Jimmy Donley

James Kenneth Donley, *17-08-1929 Gulfport, MS,  +20-03-1963

2nd version

by Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Kittra Moore, Mario Manciotti
SESSIONS

26 February 1957 [19:00-22:00] Bradley Film and Recording, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Jimmy Donley (unknown musicians and Anita Kerr Singers. Producer: Paul Cohen)
001 101893/NA 9700 CHILD LOVE Decca unissued/Charly CR-30265 BCD-16534
002 102072/NA 9701? BABY HOW LONG 9-30518/Charly CR-30265 BCD-16534
003 101894/NA 9702 KICKIN‘ MY HOUND AROUND 9-30308/Charly CR-30265 BCD-16534
004 101895/NA 9703 COME ALONG 9-30308/Charly CR-30265 BCD-16534
26 June 1957 Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Jimmy Donley (Producer: Paul Cohen)
005 102779/NA 9856 SOUTH OF THE BORDER 9-30392/ BCD-16534
006 102780/NA 9857 THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE 9-30392/ BCD-16534
007 102781/NA 9858 I GOTTA GO 9-30519/ BCD-16534
21 November 1957 Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Jimmy Donley (Hank Garland [gt], Boots Randolph [sax] + unknown musicians + Anita Kerr Singers. Producer: Owen Bradley or Paul Cohen)
008 103770/NA 10011 BORN TO BE A LOSER 9-30574/Charly CR-30265 BCD-16534
009 103771/NA 10012 PLEASE BABY COME HOME 9-30574/Charly CR-30265 BCD-16534
010 103772/NA 10013 CHILD LOVE unissued/ BCD-16534
12 August 1958 [14:30-17:30] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Jimmy Donley (Bob Moore [bass] + unknown musicians. Producer: Paul Cohen)
011 105531/NA 10365 I’M ALONE 9-30738/Charly CR-30265 BCD-16534 [alt. 2x] BCD-16534
012 105532/NA 10366 RADIO, JUKEBOX AND T.V. 9-30738/Charly CR-30265 BCD-16534 [alt.] BCD-16534
27 March 1959 Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Jimmy Donley (Bob Moore [bass] + unknown musicians + Anita Kerr Singers. Producer: Owen Bradley) 013 106960/NA 10664 ARLEETA Decca unissued  Bear Family BLE 008/ BCD-16534 [alt.] BCD-16534
014 106961/NA 10665 THE SHAPE YOU LEFT ME IN 9-30887 BLE 008/Charly CR-30265 BCD-16534 015 106962/NA 10666 WHAT MUST I DO 9-30887/Charly CR-30265 BCD-16534
30 July 1959 Bradley Film and Recording, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Jimmy Donley (unknown musicians + Anita Kerr Singers. Producer: Owen Bradley)
016 107862/NA 10804 GIVE ME MY FREEDOM unissued/Charly CR-30265 BCD-16534
017 107863/NA 10805 NOW I KNOW 9-31005/Charly CR-30265 BCD-16534
018 107864/NA 10806 I CAN’T LOVE YOU (LIKE YOU WANT ME TO DO) 9-31005/Charly CR-30265 BCD-16534
14 April 1960 [10:00-13:00] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Jimmy Donley (Producer: Owen Bradley)
019 109060/NA 11096 OUR LOVE 9-31116/Charly CR-30265 BCD-16534
020 109061/NA 11097 I'VE BEEN THERE unissued/ BCD-16534
021 109062/NA 11098 MY BABY‘ GONE 9-31116/ Charly CR-30265 BCD-16534
Fall 1962/early 1963 Cosimo J and M Recording Studio, 525 Gov. Nicholls St., New Orleans, LA - Jimmy Donley (Producer: Huey P. Meaux)
022 TD 500 A WOMAN'S GONNA HAVE HER WAY Tear Drop 3002 Crazy Cajun 9007/Edsel EDCD-597 Ace CDTOP2-1324
023 TD 501 PLEASE MR. SANDMAN [aka KENNY JAMES] Tear Drop 3002 Crazy Cajun 9008/Tear Drop LPM-2002 Edsel EDCD-597 Ace CDTOP2-1324
024 TD 506 HONEY STOP TWISTIN' Tear Drop 3005 Crazy Cajun 9008/Edsel EDCD-597 Ace CDTOP2-1324
025 TD 507 HELLO! REMEMBER ME Tear Drop 3005 Crazy Cajun 9007/Tear Drop LPM-2002 Edsel EDCD-597 Ace CDTOP2-1324
026 TD 511 THINK IT OVER Tear Drop 3007 (a,b) Chess 1843 (a,b) Crazy Cajun 9001/Tear Drop LPM-2002 Edsel EDCD-597 Ace CDTOP2-1324
027 TD 510 SANTA! DON'T PASS ME BY Tear Drop 3007 (a) Chess 1843 (a)  3021 Crazy Cajun 9001 Meaux MSM 101/Tear Drop LPM-2002 Edsel EDCD-597
028 TD-JD-SA SANTA'S ALLEY Tear Drop 3021/ Ace CDTOP2-1324
029 FOREVER LILLIE MAE Tear Drop 3007 (b) Chess 1843(b) Crazy Cajun 9002/Tear Drop LPM-2002 Edsel EDCD-597 Ace CDTOP2-1324
030 TD 515 LOVIN' CAJUN STYLE Tear Drop 3009 Crazy Cajun 9009/Tear Drop LPM-2002 Edsel EDCD-597 Ace CDTOP2-1324
031 TD 514 BABY! HEAVEN SENT ME YOU Tear Drop 3009 Crazy Cajun 9006/Edsel EDCD-597 Ace CDTOP2-1324
032 TD-JD-1 YOU'RE WHY I'M LONELY [YOU’RE LONELY TOO*] Tear Drop 3017 Crazy Cajun 9009 AP 1983*/Tear Drop LPM-2002 Edsel EDCD-597 Ace CDTOP2-1324
033 TD-JD-2 LET ME TOLD YOU Tear Drop 3017 Crazy Cajun 9005/Edsel EDCD-597 Ace CDTOP2-1324
034 I REALLY GOT THE BLUES Tear Drop 3026 Crazy Cajun 9004 Edsel EDCD-597 Ace CDTOP2-1324
035 JUST A GAME Tear Drop 3026 Crazy Cajun 9004 Edsel EDCD-597 Ace CDTOP2-1324
036 I'M LONESOME WITHOUT THE BLUES Tear Drop 3034/Edsel EDCD-597 Ace CDTOP2-1324
037 FORGET THE PAST Tear Drop 3024/Tear Drop LPM-2002 Edsel EDCD-597 Ace CDTOP2-1324
038 LH-1378 LOVE BUG Tear Drop 3051 Crazy Cajun 9003/Edsel EDCD-597 Ace CDTOP2-1324
039 LH-1377 I'M TO BLAME Tear Drop 3051 Crazy Cajun 9003/Tear Drop LPM-2002 Edsel EDCD-597
040 LH-2719 MY FORBIDDEN LOVE Tear Drop 3119/Edsel EDCD-597 Ace CDTOP2-1324
041 LH-2718 STRANGE, STRANGE FEELING Tear Drop 3119/Edsel EDCD-597 Ace CDTOP2-1324
042 I STILL CARE Crazy Cajun 9002
043 DOOR TO MY HEART Crazy Cajun 9006
044 BABY AIN'T THAT LOVE Crazy Cajun 9001/Tear Drop LPM-2002
045 BORN TO BE A LOSER Crazy Cajun 9010/Tear Drop LPM-2002 Edsel EDCD-597
046 NOW I KNOW Crazy Cajun 9010
047 THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GONNA BE Tear Drop LPM-2002
048 ROCKIN' BICYCLE Edsel EDCD-597
049 WHAT A PRICE Edsel EDCD-597
050 DOMINO TWIST Edsel EDCD-597
051 STOP THE CLOCK Edsel EDCD-597
052 TWO SIDES TO THE STORY OF LOVE Edsel EDCD-597
053 OH WHAT IT HURTS Edsel EDCD-597

