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Jimmie Williams
Born:  March 7, 1930
Died:  June 25, 1984
WWVA Original Jamboree
WMOH Hamilton, OH
WNOP Newport, KY
WPFB Middletown, OH
WZIP Covington, KY

About The Artist

Jimmie Williams was a native of Ohio and found himself entertaining fans in the Hio, Indiana and Kentucky area. He started his musical career over radio station WZIP in Covington, Kentucky.

Later, he was appearing both as a disc jockey and entertainer over WMOH in Hamilton, Ohio. He did two shows a day with the station while there. One, was "The Jimmie Wiliams Show" and the other was the "RFD Ramble", playing listener requests and spinning the hit records of the day.

By 1957, he was working with WNOP in Newport, Kentucky.

Credits & Sources

  • Cowboy Songs; No. 52; June 1957; American Folk Publications, Inc.; Derby, CT