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Helms, Bobby

Born 1933 in Bloomington, Ind. Died in 1997.

Source: Jim Hilmar

Original Releases

Discography is not intended to be complete

Date & Source	Label & Number	V	Titles {& References to LP/CD List}	As By	Matrix Numbers
1956/June 9 Bb c&w rev.	Decca 9-29947		Tennessee Rock N' Roll {a,b,f,g,h,j,k,l,m} I Don't Owe You Nothing	1 1	45-89854+ 45-89853
1957/Feb. 2 Bb c&w rev.	Decca 9-30194		(Got A) Heartsick Feeling {k} Fraulein {k}	1 1	45-101075+ 45-101074
1957/Aug. 26 Bb c&w rev.	Decca 9-30423		My Special Angel {d,e,i,k} Standing At The End Of My World	2 1	45-102921 45-102969+
1957/Nov. 25 Bb c&w rev.	Decca 9-30513		Jingle Bell Rock {k} Captain Santa Claus (And His Reindeer Space Patrol)	1 1	103577 103578
1958/June 23 Bb c&w rev.	Decca 9-30682		Schoolboy Crush Borrowed Dreams	1 1	104,837 104,938+
	Decca ED 2629		Schoolboy Crush Borrowed Dreams Jacqueline My Special Angel
1958/Oct. 13 Bb pop rev.	Decca 9-30749		A Hundred Hearts The Fool And The Angel	1 1	105,569 104,838+
1959/June 29 Bb c&w rev.	Decca 9-30928		No Other Baby {k} You're No Longer Mine	1 1	102,925+ 106,353
1959/Sept. 14 Bb pop rev.	Decca 9-30976		Hurry Baby My Lucky Day	1 1	107,838 107,840+
1961/Mar. 13 Bb pop rev.	Decca 31230		You're The One Sad Eyed Baby	1 1	107,839+ 107,841
1962/June 30 Bb c&w rev.	Decca 31403		Then Came You Yesterday's Champagne	1 1	112,241+ 111,567
1957	Decca DL 8638		Bobby Helms Sings To My Special Angel [monaural] My Special Angel No Other Baby (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I {k} The Magic Song {k} Most Of The Time Plaything If I Only Knew My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You Tonight's The Night Far Away Heart Sugar Moon Just A Little Lonesome	1 1	102,926 102,920
Additional Tracks on Comps
1956	Decca unissued		I Need To Know Now {k} Slowin' Teardrops {k}		89852 101,072
1957	Decca unissued		I'm Leaving Now {k}		102,927
	[unissued]		I'm A Long Gone Daddy {c}

References in "As By" Column:

as by Bobby Helms
as by Bobby Helms With The Anita Kerr Singers

Other Notes:

Chronology of EP uncertain.

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

Single-artist compilations included selectively

a.	Bear Family BCD 15971 (cd)	That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 9
b.	Big Tone BT 5706 (cd)	MCA Rockabillies, Vol. 2
c.	Cotton Town Jubilee CTJCD 3 (cd)	Honky Tonk Rockabillies, Vol. 1
d.	Dragon Street 7822 (cd)	Whole Lotta' Shakin' Goin' On
e.	Gusto GT- 103 (lp)	Whole Lotta' Shakin' Goin' On
f.	Lucky CDLR 810 (cd)	Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 10
g.	MCA 1756 (lp)	Decca Rare Rockabilly, Vol. 2
h.	MCA (England) MCFM 2789 (lp)	Rare Rockabilly, Vol.2
i.	MCA (Japan) MVCM 22064 (cd)	Rock Around The Clock: Decca/Coral/Brunswick
j.	MCA (U.S.) MCL 1504 (lp)	Rockabilly Boogie
k.	MCA (U.S.) MCA- 1557 (lp)	Pop-a-billy / Bobby Helms
l.	MCA (U.S.) MCA- 25089 (lp)	Rockabilly Classics
m.	MCA (U.S.) MCAD 5935 (cd)	20 Rockabilly Classics

Acknowledgments: CMF Library, Bill Davis, Udo Frank, Andy Gallagher, Derek Hamilton, Pasi Koskela, Kurt Krauter, LP Discography website, Gerd Miller, Perica Sucevic, Bjorn Witlox

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