Jimmy Dawson

by Xavier Maire
SESSIONS
ca early 1950s unknown - Lonely Jeff Latham and the Tune Busters (Jimmy Dawson [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians)
001 I CAN'T HAVE YOU (I DON'T WANT NO ONE) Confederate W 200
002 WALKIN' ROUND IN CIRCLES Confederate W 200
1951 poss. Phoenix, AZ – Jimmie Dawson (*as Dave Farley)
003 JP. 1234/DFR 11* FLAT-TOP [*FLAT-TOP BOOGIE] Playboy 346 *Bonaza 100 WJOL-WMRO 806
004 JP. 1235 HERE TODAY - GONE TOMORROW Playboy 346 WJOL-WMRO 806
1955 poss. Cincinnati, OH – Dave Farley (1) or Jimmy Dawson (2)
Dave Farley (1) or Jimmy Dawson (2): Jimmy Dawson (g ?), g, f, b.
005 DFR-806 WALKING 'ROUND IN CIRCLES Bonanza 101 (1,2) 1925 (2) Rustic 1925 (2)/Collector CLCD 2868
006 DFR-807? DEVIL EYES Bonanza 101 (1,2) 1925 (2) Rustic 1925 (2)/
1957 unknown - Jimmie Dawson
007 DFR-808 IT TOOK AN OLDER WOMAN Rustic 1926/Chief 1156520
008 DFR-809 MONEY TALKS Rustic 1926
CHIEF 1156520 ULTRA RARE ROCKABILLY'S VOL. 1 (NED)
1958 unknown - Jimmie Dawson Sings (1), Jimmy Dawson (2), Jimmie Dawson (3)
009 XL-711 HOT TAMALE WAGON Jimmie Dawson Sings 805 (1), Rustic 805 (3),Iowana 806 (2), Pla-Boy 806 (3)/Cactus HOTH 5
010 XL-712 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU, I DON'T WANT NO ONE Jimmie Dawson Sings 805 (1), Rustic 805 (3),Iowana 806 (2), Pla-Boy 806 (3)
1959 unknown - Jimmy Jeffers and the "Wild Cards"(1), Jimmy Jeffers with the "Jokers" (2)
011 RAINING TEARDROPS [*TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES] Da-Mor 9220 (1) Fraternity F-857* (2)/Eagle LP 313 White label WLP 8851
012 FLUT SHUFFLE [*DOUBLE SHUFFLE] –instr.- Da-Mor 9220 (1) Fraternity F-857* (2)
EAGLE LP 313 AT THE ROCKHOUSE VOL. 3; WHITE LABEL WLP-8851 GREAT RARITIES FROM VARIOUS ARTISTS VOL. 2.
ca 1960 unknown - Jimmy Jeffers with the "Jokers"
013 K-906A PURPLE CRACKLE (PART 1) –instr.- Target 850
014 K-906B PURPLE CRACKLE (PART 2) –instr.- Target 850
ca 1960 unknown - Jimmie Dawson
015 FROGGIE WENT A COURTIN' Target 861/Whitel Label WLP 8937
016 LET'S TAKE A CHANCE Target 861
early 1960s unknown - Jimmie Dawson (1), Tommie Latham (2), Jeffrey Parnell and the Tune Twisters (3)
017 THE PLAYBOY [PLA-BOY*] Banner 711 (1), Banner 1040* (2), Trieste 1462 (3)
018 CRICKET IN YOU EAR [PUT A CRICKET IN YOUR EAR*; I’M GONNA PUT A CRICKET IN YOUR EAR**]] Banner 711 (1), Banner 1040* (2), Trieste 1462** (3)/Buffalo Bop BbCD 55090 55181 Hydra LP 7702
BUFFALO BOP 55090 TATTLE TALE; BUFFALO BOP 55181 GANG WAR; HYDRA LP 7702 LIKE WOW.
