Guitariste et chanteur Country US né Rivers Lewis, frère de "Texas" Jim Lewis. Jack Rivers a débuté en 1930. Il est mort en 1989.

Guitarist & singer, Brother of "Texas" Jim Lewis, started recording in the 1930s. One of the first guitarists to use a solid body electric guitar. In 1947 luthier Paul Bigsby made a custom electric solid body for Rivers which predated the one Bigsby later made for Merle Travis. Rivers moved from LA to Seattle in the 50s where he continued recording, owned several record labels & performed live until the 60s. He died in 1989.

Talents : Vocals, Guitar

Style musical : Traditional Country, Rockabilly

THE WILD GUITAR (1950)

Jelly Bean Rag (1950)

NAVY HOT ROD (1952)

My Baby Don't Love Nobody (1958)

Slowly I'm Walking The Dog (1958)

SHOULD HAVE KNOWN (1959)

Years in activity :

1910 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2000 10

DISCOGRAPHY

78 t. & Singles

194? 78 t. Mac Gregor CPM10-398/399 (US)

JACK RIVERS BOYS - Varsovienna / Rye Waltz

194? 78 t. Mac Gregor 400 (US)

JACK RIVERS BOYS - Scottische / Heel And Toe Polka

1946 78 t. TRILON 18575 (US)

Jack RIVERS & His Muddy Creek Cowboys - A Least A Million Today / Detour 

05/1946 78 t. TRILON 18576 (US)

Jack RIVERS & His Muddy Creek Cowboys - I've Found Somebody New / Sargent's Stomp

09/1946 78 t. TRILON 124 (US)

Jack RIVERS & His TEXAS TORNADOES - Texas Tornado / If I Knew What It Meant To Be Lonesome

09/1946 78 t. TRILON 125 (US)

Jack RIVERS & His TEXAS TORNADOES - Playing Games With Me / Blue Blue Eyes

1946 78 t. ALADDIN 508 (US)

Texas Tornado (Jack RIVERS) / What It Means To Be Blue (Dude JACKSON)

1948 78 t. SAN FERNANDO 501 (US) ? / ?
1948 78 t. SAN FERNANDO 503 (US) ? / ?
1948 78 t. SAN FERNANDO 504 (US) ? / ?
1948 78 t. SAN FERNANDO 505/506 (US)

Night After Night / A Million Memories

08/1948 78 t. CAPITOL 15169 (US)

Dear Oakie / A Million Memories

11/1948 78 t. CAPITOL 15283 (US)

My Daddy’s Only Picture / Arkansas

03/1949 78 t. CORAL 64004 (US)

Jack Rivers & His River Boys - Watch Your Heart / Draggin‘ The Steel (instr.)

1949 78 t. CORAL 64005 (US)

Jack Rivers & His River Boys - I’m Just Living With My Sorrow / Letter Asking For My Broken Heart

1949 78 t. ABC EAGLE 113 (US)

Riders In The Sky / Wreath Of Roses

1949 78 t. ABC EAGLE 123 (US)

Nebraska - My Home / Nebraska Sweetheart

1949 78 t. ABC EAGLE 141 (US) ? / ?
1949 78 t. ABC EAGLE 148 (US) ? / ?
1949 78 t. ABC EAGLE 149 (US) ? / ?
1949 78 t. ABC EAGLE 150 (US)

I Don‘t Write No Letters (And Nobody Answers) / Country Bo

1949 78 t. ABC EAGLE 153 (US) ? / ?
1949 78 t. ABC EAGLE 161 (US)

Go To Church / The Family That Plays Together

09/1949 78 t. ABC EAGLE 191 (US)

A Year Of City Living / Lorelei

1950 78 t. CORAL 64043 (US) Me And My Teddy Bear / That Lucky Old Red-Nosed Mule
1950 SP CORAL 9-64043 (US)

Me And My Teddy Bear / That Lucky Old Red-Nosed Mule

06/1950 78 t. CORAL 64049 (US) The Wild Guitar (instr.) / Jelly Bean Rag
06/1950 SP CORAL 9-64049 (US)

The Wild Guitar (instr.) / Jelly Bean Rag

01/1951 78 t. CORAL 64072 (US) Haunted House Again / Buggle Call Baby
01/1951 SP CORAL 9-64072 (US)

Haunted House Again / Buggle Call Baby

02/1951 78 t. CORAL 64084 (US) Shame, Shame On Jolie / Summer Or Winter
02/1951 SP CORAL 9-64084 (US)

Shame, Shame On Jolie / Summer Or Winter

1952 78 t. & SP LARIAT ME 1421 (US)

If You Could Only Be Mine (with Janie Tucker) / Penguin Drag

1952 78 t. & SP JR Ranch ME 1422 (US)

My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time / Rosetta

1952 78 t. & SP JR Ranch ME 1423 (US)

Jack Rivers, Slim Dossey, Bill Osborne, Frank Elder ‎– Mirror On The Wall / The Angel Heaven Sent To Me

1952 78 t. & SP JR Ranch ME 1425 (US)

If You Could Only Be Mine (with Janie Tucker) / ?

