Jim Rooney

*28-01-1938 Boston, MA

2nd version

By Praguefrank, Mario Wildner
SESSIONS also member of Woodstock Mountain Revue
8/9 September 1962 [live-Philadelphia Folk Festival] Philadelphia, PA - Bill Keith and Jim Rooney (Jim Rooney [vcl/gt], Bill Keith [vcl/banjo], Fritz Richmond [washtub bass])
00001 DEVIL’S DREAM PR-INT 13072 PRCD-9904-2
00002 AIN’T GONNA WORK TOMORROW PR-INT 13072 PRCD-9904-2
PRESTIGE INTERNATIONAL PR-INT 13072 PHILADELPHIA FOLK FESTIVAL, 1962, vol. II (1962)
1963 unknown - Bill Keith and Jim Rooney (Jim Rooney [vcl/gt], Bill Keith [vcl/banjo], Herb Applin [gt], Joe Val [mandolin], Fritz Richmond [washtub bass], Herb Hooven [fiddle])
001 LIVIN' ON THE MOUNTAIN Prestige Folklore FL-14002
002 DEVIL'S DREAM Prestige Folklore FL-14002
003 HOMESTEAD ON THE FARM Prestige Folklore FL-14002
004 ONE MORNING IN MAY Prestige Folklore FL-14002
005 OCEAN OF DIAMONDS Prestige Folklore FL-14002
006 PRETTY POLLY Prestige Folklore FL-14002
007 NEW MULESKINNER BLUES Prestige Folklore FL-14002
008 SAITY DOG Prestige Folklore FL-14002
009 TEARDROPS IN MY EYES Prestige Folklore FL-14002
010 JODY'S HORNPIPE Prestige Folklore FL-14002
011 KENTUCKY MOONSHINER Prestige Folklore FL-14002
012 LOG CABIN IN THE LANE Prestige Folklore FL-14002
013 I HEAR A SWEET VOICE CALLIN' Prestige Folklore FL-14002
014 RUEBEN'S OLD TRAIN Prestige Folklore FL-14002
July 1965 [live- the Newport Folk Festival] The Main Park (Freebody Park), Newport, RI – Bill Keith and Jim Rooney
01401 BANJO MEDLEY Vanguard VRS-9225
VANGUARD VRS-9225 THE NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL, 1965 (1967)
1969 unknown - The Blue Velvet Band (Jim Rooney [vcl/ac gt], Eric Weissberg [ac gt], Bill Keith [gt/banjo/autuharp], Richard Green [violin] + Andy Kulberg [bass], Buddy Saltzman/Gary Chester [drums], John Hammond [harmonica], Pat Rebillot [piano]. Producer: Erik Jacobsen)
V01 RAMBLIN' MAN Warner WS-1802
V02 YOU'LL FIND HER NAME WRITTEN THERE Warner WS-1802
V03 THE KNIGHT UPON THE ROAD Warner WS-1802
V04 WEARY BLUES FROM WAITIN' Warner WS-1802