for demos see Ace CDTOP2-1324 list

ALBUMS
Tear Drop LPM-2002 Memorial To The Unforgettable Jimmy Donley, vol. 1/Born To be A Loser: Born To Be A Loser; Hello! Remember Me; Forever Lillie Mae; Santa! Don't Pass Me By; Please Mr. Sandman; Baby Ain't That Love; Think It Over; That's The Way It's Gonna Be; I'm To Blame; Loving Cajun Style; You're Why I'm So Lonely; Forget The Pass - 63 (reissued on Starflite SF 2002 in ca 1977)

Charly [UK] CR-30265 Give Me My Freedom: Kickin' My Hound Around; Come Along; Radio Juke Box And Tv; Please Come Home; Now I Know; I Can't Love You; My Baby's Gone; Shape You Left Me In; Born To Be A Loser; Give Me My Freedom; Baby How Long; I'm Alone; What Must I Do; Our Love; Child Love - 87
Edsel [UK] EDCD-597 Born To Be A Loser: Mr. Sandman; A Woman's Gonna Have Her Way; Hello Remember Me; Honey Stop Twistin'; Think It Over; Forever Lillie Mae; Loving Cajun Style; Baby, Heaven Sent Me You; Let Me Told You; You're Why I'm So Lonely; Santa! Don't Pass Me By; I Really Got The Blues; Just A Game; I'm Lonesome Without The Blues; Forget The Past; I'm To Blame; Love Bug; My Forbidden Love; Strange, Strange Feeling; Rockin' Bicycle; What A Price; Domino Twist; Stop The Clock; Two Sides To The Story Of Love; Oh How It Hurts; Born To Be A Loser - 02-99

