Jim Nesbitt Born:  December 1, 1931 Died:  November 29, 2007 WAGS Bishopville, SC WBLU Salem, VA WJMX Florence, SC WJOT Lake City, SC WYMB Manning, SC WFEG Sumter, SC (1949)

About The Artist Jim Nesbitt was primarily a disc jockey from South Carolina who also sang and had a talent for humorous songs, often with a flair for political satire. Although never part of the Nashville scene, he managed to put thirteen songs on the Billboard charts over a decade. He also appeared on many package shows during the course of the 1961-1970 years. Some of his numbers had a "talking blues" nature, particularly those that looked at year-by-year political situations. A native of Bishopville, South Carolina, Nesbitt worked there as a deejay. His initial recordings first appeared on small labels, but the masters were sold and later appeared on the larger Dot, all within a matter of weeks. Jim also made frequent TV appearances on the Slim Mims Show in Florence, South Carolina. After signing with Chart Records, Nesbitt seemed to hit his stride with "Lookin' for More in '64," which was on the charts for 24 weeks, peaking at number 7. He followed it up with "Still Alive In '65," "Heck of a Fix in '66," "Clean the Slate in '68," and "Havin' Fun in '71." Other memorable non-political songs included "Tiger in My Tank," "Truck Drivin' Cat with Nine Wives," and "Running Bare." Chart released three LPs of his material, and later a Scorpion one. By 1973, Jim's songs had dropped from the charts and he signed with other labels, but his later recordings failed to restore the magic that had worked earlier. He made his last recording in 1988. He reportedly was in the mobile home business in Florence, South Carolina and died two days prior to his 76th birthday. Credits & Sources Hillbilly-Music.com would like to express its thanks to Ivan M. Tribe, author of Mountaineer Jamboree — Country Music in West Virginia and other books that can be found on Amazon.com and numerous articles in other publications for providing us with information about this artist. Appearance History This Month

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Recordings (78rpm/45rpm)   Capricorn Rec. No. Side Song Title   236 A Shaving Cream   236 A Shaving Cream   236 B Suck It Up Suds   236 B Suck It Up Suds   Chart Rec. No. Side Song Title   1008 A Quittin' Time   1008 A Quittin? Time   1008 B So Many Times   1008 B So Many Times   1018 A Truck Drivin' Cat with Nine Lives   1018 A Truck Drivin? Cat with Nine Lives   1018 B Social Security   1018 B Social Security   1039 A Clean the Slate in '68   1039 A Clean the Slate in ?68   1039 B The Husband Is the Last One to Know   1039 B The Husband Is the Last One to Know   1055 A Six Broken Hearts   1055 A Six Broken Hearts   1055 B Living the Life of Riley   1055 B Living the Life of Riley\   1065 A Lookin? for More in ?64   1065 A Lookin? for More in ?64   1065 B (Go on and) Cry Me A River   1065 B (Go on and) Cry Me A River   1100 A Mother-in-Law   1100 A Mother-in-Law   1100 B If You Don?t Love Me (Tell Me Now)   1100 B If You Don't Love Me (Tell Me Now)   1165 A A Tiger in My Tank   1165 A A Tiger in My Tank   1165 B I Can?t Stand this Living Alone   1165 B I Can't Stand this Living Alone   1200 A Still Alive in ?65   1200 A Still Alive in '65   1200 B I Laughed when You Said You Were Leaving   1200 B I Laughed when You Said You Were Leaving   1240 A The Friendly Undertaker   1240 A The Friendly Undertaker   1240 B Crying and Waiting for You   1240 B Crying and Waiting for You   1290 A You Better Watch Your Friends   1290 A You Better Watch Your Friends   1290 B You?re No Good   1290 B You're No Good   1320 A She Didn?t Come Home   1320 A She Didn't Come Home   1320 B Working All My Life   1320 B Working All My Life   1350 A Heck of a Fix in ?66   1350 A Heck of a Fix in ?66   1350 B I?m from the Country   1350 B I?m from the Country   1410 A Stranded   1410 A Stranded   1410 B These Modern Things   1410 B These Modern Things   1445 A I Want to Put My Operation on TV   1445 A I Want to Put My Operation on TV   1445 B Husbands-in-Law   1445 B Husbands-in-Law   5004 A I'm Yeller   5004 A I?m Yeller   5004 B If You See My Brother   5004 B If You See My Brother   5023 A It's Great to Stay in the USA   5023 A It?s Great to Stay in the USA   5023 B Intoxicated, Frustrated Me   5023 B Intoxicated, Frustrated Me   5052 A Running Bare   5052 A Running Bare   5052 B A Good Woman Is Hard to Find   5052 B A Good Woman Is Hard to Find   5070 A When They Sent My Old Lady to the Moon   5070 A When They Sent My Old Lady to the Moon   5070 B My Old Drinking Friends   5070 B My Old Drinking Friends   5096 A Spiro [Agnew]   5096 A Spiro [Agnew]   5096 B Pollution   5096 B Pollution   5112 A I Love them Old Nasty Cigarettes   5112 A I Love them Old Nasty Cigarettes   5112 B Nice Guys Always Finish Last   5112 B Nice Guys Always Finish Last   5131 A Havin? Fun in '71   5131 A Havin? Fun in ?71   5131 B Here Today and Here Tomorrow   5131 B Here Today and Here Tomorrow   5150 A I'm a Married Man   5150 A I?m a Married Man   5150 B Going Home to Die   5150 B Going Home to Die   5193 A Mr. Jones (I Want to Marry Your Wife)   5193 A Mr. Jones (I Want to Marry Your Wife)   5193 B Bars Put Me Behind these Bars   5193 B Bars Put Me Behind these Bars   5202 A Whiskey Sampler   5202 A Whiskey Sampler   5202 B From the Moment You?   5202 B From the Moment You?   Dot Rec. No. Side Song Title   16197 A Please Mr. Kennedy   16197 A Please Mr. Kennedy   16197 B The Horse Race   16197 B The Horse Race   16424 A Im a Married Man   16424 A Im a Married Man   16424 B Livin? offa Credit   16424 B Livin? offa Credit   Scorpion Rec. No. Side Song Title   500 A Phone Call from the Devil   500 A Phone Call from the Devil   500 B Drop in the Bucket   500 B Drop in the Bucket   505 A Overseas by Rail   505 A Overseas by Rail   505 B The Short Sheriff   505 B The Short Sheriff   513 A Run for a Life ( Tammy Haney only)   513 A Run for a Life ( Tammy Haney only)   513 B Two Fold (Nesbitt & Haney   513 B Two Fold (Nesbitt & Haney   Smash Rec. No. Side Song Title   1746 A New Frontier   1746 A New Frontier   1746 B Husband-in-Law   1746 B Husband-in-Law   Two Fold Rec. No. Side Song Title   8884 A The Lizard Man   8884 A The Lizard Man   8884 B Sexual Desire   8884 B Sexual Desire