Donley, Jimmy
Born 1929 in Gulfport, Miss. Died in 1963.
References:
Johnnie Allan and Bernice Larson Webb. Born To Be A Loser: The Jimmy Donley Story. Lafayette, La.: Jadfel, 1992.
Feature article and sessionography in issue 72 (1999) of Rockin' Fifties.
Original Releases
Discography is intended to be complete through 1964
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Date & Source
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Label & Number
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Titles {& References to LP/CD List}
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As By
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Matrix Numbers
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1957/May 27 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 9-30308
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Come Along {a,d}
Kickin' My Hound Around {a}
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1
1
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45-101895+
45-101894
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1957/July 29 Bb c&w rev.
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Decca 9-30392
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Trail Of The Lonesome Pine
South Of The Border
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1
1
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102,780
102,779+
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1958/Jan. 6 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 9-30519
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I Gotta Go
Baby How Long {a}
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1
1
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102,781+
102,072
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1958/Apr. 7 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 9-30574
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Please Baby Come Home {a}
Born To Be A Loser {a}
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2
2
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103,771+
103,770
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1958/Sept. 15 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 9-30738
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Radio, Jukebox And T.V. {a}
I'm Alone {a}
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1
1
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105,532
105,531+
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1959/Apr. 27 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 9-30887
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The Shape You Left Me In {a,b}
What Must I Do {a}
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1
1
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106,961+
106,962
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1959/Nov. 16 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 9-31005
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Now I Know {a}
I Can't Love You (Like You Want Me To Do) {a}
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1
1
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107,863
107,864+
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1960/June 27 Bb pop rev.
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Decca 9-31116
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Our Love {a}
My Baby's Gone {a}
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1
1
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109,060+
109,062
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1962/Oct. 13 Bb pop rev.
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Tear Drop 3002
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Please Mr. Sandman {e,f}
A Woman's Gonna Have Her Way
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3
3
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TD-501
TD-500
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1962/Oct. 6 Bb pop rev.
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Tear Drop 3005
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Honey Stop Twistin'
Hello! Remember Me {f}
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TD 506
TD 507
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1962/Nov. (Bb est.)
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Tear Drop 3007
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Think It Over {f}
Santa! Don't Pass Me By
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1
1
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TD 511
TD 510
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Tear Drop 3007
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Think It Over
Forever Lillie Mae
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1
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TD-512
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1962/Dec. 15 Bb c&w rev.
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Chess 1843
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Think It Over
Santa! Don't Pass Me By
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1
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U-12022
U-12021
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1962/Dec. (Bb est.)
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Tear Drop 3009
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Lovin' Cajun Style {f}
Baby Heaven Sent Me You
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TD 515
TD 514
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1963/Aug. (Bb est.)
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Tear Drop 3017
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You're Why I'm Lonely {f}
Let Me Told [!!] You
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1
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TD-JD-1
TD-JD-2
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1963/Oct. (Bb est.)
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Tear Drop 3021
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Santa Please Don't Pass Me By {f}
Santa's Alley
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TD 510
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1964/Jan. (Bb est.)
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Tear Drop 3026
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I Really Got The Blues
Just A Game
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1
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TD-JD-4
TD-JD-3
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1964/June (Bb est.)
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Tear Drop 3034
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I'm Lonesome Without The Blues
Forget The Past {e,f}
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1
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TD-JD-2
TD-JD-1
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1965 (Bb est.)
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Tear Drop 3051
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Love Bug
I'm To Blame {f}
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1966 (est.)
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Tear Drop 3119
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My Forbidden Love {e}
Strange, Strange Feeling {e}
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LH2719
LH2718
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Crazy Cajun 9001
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Think It Over {e}
Santa! Please Don't Pass Me By {e}
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Crazy Cajun 9002
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Forever Lillie Mae {e,f}
I Still Care
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Crazy Cajun 9003
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I'm To Blame {e}
Love Bug {e}
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Crazy Cajun 9004
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I Really Got The Blues {e}
Just A Game {e}
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Crazy Cajun 9005
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Let Me Hold You {e}
You're Why I'm So Lonely {e}
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Crazy Cajun 9006
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Baby! Heaven Sent Me You {e}
Door To My Heart
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Crazy Cajun 9007
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Hello! Remember Me {e}
A Woman's Gonna Have Her Way {e}
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Crazy Cajun 9008
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Honey Stop Twistin' {e}
Please Mr. Sandman
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Crazy Cajun 9009
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Baby Ain't That Love {f}
Lovin' Cajun Style {e}
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Crazy Cajun 9010
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Born To Be A Loser {e,f}
Now I Know
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Tear Drop LPM 3002
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Memorial To The Unforgettable Jimmy Donley [monaural]
Forever Lillie Mae
I'm To Blame
Forget The Past
Hello! Remember Me
Loving Cajun Style
Baby Ain't That Love
Please Mr. Sandman
Santa! Please Don't Pass Me By
That's The Way It's Gonna Be {f}
Think It Over
Born To Be A Loser
You're Why I'm So Lonely
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Additional Tracks on Comps
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1957
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Decca unissued
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Child Love [vers. 1]
Child Love [vers. 2] {a}
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101893
103772
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1959
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Decca unissued
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Arleeta
Give Me My Freedom {a}
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106960
107862
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1960
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Decca unissued
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I've Been There
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109061
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1962-63
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Tear Drop unissued
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Ain't Nobody's Business [vers. 1] {c}
Ain't Nobody's Business [vers. 2] {c}
Domino Twist {e}
Don't Tell Me {c}
Four Dried Beans [vers. 1] {c}
Four Dried Beans [vers. 2] {c}
Gonna Make My Home Where I Hang My Hat {c}
The Hip Hop {c}
Hurt Hurt Hurt [vers. 1] {c}
Hurt Hurt Hurt [vers. 2] {c}
I'm Lonesome Without The Blues {e}
I've Gotta Go Home {c}
Johnny Ace Medley [vers. 1] {c}
Johnny Ace Medley [vers. 2] {c}
Little Coquette {c}
Oh How It Hurts {e}
Rockin' Bicycle {e}
Slow Walk You Down {c}
Somethin' You Got {c}
Stealing [vers. 1] {c}
Stealing [vers. 2] {c}
Stop The Clock {e}
Tribute To Sam Cooke [vers. 1] {c}
Tribute To Sam Cooke [vers. 2] {c}
Two Sides To The Story Of Love {e}
Wake Up Little Susie {c}
What A Price {e}
Workin' Man's Blues {c}
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References in "As By" Column:
- as by Jimmy Donley
- as by Jimmy Donley With The Anita Kerr Singers
- as by Kenny James
Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks
Acknowledgments:
Both Sides Now,
CMF Library,
Bill Davis,
Will Derrington,
Udo Frank,
Bernd Kratochwil,
Tom Lyons,
Bryan Maddox,
Gerd Miller,
John Neal,
Tapio Vaisanen,
Bjorn Witlox,
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Compilation & presentation © 2008, Terry E. Gordon
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