Texas Jim Robertson Born:  February 7, 1909 Died:  November 11, 1966

About The Artist 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. Get The Music British Archives of Country Music British Archives of Country Music

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Recordings (78rpm/45rpm)   Bluebird 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   Montgomery Ward 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   RCA Victor Rec. No. Side Song Title   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   20-4548 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   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)