Demon ? Voices of Americana: Born to Be a Loser: I'm Lonesome Without the Blues; Forget the Past; I'm to Blame; Love Bug; My Forbidden Love; Strange, Strange Feeling; Rockin' Bicycle; What a Price; Domino Twist; Stop the Clock; Two Sides to the Story of Love; Oh How It Hurts; Born to Be a Loser – 09 (sampler, digital)

Bear Family [GER] BCD-16534 The Shape You Left Me In: Come Along; Child Love; Kickin' My Hound Around; Baby How Long; Please Baby Come Home Born To Be A Loser; Radio, Jukebox, And T.V.; I'm Alone; The Shape You Left Me In; Arleeta; What Must I Do; Give Me My Freedom; Now I Know; I Can't Love You Like You Want Me To Do; Our Love; I've Been There; My Baby's Gone; I Gotta Go; S - Outh Of The Border; The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine; Child Love; Arleeta; Radio, Jukebox, And T.V.; I'm Alone [Version]; I'm Alone [Version] - 23-03-10

Ace [EU] CDTOP2-1324 In The Key Of Heartbreak - The Complete Tear Drop Singles And More: A Woman's Gotta Have Her Way; Please Mr. Sandman; Honey Stop Twistin'; Hello Remember Me; Santa, Don't Pass Me By!; Think It Over; Forever Lillie Mae; Baby, Heaven Sent Me You; Loving Cajun Style; You're Why I'm So Lonely; Let Me Told You; Just A Game; I Really Got The Blues ; Forget The Past; I'm Lonesome Without The Blues; I'm To Blame; Love Bug; Strange, Strange Feeling; My Forbidden Love ; Santa's Alley;  I'm Lonesome Without The Blues (Demo) ; I'm To Blame; Love Bug (Demo); Baby Ain't That Love (Demo); I Still Care (Demo Acoustic Version); Two Sides To The Story Of Love (Demo Acoustic Version); [demos:] Message To Huey/A Woman's Gotta Have Her Way [Pee Wee Maddux]; Please Mr Sandman; Honey Stop Twistin'; Santa! Don't Pass Me By; Think It Over; Forever Lillie Mae; Loving Cajun Style; Let Me Told You; Just A Game; I Really Got The Blues; What A Price; Stop The Clock; Spare Me The Details; Mathilda; Rockin' Bicycle; If That's The Way You Want It; Little Cajun; The Domino Twist [Ernie Chaffin]; Rose Mary; It's You I'm Missing [Ernie Chaffin]; Our Last Goodbye; Don't Fall In Love; Don't You Know I Love You; I Need You; I Still Care (Band Version); If I Knew You Didn't Know Better (Band Version); Two Sides To The Story Of Love (Band Version); Baby, Ain't That Love; It's Time To Say Goodbye; I'll Keep On Movin – 11

Demon ? Love Cajun Style: Please Mr. Sandman; Honey Stop Twistin; Lovin Cajun Style (Version 2); Waiting for Ships; You're Why I'm So Lonely; Let Me Hold You; I'm Lonesome Without the Blues; Strange Strange Feeling; My Forbidden Love; Let Me Hold You; Think It Over; Forever Lillie Mae; Heaven Sent Me You; Santa Don't Pass Me By; You're Why I'm So Lonely; I Really Got the Blues; Oh How It Hurts; The Door to My Heart; Just a Game; You're Lonely Too - 02-09-11 (sampler, digital)

Demon ? I Really Got The Blues: I Really Got the Blues; Rockin Bicycle for Two; Matilda; When I'm Not With You; Domino Twist; Forever Lillie Mae; My Forbidden Love; Oh Jealous Heart (Forget the Past); One More Kiss to Our Last Goodbye; Lovin Cajun Style; Please Mr. Sandman; Keep on Movin; You're Why I'm So Lonely; Just a Game Your Playin; Honey Stop Twistin; A Year Tonight; My Little Cajun; A Woman's Gonna Have Her Way; Oh Hello Remember Me - 02-09-11 (sampler, digital)

Smith and Co ? Jimmy Donley Anthology, vol. 1: I'm Caught Between the Devil and the Deep Blues Sea; Future Ex-Wife and Future Ex-Friend; My Only Love; Picture of a Broken Hearted Man; If That's the Way You Want It; Rockin' Bicycle for Two; Don't Fall in Love; Matilda; What a Price; But What Can I Do; O How It Hurts; Does She Love Me Too; Please Mr. Sandman; Think It Over; Forever Lilly Mae; That's Where the Heartache Begins; Love Letters and Memories of You; That's the Way It's Gonna Be; Forbidden Love; If That's the Way You Want It; Don't Fall in Love – 13-07-12 (digital)

