Jimmy Work Born:  March 29, 1924 Died:  December 22, 2018

About The Artist We've found some indication that Jimmy Work was born in 1924 in Akron, Ohio. When he was two, his family moved to Kentucky. He started playing the guitar when he was just six years old. And as time went on, he found that song writing just came natural to him. All of this without any lessons. He started recording in 1948. His first record was "Tennessee Border" and was a bit of a hit and he was on his way. In 1949, he was appearing over WCAR in Pontiac, Michigan. He made numerous guest appearances on the major live radio shows of the day and era, such as the WLS National Barn Dance out of Chicago, Illinois, the WWVA Original Jamboree in Wheeling, West Virginia, the KWKH Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport, Louisiana, the WFAA Saturday Night Shindig out of Fort Worth, Texas and the WSM Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Recordings (78rpm/45rpm)   Capitol Rec. No. Side Song Title   2372 A Don't Play With My Heart   2372 B If I Should Lose You   2372 (dj) A Don't Play With My Heart   2372 (dj) B If I Should Lose You   2565 A Crazy Moon   2565 B Out Of My Mind   2682 A I'm Lonesome For Someone   2682 B How Can I Love You?   Decca Rec. No. Side Song Title   46166 A Blue Grass Tickling My Feet   46166 B Please Don't Let Me Love You   46223 A Who's Been Here Since I've Been Gone?   46223 B Surrounded By Water And Bars   Dot Rec. No. Side Song Title   1221 A Making Believe   1221 B Just Like Downtown   1245 A That's What Makes The Jukebox Play   1245 B Don't Give Me A Reason To Wonder Why   1267 A Don't Knock Just Come In   1267 B Let'em Talk   1272 A There's Only One You   1272 B When She Said You All   1277 A My Old Stomping Ground   1277 B Hands Away From My Heart   1279 A That's The Way It's Gonna Be   1279 B Rock Island Line   1284 A You’ve Got A Heart Like A Merry-Go Round   1284 B Blind Heart   1287 A Digging My Own Grave   1287 B That Cold Cold Look In Your Eye   502 A Tennessee Border   502 B Let's Be Alone Tonight