V05 LITTLE SADIE Warner WS-1802
V06 HITCH-HIKER Warner WS-1802
V07 SWEET MOMENTS Warner WS-1802
V08 SOMEBODY ELSE YOU'VE KNOWN Warner WS-1802
V09 FOND AFFECTION Warner WS-1802
V10 MY SWEET LOVE AIN'T AROUND Warner WS-1802
V11 THE NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT MY CARES AND NOBODY CARES Warner WS-1802
V12 SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD Warner WS-1802
ca early 1973 Bearsville Sound Studio, Bearsville, NY – Borderline (Jim Rooney [vcl/ac gt], Jon Gershen [vcl/ld el/ac gt], David Gershen [vcl/ac gt], Ben Keith [pedal steel/dobro], Jim Colegrove [bass/.bck vcl], Billy Mundi [drums/percussion], Vassar Clements [fiddle-1], Ken Kosek [fiddle-1], John Simon [piano-2]; Richard Manuel aka Dick Handle [piano-3/clavinet [overdubbed] -3], Garth Hudson aka Campo Malaqua [organ-4], Dave Sanborn [alto sax-5]. Producer: Jim Rooney and Jon Gershen)
B01 HANDSOME MOLLY -1 Avalanche AV-LA016-F
B02 MARBLE EYES Avalanche AV-LA016-F
B03 DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING -3 Avalanche AV-LA016-F
B04 GOOD WOMAN'S LOVE -1 Avalanche AV-LA016-F
B05 PLEASE HELP ME FORGET -1-2 Avalanche AV-LA016-F
B06 THE DISTANCE Avalanche AV-LA016-F
B07 DRAGONFLY -3-4-5 Avalanche AV-LA016-F
B08 SWEET DREAMS -2 Avalanche AV-LA016-F
B09 CLINCH MOUNTAIN -1 Avalanche AV-LA016-F
B10 MARILLA -1 Avalanche AV-LA016-F
B11 AS LONG AS IT'S YOU AND ME -3-4-5 Avalanche AV-LA016-F
1975 Levelhead Studios, Lincoln, MA = Jim Rooney (Jim Rooney [vcl/ac gt], Steven Bruton [gt], Everett Allan Lilly [gt/bcl vcl], Bill Keith [banjo/steel], Joe Val [mandolin/bck vcl], Jim Colegrove [bass], Tennis Lilly [bass/vcl]. Producer: Jim Rooney)
015 TRAGIC ROMANCE Rounder 3008
016 PHILADELPHIA LAWYER Rounder 3008
017 I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY Rounder 3008
018 HALF AS MUCH Rounder 3008
019 TRAMP ON THE STREET Rounder 3008
020 ONE DAY AT A TIME Rounder 3008
021 MY BLUE TEARS Rounder 3008
022 ROUGH AND ROCKY ROAD Rounder 3008
023 DO YOU THINK IT WILL EVER GO AWAY Rounder 3008
024 CALICO GYPSY Rounder 3008