Smith and Co ? Jimmy Donley Anthology, vol. 2: Mathilda; I Still Care; Santa's Alley; Now I Know; Picture of a Broken Hearted Man; I'm Caught Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea; If I Knew; If That's teh Way You Want It; A Strange Strange Feeling; Two Sides to the Story of Love; A Woman's Gonna Have Her Way; Hello Remember Me; Please Mr. Sandman; Honey Stop Twistin'; Lovin' Cajun Style; I'm to Blame; Don't You Know I Love You So; Can''t Go on This Way; A Woman's Gonna Have Her Way; Stop the Clock – 13-07-12 (digital)

Smith and Co ? Jimmy Donley Anthology, vol. 3: A Woman's Gonna Have Her Way; Oh Hello, Remember Me; Please, Mr. Sandman; Now I Know; Stop the Twistin'; Angel Face; Love Cajun Style; My Forbidden Love; Sweet Lilly Mae; How It Hurts; Let Me Hold You; Please Mr. Santa Claus; Little Lonely Girl; Love Cajun Style; Sweet Lilly Mae; If That's the Way You Want It; Rockin Bicylcle for Two; Stop Twistin'; Please, Mr. Sandman (Alternate Version); If That's the Way You Want It – 31-07-12 (digital)

Smith and Co ? Jimmy Donley Anthology, vol. 4/ On The Radio With Pee Wee Maddux: Pee Wee's Intro; Spare Me the Details; Don't Fall in Love; It's Time to Say Goodbye; Two Sides to the Story of Love; Pee Wee Madux and Jimmy Talking; Our Last Goodbye (Alternate Version); Love Cajun Style; Please, Mr. Sandman; I'll Keep Moving; Just a Game You're Playing; Honey Stop Twisting; Just a Year Ago; Little Cajun – 13-07-12     (digital)

SINGLES
Decca (1957-60)
9-30308 Come Along / Kickin' My Hound Around - 03-07
9-30392 Trail Of The Lonesome Pine / South Of The Border - 07-57 (rev. July 29)
9-30519 I Gotta Go / Baby How Long - 01-58
9-30574 Please Baby Come Home / Born To Be A Loser - 04-58 (rev. Apr. 7)
9-30738 Radio, Jukebox And T.V. / I'm Alone - 09-58
9-30887 The Shape You Left Me In / What Must I Do - 04-59 (rev. Apr. 27)
9-31005 Now I Know / I Can't Love You (Like You Want Me To Do) - 11-59 (rev. Nov. 16)
9-31116 Our Love / My Baby's Gone - 06-60 (rev. June 27)

Bear Family BLE 008 The Shape You Left Me / Arleeta - 14

Tear Drop (1962-63)
3002 [aka Kenny James:] Please Mr. Sandman / A Woman's Gonna Have Her Way - 10-62
3005 Honey Stop Twistin' / Hello! Remember Me - 10-62
3007 Think It Over / Santa! Don't Pass Me By - 11-62 (also on Chess 1843)
3007 Think It Over / Forever Lillie Mae - 11-62 (also on Chess 1843)
3009 Lovin' Cajun Style / Baby Heaven Sent Me You - 12-62
3017 You're Why I'm Lonely / Let Me Told You - 08-63
3021 Santa Please Don't Pass Me By / Santa's Alley - 10-63
3026 I Really Got The Blues / Just A Game - 01-64
3034 I'm Lonesome Without The Blues / Forget The Past - 06-64
3051 Love Bug / I'm To Blame - 65
3119 My Forbidden Love / Strange, Strange Feeling - 66
Crazy Cajun Memory Lane series
45-9001 Think It Over / Santa! Please Don't Pass Me By - 66 (reissue of 3002)
45-9002 Forever Lillie Mae / I Still Care - 66
45-9003 I'm To Blame / Love Bug - 66 (reissue of 3051)
45-9004 I Really Got The Blues / Just A Game (reissue of 3026)
45-9005 Let Me Hold You / You're Why I'm So Lonely - 66
45-9006 Baby! Heaven Sent Me You / Door To My Heart - 66
45-9007 Hello! Remember Me / A Woman's Gonna Have Her Way
45-9008 Honey Stop Twistin' / Please Mr. Sandman
45-9009 Baby Ain't That Love / Lovin' Cajun Style - 66
45-9010 Born To Be A Loser / Now I Know – 66

American Pla-Boy

AP 1983 You're Lonely Too / Hello, Remember Me – 7-
Meaux Sound Memories
MS 101 Santa Please Don't Pass Me By / [John and Edgar Winter:] Please Come Home For Christmas