Texas Jim Robertson was a native of Texas as his name might suggest.
He started off singing when his aunt invited him out to Charlotte, NC
for a visit when he was about sixteen years old. While there, he
got a job singing the old western songs. It wasn't too long before
his fame spread and he was offered a stint with the NBC network.
While he was in New York, he was not only singing, but also taking
on drama roles on the radio. RCA Victor signed him to a recording contract.
In 1937, Marianne Holliday became Jim's wife. Around the beginning of
World War II, they became the parents to a little girl, Lucy Holliday
Robertson.
The World's Fair in 1939 saw Texas Jim as a popular act with the Ford
Exhibit.
Initially, Texas Jim was turned away by the Army to serve because he
was rather thin for his height. But undismayed, he later was accepted
by the U.S. Marines. While with them, he also entertained the troops
while still going through his boot camp regimen. His war service included
serving in the Pacific Theatre and he ended up in Omura, Japan, which
was less than 25 miles from Nagasaki, where the second atom bomb
landed. While at Omura, he was named Chief Announcer and entertainer
for the Kyushu Network. He was honorably discharged in August 1946
and promptly headed home to Nyack, New York.
In addition to the recordings listed, his RCA Victor releases also
included such songs as: "I Heard The Angels Weep", "I'm So Low",
"Slipping Around", "Wedding Bells", "I Don't Want No More Of Army Life",
"If You've Got The Money, I've Got The Time".
Credits & Sources
- Country Song Roundup No. 12, June 1951, Charlton Publishing Corp.,
Derby, CT.
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Rec. No. |
Side |
Song Title |
8606 |
A | The Cowboy Isn't Speaking To His Horse |
8606 |
B | I'll Be Back In A Year |
8631 |
A | I'm Gonna Be Long Gone |
8631 |
B | My Ma She Told Me So |
8686 |
A | Brother Henry |
8686 |
B | Birmingham Woman |
8706 |
A | Too Blue To Cry |
8706 |
B | There's A Heart In The Heart Of The Rockies |
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Rec. No. |
Side |
Song Title |
8482 |
A | Things That Might Have Been |
8482 |
B | Bouncin' Along |
8483 |
A | What Good Is The Sunshine |
8483 |
B | I'm Gonna Throw My Lasso |
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Rec. No. |
Side |
Song Title |
20-1975 |
A | Filipino Baby (w/The Panhandle Punchers) |
20-1975 |
B | Rainbow At Midnight (w/The Panhandle Punchers) |
20-2090 |
A | Land, Sky And Water (w/The Panhandle Punchers) |
20-2090 |
B | Seven Women In One (w/The Panhandle Punchers) |
20-2158 |
A | Miz O'reilly's Daughter |
20-2158 |
B | Too Blue To Cry |
20-2203 |
A | A Home Of My Own |
20-2203 |
B | Ida Idaho |
20-2308 |
A | Don't Look Now |
20-2308 |
B | It Take A Long, Long Train With A Red Caboose |
20-2428 |
A | Don't Make Me Sorry |
20-2428 |
B | Pal In Palo Alto |
20-2455 |
A | Answer To Rainbow At Midnight |
20-2455 |
B | I Sure Got It From You |
20-2586 |
A | The Miner's Song |
20-2586 |
B | Headin' Down The Wrong Highway |
20-2651 |
A | Lost Deep Down In The Bottom Of The Sea |
20-2651 |
B | Signed, Sealed And Delivered |
20-2764 |
A | Mountain Rosalie |
20-2764 |
B | This Letter I'm Mailing You |
20-2907 |
A | In The Pines |
20-2907 |
B | Tears Today And Blues Tomorrow |
20-3039 |
A | Sad Heart |
20-3039 |
B | When I Was Young And Handsome |
20-3150 |
A | My Dreamboat Is Sinking |
20-3150 |
B | Somebody Loses, Somebody Wins |
20-3228 |
A | Bread And Gravy |
20-3228 |
B | Life Gets Teejus, Don't It? |
20-4077 |
A | Hurry Home To Me |
20-4323 |
B | Uncle Mistletoe |
20-4326 |
A | (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle (w/The Panhandle Punchers) |
20-4326 |
B | Gotta Git A Gittar (w/The Panhandle Punchers) |
20-4548 |
A | I'm Gonna Be Long Gone |
20-4548 |
B | Taffy |
20-4710 |
A | Low In The Lehight Valley |
20-4710 |
B | Put Your Arms Around Me |
20-4906 |
A | Blue-Eyed Ellen |
20-4906 |
B | Life Passed Me By |
21-0039 |
A | Daddy, When Is Mommy Coming Home |
21-0039 |
B | Saving Up Coupons |
21-0365 |
A | Jaw, Jaw, Yap, Yap, Yap! (w/The Panhandle Punchers) |
21-0365 |
B | It Hurts Me To See You With Somebody Else (w/The Panhandle Punchers) |
27550 |
A | Home On The Range |
27550 |
B | The Cowboy's Dream |
27551 |
A | O Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie |
27551 |
B | In Texas For The Round Up In The Spring |
27552 |
A | Red River Valley |
27552 |
B | The Border Affair (Mi Amor, Mi Corazon) |
27553 |
A | Ridn' Old Paint (And Leadin' Old Dan) |
27553 |
B | The Texas Song (A Cowboy's Lament) |
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