1976 unknown – Jim Rooney
025 CRUISIN' TOWN Esco ER 0100
026 BANGOR MAINE Esco ER 0100
1976 Track Recorders, Silver Spring, MD – Bill Keith (Jim Rooney [vcl-1], TonyRice [gt], David Grisman [mandolin], Tom Gray [bass], Vasar Cklements [fiddle], Ken Kosek [fiddle/piano], + unknown musicians)
027 NO EXPECTATIONS -1 Rounder 0084
028 I'LL STAY AROUND -1 Rounder 0084 Waterfront WF 004
ca September 1978 Jack Clement Recording Studio, 3100 Belmont Blvd., Nashville, TN – Jim Rooney (Jim Rooney [vcl/ac gt], Jack Clement [ac gt/bck vcl], Joe Val [mandolin], Ben keith [steel], Tennis Lilly [bass], Rick Nelson [drums]. Producer: Jack Clement)
029 I RECALL A GYPSY WOMAN Appaloosa AP-004
030 J45-1506 SOUTH IN NEW ORLEANS JMI-48/Appaloosa AP-004
031 J45-1505 NO EXPECTATIONS JMI-48/Appaloosa AP-004
1979 Nashville, TN – Jim Rooney (Jim Rooney [vcl/ac gt], Jack Clement [ac gt/bck vcl], Joe Val [mandolin], Ben keith [steel], Tennis Lilly [bass], Rick Nelson [drums])
032 IN IT FOR THE LONG RUN Appaloosa AP-004
033 ONLY THE BEST Appaloosa AP-004
034 BROIDED ORANGE Appaloosa AP-004
035 READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER Appaloosa AP-004
036 TENNESSEE BLUES Appaloosa AP-004
037 INTERET ON THE LOAN Appaloosa AP-004
038 GIRL AT THE END OF THE HALL Appaloosa AP-004
October 1980 JMI Studios, Nashville, TN – Jim Rooney (Jim Rooney [vcl/gt], Philip Donnelly [el gt/bck vcl], Pat Alger [mandolin/ac gt-1], John Prine [ac gt-2], Rachel Peer [bass/bck vcl], Tony Newman [drums/bck vcl], Lamar Hill [el piano]. Producer: Jim Rooney)
039 BRAND NEW TENNESSEE WALTZ Appaloosa AP-012
040 BE MY FRIEND TONIGHT -2 Appaloosa AP-012
041 AMANDA -1 Appaloosa AP-012
042 HEAVEN COME A WOMAN Appaloosa AP-012
043 SABU Appaloosa AP-012
044 WE MUST BELIEVE IN MAGIC Appaloosa AP-012
045 FISH AND WHISTLE Appaloosa AP-012
046 DREAMING MY DREAMS WITH YOU Appaloosa AP-012
047 SIX WHITE HORSES Appaloosa AP-012
048 SATISFIED MIND Appaloosa AP-012
24 November 1980 [live] unknown, UK – Peter Rowan, Bill Keith and Jim Rooney
04801 BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN BLUES Waterfront WF 016
04802 RIDING HIGH IN TEXAS Waterfront WF 016
04803 OUTLAW LOVE Waterfront WF 016
04804 TEXICAN BADMAN Waterfront WF 016
04805 CARAVAN Waterfront WF 016
04806 MIDNIGHT MOONLIGHT Waterfront WF 016
04807 SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN Waterfront WF 016
04808 FLINT HILL SOECIAL Waterfront WF 016
04809 TENNESSEE BLUES Waterfront WF 016
04810 AULD LANG SYNE Waterfront WF 016
2001 Cowboy Arms Hotel And Recording Spa, Nashville, TN – Jim Rooney and Rooney’s Irregulars, *with Carol Langstaff (Jim Rooney [vcl/bass], Shawn Camp [slide gt/baritone gt],  Arty McGlynn [gt],  Pat Alger [ac gt], Pat McLaughlin [ac gt], Richard Bailey [banjo], Stuart Duncan ‚mandolin], Dan Dugmore [steel], Dave Pomeroy / James Blennerhassett/ Mike Bub [bass], Pat McInerney [drums], Nollaig Casey /  Stuart Duncan [fiddle], Kirk "Jellyroll" Johnson [harmonica], Nollaig Casey [bck vcl]. Producer: Jim Rooney) [Overdub sessions: Temptation Studios, Galway, Ireland and Crooked Brook Studios, Sharon, VT]
049 YOU ASKED ME TO JRP 002 AP 143
050 LORD LOVELL JRP 002 AP 143
051 HELLO BABY IT'S YOU JRP 002  AP 143
052 ROVING GAMBLER JRP 002  AP 143
053 DEVIL'S LEVEL JRP 002 AP 143
054 I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY JRP 002 AP 143
055 MUSIC MAKIN' MAMA JRP 002 AP 143
056 ONE MORNING IN MAY JRP 002 AP 143
057 GONE GIRL JRP 002 AP 143
058 PRETTY FAIR MAID* JRP 002 AP 143
059 POINT OF VIEW JRP 002 AP 143
060 HOUSE OF GOLD JRP 002 AP 143
061 WAYMORE'S BLUES  JRP 002AP 143

