A-Courtin   5995 B Truck Driver Coffee Shop   5997 A Dont Bite Hand That Feeds   5997 B Little Sweetheart   6029 A Sailing On A Dream   6029 B Fort Worth Jail   6055 A Be My Darling   6055 B Aint No Use In Crying   6059 A Standing Outside Of Heaven   6059 B There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving   6072 A Alone And Lonely   6072 B It's Too Late To Say You're Sorry   6095 A I'm Sending You Red Roses   6095 B Tiny Little Voice In A Tiny Little Prayer   6109 A You Can't Break The Chains Of Love (w/The Sunshine Girls)   6109 B Give Me Wings Like An Angel (w/The Sunshine Girls)   Dot Rec. No. Side Song Title   16986 A Cowboy   Sparton Rec. No. Side Song Title   724 A Slipping Around   724 B I Love You So Much It Hurts   731 A When It's Springtime In Alaska   731 B The Keeper Of The Key   766 A I Know How It Feels   766 B Out In The Cold Again   916 A One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)   916 B Please Help Me I'm Falling   Sterling Rec. No. Side Song Title   S-213 A Cool Water   S-213 B Saddle Pals   S-214 A If You Can't Go Right   S-214 B I've Got Nuggets In My Pocket