Jim Minor

thanks to Todd Minor for photos








*20-01-1931 De Valls Bluff, AR, +07-11-2009
2nd version
by Todd Minor, Praguefrank
SESSIONS

Winter 1955 WBBC? Radio Station, Flint, MI – Jim Minor (+ Darold Hyde [gt] + unknown musicians. Producer: Jim Minor)

001 JM 1001 SOMEBODY RUSTLED MY SUGAR Western Chuck Wagon JM-1001 45-103
002 JM 1002 DON'T CROSS YOUR FINGERS, CROSS YOUR HEART JM-1002 45-1002

1956 WBBC? Radio Station, Flint, MI – Jim Minor and Les Emery

003 JM 1007 RED OAK ON THE HILL  Western Chuck Wagon 45-106

004 JM 1008 WHEN TWO ARE REALLY ONE 45-106

ca January 1960 RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins St., Nashville, TN – Jim Minor (Jim Minor [vcl/ld gt], Chet Atkins [ld gt], Bob Moore [bass], Murry Harmon [drums], Floyd Cramer [piano] + The Jordanaires [bck vcl])
005 YW-19486 DEATH ROW 71623x45/Cactus (a)
006 YW-19609/PB-2733 SATAN'S CHAUFFEUR 71622x45
007 YW-19622 I’M A FOOL FOR YOU 71622X45
008 YW-19715 SO DOGGONE LONESOME 71623x45/Cactus (b)
CACTUS ? (a) VINYL WASTELANDS BEATIN ON THE BARS VOL.3; CACTUS ?(b) THE HOUSE OF CASH ALIKES VOL. 2;
Summer 1960 RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins St., Nashville, TN – Jim Minor (Jim Minor [vcl/ld gt], Chet Atkins [ld gt], Grady Martin [gt-1], Hank Garland [banjo-1], Junior Huskey [bass], Murry Harmon [drums], Floyd Cramer [piano] + The Jordanaires [bck vcl], Vada Bell, Alice Berry [bck vcl-1])
009 ZTSP-62253 HOW CAN I BE BEST MAN UA 253
010 ZTSP-62254 REVEILLE -1 UA 253
1965 poss. Detroit, MI – Jim Minor
011 SoN 16121 JACKSON PRISON BARS Sound Inc. SI 106
012 SoN 16122 AGGRAVATIN WAITIN‘ BABY Sound Inc. SI 106/Cactus
CACTUS ? HIGH ON THE HOG HONKY TONK & HILLBILLY BOP VOL. 5
unknown info – Jim Minor
013 WALKING THE FLOOR OVER YOU NO. 2
014 THE PLAYHOUSE

ALBUMS
Minor Music ? The Complete 45 Collection: Somebody Rustled my Sugar; Don't Cross Your Fingers, Cross Your Heart; Satan's Chauffeur; I'm a Fool For You; Death Row; So Doggone Lonesome; Reveille; How Can I Be Best Man; Jackson Prison Bars; Aggravatin Waitin Baby
SINGLES
Western Chuck Wagon (1955-56)
JM 1001/2 Somebody Rustled My Sugar / Don't Cross Your Fingers, Cross Your Heart - 55
45-106 Red Oak On The Hill / When Two Are Really One – 56 w. Les Emery
Mercury (1960)
71622x45 Satan's Chauffeur / I'm A Fool For You – 04-60
71623x45 So Doggone Lonesome / Death Row - 60
United Artists (1960)
UA 253 Reveille / How Can I Be Best Man - 60
Sound Inc. (1965)
SI-106 Jackson Prison Bars / Aggravatin' Waitin' Baby - 65

note by Todd Minor

Jim Minor produced the records for Les Emery's Western CHuck Wagon label. Im Minor's son and he told me that les had the money and he let Minor produce the records. Minors initials are the record number and the initials are in the deadwax. On Lonnie Barrons record it was recorded at his radio station. Darold Hyde played guitar on the record and Minor produced it. He told me the whole story of going over to the station with Minor in the middle of the winter and they made the recording and then got the vehicle stuck in the snow in front of the station. Les Emery also owned another label in the mid 1950s called Modern Pop-Hit Recordings. The record number on this is the missing number on the chuck wagon label, JM-1005 and 1006. The only artist on this label Sue CHilders. Songs are Kiss-Mus-Tree and Ooh! Ooh! Golly Gee!. This was a Christmas record and Minor produced it as well. This was the first major recording to come out of Flint. Darold Hyde played guitar on this one and it was recorded at the Flint armory. Sue Childers changed her name to Sue CHilds and recorded a jazz lp in 1964 and went on to be the female vocalist for the Frank Sinatra Jr. band in the 1960s. On Minor's discog, Vada Belle and alice berry are not backing minor and the Jordanaires as i first reported to you years ago. Minor took Belle and Berry into the rca studio b and did a&r for them and they each recorded a record for United artists records in 1960. Belle's record number is UA 266 AND Berrys is UA 265.