2007 Jack's Tracks 1308 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN  - Jim Rooney and Rooney’s Irregulars
062 WRONG ROAD AGAIN JRP 004  

063 READY FOR THE TIMES TO GET BETTER JRP 004  

064 BUSTED JRP 004  

065 BABY AIN'T GOT NO HOME JRP 004  

066 WE MUST BELIEVE IN MAGIC JRP 004  

067 RAMBLIN' MAN JRP 004  

068 MY LOVE WILL NOT CHANGE JRP 004  

069 ONLY THE BEST JRP 004  

070 GOIN' GONE JRP 004  

071 DREAMING MY DREAMS JRP 004  

072 NO EXPECTATIONS JRP 004   


ALBUMS
Prestige/Folklore FL/FRST-14002 Livin' On The Mountain: Livin' On The Mountain; Devil's Dream; Homestead On The Farm; One Morning In May; Ocean Of Diamonds; Pretty Polly; New Muleskinner Blues; Salty Dog; Teardrops In My Eyes; Jody's Hornpipe; Kentucky Moonshiner; Log Cabin In The Lane; I Hear A Sweet Voice Callin'; Reuben's Old Train – 09-63 w. Bill Keith (reissued on PCD-5143)
Warner Brothers WS-1802 Sweet Moments With The Blue Velvet Band: Ramblin' Man; You'll Find Her Name Written There; The Knight Upon The Road; Weary Blues From Waitin'; Little Sadie; Hitch-Hiker; Sweet Moments; Somebody Else You've Known; Fond Affection; My Sweet Love Ain't Around; The Nobody Knows About My Cares And Nobody Cares; Sittin' On Top Of The World - 69 Blue Velvet Band
UA/Avalanche AV-LA016-F Sweet Dreams and Quiet Desires: Handsome Molly; Marble Eyes; Don't Know Where I'm Going; Good Woman's Love; Please Help Me Forget; The Distance; Dragonfly; Sweet Dreams; Clinch Mountain; Marilla;As Long As It's You and Me – 73 Borderline (also issued in Japan on Toshiba/EMI LAP-80823 in August 1973)
Rounder 3008 One Day At A Time: Tragic Romance; Philadelphia Lawyer; So Lonesome I Could Cry; Half As Much; Tramp On The Street; One Day At A Time; My Blue Tears; Rough And Rocky Road; Do You Think It Will Ever Go Away; Calico Gypsy - 75
Waterfront [UK] WF 004 Collection: Crazy Creek; Done Laid Around*; So Lonesome I could Cry; Jordu; Detour; Pickin' On The Country Strings***; Gone Girl**; Tragic Romance; Sugarfoot Rag; I'll Stay Around; Darlin' Corey Is Gone*; Interest On The Loan**; Out Of Joint*; Auld Lang Syne - 80 w. Jim Rooney (*from Mud Acres album Rounder 3004, **from Woodstock Montain Revue album Rounder 3025, *** from Malcolm Price album Sweet Folk and Country SFA 017)
Appaloosa [ITA] AP-004 Ready For The Times To Get Better: In It For The Long Run; South In New Orleans; Only The Best; Tennessee Blues; I Recall A Gypsy Woman; Interest On The Loan; Broided Orange; The Girl At The End Of The Hall; No Expectation; Ready For The Times To Get Better - 01-80 (reissued as part of AP-067-2 in 1994)
Waterfront [UK] WF 016 Hot Bluegrass: Blue ridge Mountain Blues; Riding High In Texas; Outlaw Love; Texican Badman; Caravan; Midnight Moonlight; Sleep With One Eye Open; Flint Hill Soecial; Tennessee Blues; Ald Lang Syne – 08-85 Peter Rowan, Bill Keith, Jim Rooney
Appaloosa [ITA] AP-012 Brand New Tennessee Waltz: Brand New Tennessee Waltz; Be My Friend Tonight; Amanda; Heaven Come A Woman; Sabu; We Must Believe In Magic; Fish and Whistle; Dreaming My Dreams; Six White Horses; Satisfied Mind – 81 (reissued as part of AP-067-2 in 1994)
JRP JRP-002 My Own Ignorant Way: You Asked Me To; Lord Lovell; Hello Baby It's You; Roving Gambler; Devil's Level; I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry; Music Makin' Mama; One Morning In May; Gone Girl; Pretty Fair Maid; Point Of View; House Of Gold; Waymore's Blues – 12-02-02 w. Ronney's Irregulars (also on Appaloosa AP 143)

JRP JRP-004 Farewell To Tracks: Wrong Road Again; Ready For The Times To Get Better; Busted; Baby Ain't Got No Home; We Must Believe In Magic; Ramblin' Man; My Love Will Not Change;  Only The Best; Goin' Gone; Dreaming My Dreams; No Expectations - 07

SINGLES
Esco (1976)
ER 0100 Alive And Well And Hanging Out In Bangor, Maine / Cruisin' Town - 76
JMI (1978)
JMI 48 No Expectations / South In New Orleans - 78