Chanteur
Country US né James Osborne, Jr., le 8 avril 1923 à Winchester (Kentucky).
Jimmie Osborne est décédé le 26 décembre 1957.
US Country
singer born James Osborne, Jr., April 8, 1923 in
Winchester (Kentucky). Jimmie Osborne, who billed himself as the
"Kentucky Folk Singer," ranked as one of the more traditional Country singers
who achieved popularity in the decade following WWII. More than any other
vocalist of his time, Osborne (and perhaps Red River Dave McEnery) took the
topical ballad into the modern era with his hit The Death Of Little Kathy Fiscus
and several moderate successes about the Korean War. A native of Winchester in
the bluegrass country of Kentucky, Osborne came from a farm background. When he
received a guitar as a gift, the youngster became determined to carve out a
musical career. About 1939 he began to appear on WLAP radio in nearby Lexington.
During the war, Jimmie worked in defense plants but still played music on
weekends. About 1945, he went back to WLAP and later sang at stations in
Asheville and Texarkana. He came to KWKH Shreveport in 1947 and was a featured
vocalist with the Bailes Brothers.
He became quite popular and signed with King Records. His initial release, a
Bailes song titled My Heart
Echoes, made the Top 10 and helped land him a position back in his home
state as performer and deejay at WLEX Lexington. In April 1949, Jimmie wrote and
recorded The Death Of Little Kathy Fiscus about the tragic accidental death of a
child in San Marino, California. It shot up to the Top 10 and became his biggest
seller. In June 1950, the outbreak of the Korean conflict provided another
opportunity for Osborne’s zest for topical material: God Please Protect America,
The Voice Of Free America, Thank God For Victory In Korea, The Korean Story,
My
Prodigal Song, and A Tribute To Robert A. Taft. Some Osborne songs, like A
Million People Have Died, which expresses sorrow and warning about increasing
numbers of fatal highway accidents, dealt with contemporary society while others
concerned traditional, romantic themes. Osborne moved to Louisville in 1952,
where he opened a record shop and had a popular deejay show at WKLO. Jimmie
Logsdon, a contemporary, describes him as extremely popular and well liked by
fans in addition to being an excellent salesman. He went over to smaller station
WGRC for a time, but had an agreement to return to WKLO when he evidently made
the decision to end his life. He had a despondent side, which apparently
contributed to his fateful suicide late in 1957. He had continued recording with
King through May 1955, leaving a legacy of 66 songs. Many of his recordings
appeared on albums released by King in the 60’s and the Dutch firm, Strictly
Country, re-issued 15 of his other singles on an album in 1988.
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Talents : Singer, Songwriter, Guitar, Deejay
Style musical : Traditional Country, Folk, Country Folk
DEATH OF LITTLE KATHY FISCUS
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Années en activité :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 1948 | SP KING 715 (US) | . | My Heart Echoes / Your Lies Have Broken My Heart |
| 1948 | SP KING 725 (US) | . | Forever Far Apart / It's So Hard To Smile |
| 1948 | SP KING 736 (US) | . | Mom Is Dying Tonight / A Vacant Sign Upon My Heart |
| 1949 | SP KING 768 (US) | . | Son Please Meet Me In Heaven / Not Unloved Nor Unclaimed |
| 1949 | SP KING 788 (US) | . |
Death Of Little Kathy Fiscus
/ A
Bundle Of Kisses |
| 1949 | SP KING 817 (US) | . | Tears Of St. Anne / Your Lovin' And |
| 1949 | SP KING 831 (US) | . | Forever And A Day / I'm Gonna Strut My Stuff |
| 1950 | SP KING 863 (US) | . | You're The Only Angel / What A Price To Pay For Love |
| 1950 | SP KING 878 (US) | . | You Get The Roses / Helpless Heart |
| 1950 | SP KING 893 (US) | . |
God Please Protect America
/ The
Moon Is Weeping Over You |
| 1950 | SP KING 908 (US) | . | Thank God For Victory In Korea / Old Family Bible |
| 1951 | SP KING 926 (US) | . | No Longer An Orphan / The Door To My Heart Is Wide Open |
| 1951 | SP KING 942 (US) | . | No Bitter Tears / My Saddest Mistake |
