Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan Born:  October 29, 1916 Died:  July 31, 1994 KFOX Long Beach, CA KWK St. Louis, MO KXLA Pasadena, CA

Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan was said to be a true native son of the Golden West. When he was just 14, he decided he wanted to be a singing cowboy and enrolled in a mail order guitar instructional course. He later was performing on radio station KWK out of St. Louis, Missouri and was there until he enlisted with the US Navy. He served as a radioman for five years in the armed forces. He also got to entertain the troops at numerous bases in the South Pacific during his hitch. When he was discharged from the armed forces after the war, he decided to make Los Angeles, CA his home. He recorded for Capitol Records for a time. His first record was "Tennessee Baby" b/w "Goodbye My One and Only"; it was released in 1949. He also had hits with tunes such as "It Had To Come Someday", "I'll Sail My Ship Alone", "Who's Kiddin' Who", "Hot Rod Race", and "I'll Make Believe". While on the west coast, he played the various nightclubs with is band (we don't know the name, if any, of his band) in Southern California and was billing himself as "America's Cowboy Troubador". He was about 5'10" and about 170 pounds back then. His other interests were said to include swimming and boxing. Credits & Sources Country Song Roundup No. 12, June 1951, Charlton Publishing Corp., Derby, CT. Get The Music

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4 Star Rec. No. Side Song Title   1272 A You Will Have To Pay   1272 B I'd Rather Be Living Alone   Capitol Rec. No. Side Song Title   1150 A I'll Hate Myself Tomorrow   1150 B Wham Bam, Thank You Ma'am   1245 A I've Got The Craziest Feeling   1245 B Load Of Trouble   1302 A R.F.D Blues   1302 B I'll Make Believe   1322 A Hot Rod Race   1322 B Walkin' With The Blues   1371 A Many's The Time   1371 B Lost Love Blues   1423 A I Always Play A Losing Hand   1423 B Wine, Women And Pink Elephants   1487 A The Spider And The Fly   1487 B I'm Alone   1633 A Hot Rod Race   1633 B I'll Sail My Ship Alone   1720 A Juke Box Boogie   1720 B Sailor's Blues   1832 A Until I Die   1832 B That Last Love Letter   1970 A Stingy   1970 B Trade Winds Never Lie   2006 A Got My Heart Set On You   2006 B There's A Blue Sky Way Out Yonder   2118 A Rack Up The Balls, Boys   2118 B Rubber Ball Heart   2244 A Nicotine Fits   2244 B Hot Rod Mama   2367 A Playin' Dominoes And Shootin' Dice   2367 B Memories And Heartaches   2482 A The Wheel That Does The Squeakin'   2482 B I Can't Run Away   2713 A Tool Pusher On A Rotary Rig   2713 B If I Could Look Inside   2830 A Look-A-Here, Baby   2830 B I'll Never Go Sailing Again   2977 A A Sailor's Letter   2977 B I Wonder If I Can Lose The Blues This Way   3150 A What's Another Broken Heart   3150 B Jolly Captain Huddlestead   40213 A Tennessee Baby   40213 B Good-Bye My One And Only   40261 A I�m Gonna Whittle You Down To My Size   40261 B All Alone In Texas   40287 A I Ain�t Gonna Bring My Bacon Home To You   40287 B Who�s Kiddin� Who   952 A I'll Sail My Ship Alone   952 B It Had To Come Someday

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