Jimmy & Dorothy Blakley, Roswell

Not too often that I do such a quick turnaround on someone that's just been 'Stomped. Heck, I've got so much stuff to 'Stomp I haven't done multiple 'Stomps on folks but just a couple of times. But we just rolled through Roswell last week and these two 78s came in the mail just shortly before... so what the hay/hey!



Here's a pair of nice uptempo boppers from Dorothy & Jimmy Blakley with "You Left Me With The Blues" followed by the a-side of their next single, the goofy "Ping Pong", which got pretty well panned in Billboard.

According to information I received from Dick Grant both sides were recorded in mid '55 at the same session with Norman Petty in Clovis. Starday 200 saw release at the tail end of 1955 and "Ping Pong" came at the following year. Dick's sessionography also notes that lead guitar on both tracks, and most other Jimmy/Dorothy recordings, came from brother Cliff Blakley of "Get Off My Toe" fame.

Interesting to note that Starday 200 was preceded with releases by Midland's Gene Tabor("Real Gone Jesse" (#198)) and Kermit's Fred Crawford with ("Can't Live With 'Em" (#199)). Continuing with the "interesting to note"'s... Jimmy would recut Gene Tabor's "I'm Not the Marryin' Kind" for Dixie in 1957.*

And one more interesting note... Jimmy Blakley, Jr. began playing drums for mom and pop at Scotty's in Roswell in 1956... he was age 12 at time time. While living in Lubbock in the 80s Jimmy was a member of a band called Warhorse. I believe this is the same Warhorse band that appeared on the Abbey Road lp that got stomped HERE just last week. WILD coincidence! (Jimmy, Jr.'s MYSPACE)

*Thanks to Dick Grant who sent along a nice run down of the recording sessions for the Blakley clan.

Here's my previous 'Stomp on Jimmy's D 45 "Island Paradise".
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Head over to my twang blawg, Country. & Western where I've got a nice early Starday side up from Bob Heppler.