| 1951 | SP KING 958 (US) | . | I Hate To Be Jealous / Tell Me Daddy |
| 1951 | SP KING 971 (US) | . | Arm Of God / He'll Come Like A Thief In The Night |
| 1951 | SP KING 988 (US) | . | Voice Of Free America / I'm Just A Habit With You |
| 1951 | SP KING 1012 (US) | . | It's Me Who Has To Suffer / Love Me Or Leave Me |
| 1952 | SP KING 1038 (US) | . | Missing In Action / Give Back My Ring And Picture |
| 1952 | SP KING 1048 (US) | . | A Million People Have Died / God Has Taken My Flower |
| 1952 | SP KING 1066 (US) | . | We Can't Take It With Us / How Many Hearts Can You Break |
| 1952 | SP KING 1117 (US) | . | Automobile Baby / Mama Won't Agree |
| 1952 | SP KING 1144 (US) | . | Don't Slam The Door / This Evil Life Don't Pay |
| 1953 | SP KING 1193 (US) | . |
Nag Nag
Nag
/ I'm
Scared To Go Home |
| 1953 | SP KING 1231 (US) | . | Hills Of Roan County / My Main Trial Is Yet To Come |
| 1953 | SP KING 1268 (US) | . | Korean Story / A Tribute To Robert A. Taft |
| 1954 | SP KING 1295 (US) | . | You All Come / Come Back To Your Loved Ones |
| 1954 | SP KING 1314 (US) | . | My Tissue Paper Heart / It Just Tears Me All To Pieces |
| 1954 | SP KING 1354 (US) | . | I Did And I Does And I Do / A Tennessee Ocean |
| 1954 | SP KING 1363 (US) | . | Blue Days And Lonely Nights / Invest Your Little Heart |
| 1954 | SP KING 1393 (US) | . | First One To Know / An Empty Old Cottage |
| 1954 | SP KING 1412 (US) | . | Married On Paper / When You Told Me You Love Me |
| 1955 | SP KING 1484 (US) | . | Too Many Friends / You Can't Sometimes |
| 1955 | SP KING 1501 (US) | . | Victims Of An Innocent Dance / Sinner's Love Affair |
| 1959 | EP AUDIO EP-3 (US) |
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JIMMY OSBORNE |
Albums
| 1959 | LP 12" AUDIO AL-1527 (US) |
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JIMMIE OSBORNE SINGING SONGS HE WROTE - Nag, Nag, Nag / Mama Don't Agree / I Hate To Be Jealous / This Evil Life Don't Pay / It's Just A Habit With You / God Has Taken My Flower / Give Back My Ring And Picture / The Moon Is Weeping Over You / The Death Of Little Kathy Fiscus / How Many Hearts Can Yoou Break / You Get The Roses, I Get The Thorns / We Can't Take It With Us To Our Grave |
| 1961 | LP 12" KING 730 (US) |
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THE LEGENDARY JIMMY OSBORNE, VOL. 2 - Door To My Heart Is Wide Open / Hills Of Roan County / I'm Scared To Go Home / My Tissue Paper Heart / He'll Come Like A Thief In The Night / Empty Old Cottage / No Bitter Tears / What A Price To Pay For Love / Blue Days And Lonely Nights / You All Come / Tears Of St. Ann / I Did And I Does And I Do / My Heart Echoes / Tennessee Ocean / Helpless Heart / Vacant Sign Upon My Heart |
| 1963 | LP 12" KING 782 (US) |
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GOLDEN HARVEST - JIMMIE OSBORNE, VOL. 3 |
| 1964 | LP 12" KING 892 (US) |
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THE VERY BEST OF JIMMIE OSBORNE |
| 1965 | LP 12" KING 941 (US) |
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JIMMIE OSBORNE'S GOLDEN HARVEST (24 SONGS) |
| 1988 | LP 12" STRICTLY COUNTRY ? (D) |
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THE VOICE OF FREE AMERICA |
| 2003 | CD BRITISH ARCHIVES OF COUNTRY MUSIC 054 (US) |
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HILLS OF ROAN COUNTY - The Death Of Little Kathy Fiscus / Door To My Heart Is Wide Open / Forever And A Day / Give Back My Ring And Picture / God Has Taken My Flower / He'll Come Like A Thief In The Night / Helpless Heart / Hills Of Roan County / How My Hearts Can You Break / I Hate To Be Jealous / I've Just Placed A Vacant Sign Upon Your Heart / I'm Gonna Strut My Stuff / I'm Just A Habit With You / I'm Scared To Go Home / Mama Don't Agree / Moon Is Weeping Over You / My Heart Echoes / My Main Trial Is Yet To Come / Nag Nag Nag / No Bitter Tears / Tears Of St Anne / This Evil Life Don't Pay / We Can't Take It With Us To Our Grave / What A Price To Pay For Love / You Get The Roses I Get The Thorns |
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