ca 1964 unknown - Dixie Drifter (1), The Old Dixie Drifter (2), Jeffrey Parnell (3)
018 HAND ME DOWN MY WALKIN' CANE Borderline 1550 (1), Sonic 10135 (3)
019 LET 'EM TALK Borderline 1550 (1), Westmont 815 (2)
020 BIG-BIG MAN Westmont 815 (2)/Collector CLCD 2873
021 MEAN MEAN WOMEN Sonic 10135 (3)
COLLECTOR CLCD 2873 ROUGH STUFF BOPPIN'
ca 1966/67 unknown - Jimmie Dawson (1), Jimmy Dawson, the Dixie Drifter (2)
022 A-711 BIG BLACK BUG BOOGIE (chorus) County Fair A-711 (1), K-Ark 774 (2)
023.B-711 MEAN WOMEN BLUES [MEAN WOMAN BLUE’S*] County Fair A-711 (1), K-Ark 774* (2)
Fall 1968 unknown - Jimmy Dawson
024 HERM, THE GREEN WORM K-Ark K-809
025 WHAT HAVE YOU GOT K-Ark K-809
unknown info - Jimmy Dawson with Mason-Dixon Band
026 BONY MARONIE Trend 7-11
027 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Trend 7-11
1960s unknown - Dixie Drifter (60s ?)
028 LITTLE HERO Cuca 1187
029 RING ON MY FINGERS Cuca 1187


SINGLES
Confederate
W-200 I Can't have You (I don't want no one) / Walkin' Round In Circles - as Lonely Jeff Latham and the Tune Busters
Playboy (1951)
346 Flat-Top / Here Today - Gone Tomorrow – 51 (reissued in 1955 on Bonanza 100 under the name of Dave Farley, A-side became Flat-top boogie)
Bonanza (1955)
101 Walking 'Round In Circles / Devis Eyes – 55 (rev. Oct. 29; reissued on Rustic 1925 in 1957 as Jimmy Dawson)
Rustic (1957)
1926 It Took An Older Woman / Money Talks - 57
Jimmy Dawson Sings
805 Hot Tamale Wagon / If I Can't Have You, I Don't Want No One – 58 reissued on Iowanna 806 Rustic 805, Pla-Boy 806
Da-Mor (1959) as Jimmy Jeffers and the "Wild Cards"(1), Jimmy Jeffers with the "Jokers" (2): Jimmy Dawson
9220 Raining Teardrops / Flute Shuffle [*Double Shuffle] – 59 (re. August 1959; *second pressing; reissued on Fraternity F-857* as Jimmy Jeffers with the "Jokers", tracks titled Treadrops From My Eyes / Double Shuffle)
Target (ca 1960)
850 Purple Crackle (part 1) / Purple Crackle (part 2) (inst) - ca 60 as Jimmy Jeffers with the "Jokers"
861 Froggie Went A Courtin' / Let's Take A Chance - 61 -
Banner (early 1960s)
711 The Playboy / Cricket In Your Ear – 6- (reissued on Banner 1040 as Tommie Latham, tracks titled The PlayBoy / Put A Cricket In Your Ear; on Trieste 1462, tracks titled Playboy / I'm Gonna Put A Cricket In Your Ear (with spoken introduction)
Borderline (ca 1964)
1550 Hand Me Down My Walkin' Cane / Let 'em Talk – ca 64 as Dixie Drifter (reissued on Sonic 10135 as Jeffrey Parnell)
Westmont (ca 1964)
815 Let 'em Talk / Mean Mean Women – ca 64 as The Old Dixie Drifter
Sonic
10135 Hand Me Down My Walkin' Cane / Mean Mean Woman – 6- as Jeffrey Parnell
County Fair (ca 1966 or 1967)
A-711 Big Black Bug Boogie / Mean Woman Blues – ca 67 (reissued on K-Ark K-774 as Jimmy Dawson, the Dixie Drifter)
K-Ark (1968)
K-809 Herm, The Green Worm / What Have You Got - 68
Trend
7-11 Bony Maronie / If I Can't Have You - with Mason-Dixon Band
Cuca (1960s)
1187 Little Hero / Ring On My Fingers – 6- as Dixie Drifter