The Steel Guitar Forum

As a good son I'm asking this question for my mother. Her and some of the ederly ladies at the senior citizens home are trying to remember who 1st sang the song Your Nobodys Darling But Mine. It would be nice if I could find out for her.
Thanks

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btaft

tex ritter and gene autry

Although Tex Ritter and Gene Autrie may have recorded "Be Nobody's Darlin" they were not the first.
The prize goes to the man who wrote it. Gov.Jimmy Davis of Louisianna.
The last recording of it I can think of was by Clinton Gregory.
Mike

I think that Mike has it right..The Gov. Jimmy Davis was the 1st one that i have heard of that recorded that song..Ron

yep, jimmy was the one that wrote and recorded it first. i just remember tex coming to our theatre here on stage in the 40's and singing that song too. i have senior moments too. lol. uh what time is it? lol

it was recorded in 1935. by jimmy davis

My favorite cut of all time on this song was by the Louvin Brothers. Charlie sang the first verse and Ira harmonized on the bridge. Later in the song they switched parts and Ira sang the lead with Charlie harmonizing and then Charlie went up an octave where Ira was and the Ira harmonized on top of Charlie. They covered about three octaves on their version of this song. If you ain't hip to the Louvins you're missing out on some great music plus some hot fingerstyle guitar by Jimmy Capps, Paul Yandell, etc. and some beautiful acoustic mandolin by Ira Louvin.

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Livin' in the Past and the Future with a 12 string Mooney tuning.

I believe Jimmy Wakely did this song, but Jimmy Davis for positive did a good job on his recording of this. A good old song.

Earl
ZB 11-4 Custom, a good old steel

Gov. Jimmie Davis is the correct answer. As a side note, I had the priviledge of doing a session with the late Gov. in 1997. He couldn't get his throat cleared enough to even warm up. We asked him could we get him something and he told his wife, Mrs. Anna, to get him "a piece of light bread and a glass of water". She did and it worked! He began to warm up and sing those old songs. "Someone to Care" sent cold chills up my spine! One of the most memorable days of my life!

Moved from 'Steel Players' to 'Music'

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