Lloyd, Jimmy

Real name Jimmie Logsdon. Born 1922 in Panther, Ky. A performer on WHAS-TV (Louisville, Ky.) in 1954. Recorded mainstream country under his real name. Died in 2001.

References:

Trade paper ad, Cash Box, 1958/Apr. 5.
Fan magazine article: "Cowboy Song Stars: Jimmie Logsdon", Cowboy Songs, 1953/Mar.
Fan magazine article: "Kentucky Corn Cracker: Jimmie Logsdon", Cowboy Songs, 1954/Mar.-Apr.
Feature article and discography in issue 102 (2006) of Rockin' Fifties.

Original Releases

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Date & Source	Label & Number	Title & "As By" Name	Matrix	Comps
1957/Mar. 9 Bb c&w rev.	Starday (Tenn.) 45-286	No Longer — Jimmy Logsdon	2538
		Can't Make Up My Mind — Jimmy Logsdon	2537
1957/Aug. 26 Bb ad or art.	Roulette (N.Y.) RCW-7001	Where The Rio De Rosa Flows — Jimmy Lloyd	12311	Bear Family CD 15650 (#3) Bear Family CD 16724 (#11) Club PR LP 008 (#4) Disky CD 250542 (#32) Hollowbody CD 12002 (#12) Knockville LP 4403 (#14) Lucky CD 805 (#7) Not Now Music CD 346 (#46) Pye LP 28245 (#1) Sequel CD 619 (#7) Sleazy CD 04 (#4) Smith & Co. CD 1145 (#46)
		( We've Reached) The Beginning Of The End — Jimmy Lloyd	12310	Bear Family CD 15650 (#4)
1958/Apr. 7 Bb pop rev.	Roulette (N.Y.) R-4062	I Got A Rocket In My Pocket — Jimmy Lloyd	12318	Ace CD 1268 (#28) Bear Family CD 15650 (#1) Bear Family CD 16724 (#1) Born Bad LP 002 (#2) Born Bad CD 002 (#2) Cato LP 005 (#1) Fantastic Voyage CD 017 (#57) Fed CD 09 (#11) Hollowbody CD 12002 (#19) Knockville LP 4403 (#17) Lucky CD 502 (#12) MSIF CD 2001 (#16) Mustang CD 12 (#16) Presto CD 5 (#24) Pye LP 28245 (#11) Rhino CD 70741 (#16) Rhino CD 73346 (#98) STCTU CD 003 (#26) Sequel CD 619 (#5) Viper CD 014 (#2)
		You're Gone Baby — Jimmy Lloyd	12319	Bear Family CD 15650 (#2) Bear Family CD 16724 (#18) Disky CD 250542 (#64) Hollowbody CD 12002 (#11) Lucky CD 802 (#2) Pye LP 28245 (#2) Sequel CD 619 (#6) Smith & Co. CD 1170 (#63)

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks


1978	Pye (England) NSPL 28245	LP	Roulette Rock 'N' Roll Collection
1986	Born Bad (England) BB 002	LP	Born Bad, Vol. 2
1991	Rhino (United States) R2 70741	CD	Rock This Town: Rockabilly Hits, Vol. 1
1992	Hollowbody (United States) HC 12002	CD	Rockin' In The Farmhouse: Original Rockabilly & Chicken Bop, Vol. 2
	MSIF (Japan) 2001	CD	Roots Of Stray Cats, Vol. 1
1993	Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15650	CD	I Got A Rocket In My Pocket / Jimmie Logsdon
1994	Sequel (England) 619	CD	Roulette Rock And Roll Collection
1995	Club PR (Spain) PRLP- 008	LP	Pure Rockabilly, Vol. 8
1996	Lucky (England) CDLR 802	CD	Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 2
	Lucky (England) CDLR 805	CD	Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 5
1998	Born Bad (England) BB 002	CD	Born Bad, Vol. 2
2000	Disky (Netherlands) DO 250542	CD	As Good As It Gets: Rockabilly
2003	Viper CD 014	CD	The Ultimate 50's Rockin' Sci-Fi Disc
2006	Bear Family (Germany) BCD 16724	CD	That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 24 (Roulette)
	Rhino (United States) R2 73346	CD	Rockin' Bones: '50s Punk & Rockabilly
2008	Smith & Co. (Netherlands) SCCD 1145	CD	Great Rockabilly: Just About As Good As It Gets!, Vol. 2
2009	Fantastic Voyage (England) FVTD 017	CD	Good Rockin' Tonight: Red Hot Rockabilly
2010	Ace (England) CDCHD 1268	CD	A Rocket In My Pocket
	Cato (England) LP 005	LP	Songs The Cramps Taught Us, Vol. 5
	Not Now Music NOT2CD 346	CD	Real Raw Rockabilly
year?	Fed (Sweden) 09	CD	The Fed Story, Vol. 9
	Knockville (Netherlands) 4403	LP	Rock And Roll For Collectors, Vol. 3
	Lucky (England) CDLR 502	CD	Pianola Rock-Ola, Vol. 2
	Mustang MUST 12	CD	Oh Oh Oh Rock
	Presto Vol. 5	CD	Big Bad Rockabilly Boppers, Vol. 5
	STCTU STCTU- 003	CD	Songs The Cramps Taught Us, Vol. 3
	Sleazy RAB 04	CD	Rockabilly Race: 25 Pure Rockabilly Tracks, Vol. 4
	Smith & Co. SCCD 1170	CD	Great Rockabilly: Just About As Good As It Gets!, Vol. 3

Acknowledgments: CMF Library, Stephane Chatain, Scott Cheesebrew, Bill Davis, Udo Frank, Louisville's Own, Gerd Miller, Uncle Gil, Joe Wajgel, Bjorn Witlox

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