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Bowen, Jimmy

Born 1937 in Santa Rita, N.M. Moved to Dumas, Texas, at the age of 8.

References:
   Discography in issue 13 (1976) of New Kommotion.


Original Releases

Discography is intended to be complete through 1964

Date & Source Label & Number V Titles {& References to LP/CD List} As By Matrix Numbers
1957/Feb. 2
Bb pop rev.
Roulette R-4001 I'm Stickin' With You {g,i,k,n,q,t}
Ever Lovin' Fingers {d,g,k,n,q,t}
2
2
RR-3172
RR-3173
 
 
Roulette EPR-1-302 I'm Stickin' With You
Warm Up To Me Baby
Raggedy Anne
Ever Since That Night
2
2
2
2
A
A
B
B
1957/Apr. 27
Bb pop rev.
Roulette R-4010 Warm Up To Me Baby {g,k,n,q,t}
I Trusted You {g,k,n,q,t}
2
2
12122
12016
1957/Aug. 5
Bb pop rev.
Roulette R-4017 Don't Tell Me Your Troubles {n,q,t}
Ever Since That Night {g,k,n,q,t}
2
2
12223
12125
1957/Sept. 30
Bb pop rev.
Roulette R-4023 It's Shameful {g,k,o,q,t}
Cross Over {o,q,t}
2
2
12123
12224
1958/Mar.
(Bb est.)
Roulette R-4057 I'm Keeping You {n,q}
Can She Kiss {n,q,r}
2
2
12620
12579
1958/July 21
Bb pop rev.
Roulette R-4083 The Two Step {h,n,o,q,t}
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon {c,h,n,o,q,t}
2
2
12925
12927
1958/Sept. 22
Bb pop rev.
Roulette R-4102 My Kind Of Woman {h,n,o,q,t}
Blue Moon {h,o,q,t}
1
1
13154
13155
1958/Dec. 8
Bb r&b rev.
Roulette R-4122 Wish I Were Tied To You {n,q,t}
Always Faithful {o,q,t}
3
3
13256
13255
1959/Aug.
(Bb est.)
Roulette R-4175 You're Just Wasting Your Time {n,p,q,t}
Walkin' On Air {o,q,t}
4
4
14030
14028
1960/Jan. 25
Bb pop rev.
Roulette R-4224 Oh Yeah! Oh Yeah! Mm Mm {o,q,t}
(I Need) Your Loving Arms {q}
1
1
14395
14396
1961/Mar.
(Bb est.)
Capehart 5005 It's Against The Law {b,f}
Teenage Dreamworld {e}
1
1
CA-5010
CA-5009
1961/Aug. 28
Bb pop rev.
Crest 45-1085 Somebody To Love {j,l}
Don't Drop It {m}
1
1
CM-1098
CM-1099
1964/Mar.
(Bb est.)
Reprise 0264 The Big Bus {a}
The Biggest Lover In Town
 
1
 
2581
1957
(BSN est.)
Roulette R-25004 Jimmy Bowen  [monaural]
I'm Stickin' With You
It's Shameful
Stop Wasting My Time {g,k,n,q,t}
Aching Heart {g,k,o,q,t}
Money Honey {g,k,n,q,t}
Warm Up To Me Baby
Raggedy Ann {g,k,n,q,s,t}
Ever Since That Night
Way Back Home {g,k,q,s,t}
Ever Lovin' Fingers
Last Night
I Trusted You
 
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[LP track]   Last Night {g,k,o,q,t}
Stick With Me {h,n,o,q,t}
Whenever I'm Lonely {o,q,t}
Your Loving Arms {o,t}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additional Tracks on Comps
 
 
[unissued]   Dusk To Dawn {q}
Eeenie Meenie Minnie Moe {q}
Just Lookin' {q}
Yellow Rose Of Texas  [instr.] {q}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

References in "As By" Column:

  1. as by Jimmy Bowen
  2. as by Jimmy Bowen With The Rhythm Orchids
  3. as by Jimmy Bowen With Hugo Peretti & His Orch.
  4. as by Jimmy Bowen With Joe Reisman's Orch. & Chorus

Other Notes:


Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

a. Beaver BLP 3306 (lp) That's Rock & Roll, Vol. 6
b. Beaver BLP 3316 (lp) That's Rock & Roll, Vol. 16
c. Century [??] (cd) Rockabilly Party
d. Century [?] (cd) Rockabilly City
e. Classics 708 (cd) Teenage Time
f. Classics 711 (cd) My Bobby Sox Queen
g. Collectables 5406 (cd) The Best Of Jimmy Bowen
h. Collectables 6212 (cd) Buddy Knox [And] Buddy & Jimmy
i. Disky DO 250542 (cd) As Good As It Gets: Rockabilly
j. Juke Box Saturday Night JBSN 1003 (lp) Rock 'N' Roll Fever, Vol. 3
k. Murray Hill 61315 (lp) All His Hits / Jimmy Bowen
l. Rockstar 1002 (lp) The Best Of Crest Records, Vol. 1: Can You Bop?
m. Rockstar 1003 (lp) The Best Of Crest Records, Vol. 2: Rockin' And A Rollin'
n. Roulette 25004 (lp) Jimmy Bowen
o. Roulette 25048 (lp) Buddy Knox And Jimmy Bowen
p. SABAM SABAM 0100 (lp) The Rocking Jiving King
q. Sequel NED CD 278 (cd) Buddy Knox, Jimmy Bowen: The Complete Roulette Recordings
r. Teenage Heaven TH 275 (lp) Country Rockers, Vol. 1 - Thousand Rockin' Guitars
s. Zomboco 10 (cd) Real Rare Rockabilly, Vol. 10
t. [label?] 2C 068- 2500416 (cd) I'm Stickin' With You / Jimmy Bowen


Acknowledgments:   Bear Family catalog, Both Sides Now, CMF Library, Marc Coulavin, Bill Davis, Will Derrington, Udo Frank, Bernd Hermoneit, Stephan Koenig, Tom Krajina, Michel Proost, Tom Reed, Rock & Roll Musik Magazin, Don Stilton, Adriaan Sturm, Perica Sucevic, Joe Wajgel, Bjorn Witlox

Compilation & presentation © 2008, Terry E. Gordon This page generated on 08/31/2008

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