Jim Nesbitt
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Jim Nesbitt was a country music
singer. He had his first hit with "Please Mr. Kennedy" in 1961. It was released on Dot Records
and became a number one hit on the Billboard charts. His next hit, "New Frontier" reached #11 on Billboard. It was recorded on Rush Records in 1962. He had another hit in 1964 on the Chart label
with "Lookin' For More In '64" It reached #11 on the Billboard charts. He also recorded "A Tiger In My Tank". It stayed on the Cash Box charts for 13 weeks. He had several other hits on the Chart label. He released his last album, Phone Call From The Devil, in 1975 on Scorpion Records.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer. He had his first hit with "Please Mr. Kennedy" in 1961. It was released on Dot Records
Dot Records
Dot Records was an American record label and company that was active between 1950 and 1977. It was founded by Randy Wood. In Gallatin, Tennessee, Wood had earlier started a mail order record shop, known for its radio ads on WLAC in Nashville and its R&B air personality Bill "Hoss" Allen...
and became a number one hit on the Billboard charts. His next hit, "New Frontier" reached #11 on Billboard. It was recorded on Rush Records in 1962. He had another hit in 1964 on the Chart label
Chart Records
Chart Records was a country music record label of the 1960s, best known for turning Lynn Anderson into a major country star. It was owned by Slim Williamson.The label was founded in 1964...
with "Lookin' For More In '64" It reached #11 on the Billboard charts. He also recorded "A Tiger In My Tank". It stayed on the Cash Box charts for 13 weeks. He had several other hits on the Chart label. He released his last album, Phone Call From The Devil, in 1975 on Scorpion Records.
Albums
| Year | Album | US Country | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Your Favorite Comedy and Heart Songs | — | Chart |
| 1968 | Truck Drivin' Cat with Nine Wives | 26 | |
| 1970 | Runnin' Bare | — | |
| 1971 | The Best of Jim Nesbitt | — | |
| 1978 | Phone Call from the Devil | — | Scorpion |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country | |||
| 1961 | "Please Mr. Kennedy" | 11 | — | singles only |
| 1963 | "Livin' Offa Credit" | 28 | — | |
| 1964 | "Looking for More in '64" | 7 | — | Your Favorite Comedy and Heart Songs |
| "Mother-in-Law" | 20 | — | ||
| 1965 | "A Tiger in My Tank" | 15 | — | singles only |
| "Still Alive in '65" | 34 | — | ||
| "The Friendly Undertaker" | 21 | — | ||
| 1966 | "You Better Watch Your Friends" | 49 | — | Your Favorite Comedy and Heart Songs |
| "She Didn't Come Home" | — | — | singles only | |
| "Heck of a Fix in 66" | 38 | — | ||
| "Stranded" | 60 | — | ||
| 1967 | "Husbands-in-Law" | 74 | — | |
| "Quittin' Time" | — | — | ||
| 1968 | "Truck Drivin' Cat with Nine Wives" | 63 | — | Truck Drivin' Cat with Nine Wives |
| "Clean the Slate in '68" | — | — | single only | |
| "Six Broken Hearts" | — | — | Runnin' Bare | |
| 1969 | "If You See Me Brother" | — | — | |
| "Intoxicated Frustrated Me" | — | — | Truck Drivin' Cat with Nine Wives | |
| 1970 | "Runnin' Bare" | 20 | 2 | Runnin' Bare |
| "My Old Drinking Friends" | — | — | ||
| "Pollution" | — | — | ||
| 1971 | "I Love Them Old Nasty Cigarettes" | — | — | single only |
| "Havin' Fun in '71" | — | — | The Best of Jim Nesbitt | |
| "Going Home to Die" | — | — | singles only | |
| 1973 | "Bars Put Me Behind Those Bars" | — | — | |
| "Whiskey Sampler" | — | — |