1952 78 t. & SP JR Ranch ME 1426 (US)

Ragtime Annie (Fiddlin' Neil, Jack Rivers) / Liberty (Jack Rivers, Fiddlin' Neil)

1952 78 t. & SP JR Ranch ME 1427 (US)

Sweet Sue / Penguin Drag

1952 78 t. & SP JR Ranch ME 1428 (US)

My Dreams Are Gettin Better All The Time (with Janie Tucker) / Rosetta (with Neil Levang)

09/1952 SP LISTEN 45-1441 (US) Navy Hot Rod / One Woman Man
1952 SP ? ? (US)

Hot Rod Lincoln / ?

1952 ? SP ? ME 1445 (US) ? / ?
1952 ? SP ? ME 1446 (US) ? / ?
1952 ? SP ? ME 1447 (US) ? / ?
195? SP Horace Heidt 1050 (US) ? / ?
1953 SP VOGUE 1027 (US) ? / ?
07/1958 SP NOW 1003 (US)

My Baby Don't Love Nobody / Slowly I'm Walking The Dog

08/1958 SP ALSIE AL 518 (US)

Trucks Can't Make It In Six Days Anymore / D.O.W. From Wenatchee

05/1959 SP D 1071 (US)

If You Were Mine / Should Have Known

06/1960 SP SHASTA SH-45-136 (US)

The Saddest Eyes / There’s A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere

196? SP M.R.M. 101 (US)

Ramblin' Rose / Under The Double Eagle

19?? SP AMBASSADOR 1003 (US)

Dirty Ol‘  Woman / ?













Albums

196? LP 12" Sandbox LP-500 (US)

Jack Rivers - You Passed (Like A Ship In The Night) / Who Gave You The Right / Steel Guitar Rag / Detour / Heartaches By The Number / If You Would Only Be Mine / It Isn't Right / Whiskey River / He Taught Me To Yodel / Skid Row / Little Ol' Wine Drinker Me / Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On

197? LP 12" Alsie ?

Alsie Records Presents Jack Rivers and Bill Young from Europe At Night - Nobody's Darlin' / Wind Gave You The Right / Buffalo Beauty / Without You / D.O.M. / You... Like A Deep In The Night / Silver Wings / Burning Bridges / Trophes / I Plan To Cry A Letter / Sittin' In A Honky Tonk / Temporary Love

1985 LP 12" CATTLE LP 84 (GER) JUST PLAIN OLD ORDINARY ME - Razor Strap Boogie / Who Knows ? / Lonesome Darlin' / If I Hadn't Met You / Just Plain Old Ordinary Me / There's A New Star In Heaven / Texas Tornado / If You Would Only Be Mine / Bonaparte's Retreat / Bugle Call Baby / Out Of A Clear Blue Sky / If I Hadn't Stopped To Say Hello / Sleepy-Eyed John / Your Sweetheart Isn't Brokenhearted Now / Hannah From Louisiana / M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I
1986 LP 12" CATTLE LP 91 (GER) HAUNTED HOUSE BOOGIE - Haunted House Boogie / Dear Oakie / A Million Memories / Arkansas / My Daddy Is Only A Picture / Shame, Shame On Jolie / Summer Or Winter / That Lucky Old Red-Nosed Mule / Cimmaron / A Year And A Day / You're Sorry Now / Lipstick / Golden Slippers / Playin' Games With Me / Baby I'm Still In Love With You / A Lie Can't Mend A Broken Heart
2008 CD BACM CD D 150 (UK)

There’s A New Star In Heaven - JACK RIVERS & His RIVER BOYS - A Lie Can't Mend A Broken Heart / My Old Kentucky Home (instr.) / Apache Trail / Am I Foolish / Hang Your Head In Shame / Someday You'll Want Me To Want You / Darling Nellie Gray (instr.) / Ridin' Down To Santa Fe / Don't Lay The Blame On Me / Hi-E Hi-O / There's A New Star In Heaven / Pig Ankle Rag (instr.) / Little Liza Jane / Playin' Games With Me / You Waited A Little Too Long / Texas Tornado / Lazy River (instr.) / Arkansas Traveller-Soldier's Joy (instr.) / Baby I'm Still In Love With You / Timber Trail / I've A Feelin' I'm Losing You / Little Sweetheart I Miss You / Arkansas / Little Brown Jug (instr.) / AFRS Melody Roundup (Radio broadcast 1948)

10/2011 CD BACM CD D 361 (UK) NAVY HOT ROD - JACK RIVERS - VOL. 2 - RECORDED 1946 -1958 - At Least A Million Tears / Detour / I Found Somebody New / Sargent's Stomp / Blue Blue Eyes / Playing Games With Me / A Year Of City Living / Lorelei / The Wild Guitar / Jelly Bean Rag / Shame, Shame On Jolie Blon / Summer Or Winter / Rosetta / Navy Hot Rod / One Woman Man / Osborne Boogie / Get On The Happy Side Of Living / Were You There / Sweet Sue / If You Could Only Be Mine / My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time / Galloping Guitar / My Baby Don't Love / Slowly I'm Walking The Dog / You Can't Break The Chains Of Love / Moon Over Montana / What It Means To Be Blue

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