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Jimmy Wakely
12+ albums
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about
(b Feb 16 1914, died Sept. 23 1982). Seminal country western hitmaker of the 1940's who was signed first to Decca, and later joined Capitol. Wakely also had a national radio show that ran until the 1960's on CBS. His early hits on Decca included 'Too Late', 'Cimmaron', 'Cattle Call', and the WWII patriotic song 'There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere'. While with Capitol he also crossed over onto the Pop charts and recorded seven duets with Margaret Whiting including 'Slippin' Around' which was a no. 1 country hit in 1949. One of his last albums was on his own Shasta label "Jimmy Wakely Country '75". User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Moon Over Montana - Mono
20,1712One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) - 1948 Single
4,1383It's Christmas
2,4894One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)
2,4345Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues
2,3226I Love You so Much It Hurts
2,1707Oklahoma Hills - Mono
1,8568If Santa Claus Could Bring You Back to Me
1,6059Moon Over Montana
1,43510Song Of The Sierras - Mono
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