Jimmy Rollins is an American guitarist, songwriter, audio engineer, and record producer from

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who flourished in the 1950s, playing guitar on recordings as sideman with

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, Billy Walker,

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, and Sid King and the Five Strings. Rollins composed songs recorded by

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, and

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. As an audio engineer, he worked at the Jim Beck Studio in Dallas during the mid-1950s and in 1956, he worked at Tom Merriman's recording studio at 3104 Maple Avenue, Dallas.
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'' October 27, 1956, pg. 23

Selected compositions

* "I Thought of You," lyrics & music by Rollins (1955; renewed 1983) * "The Melody Ranch Girl" * "Crazy Alligator (with the blue suede shoes) lyrics & music by Bill Peck, pseudonym of Bill Pecchi (né William F. Pecchi Sr.; 1921–2001) & Rollins (1956) * "Dreamy Valley," lyrics & music by Bob Belyeu & Rollins (1956) * "The Ghost of Your Love," lyrics & music by Rollins & Dick Thornton (1956) * "How Quick," lyrics & music by W. D. Patty, Rollins & Billy Joe Knight. (1954) * "Passing Love Affair," lyrics & music by

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& Rollins (1955) * "Rock and Roll Guitar," lyrics & music by Bill Peck, pseudonym of Bill Pecchi (né William F. Pecchi Sr.; 1921–2001), & Rollins (1956) * "Sugar Diet," lyrics & music by Clay Allen, Jim Beck & Rollins (1956) * "When We Are Dancing Together," lyrics & music by Naomi F. Higgs & Rollins (1954)

Selected audio

"It's a Long Long Ride,"
lyrics & music by

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(vocal), Jimmy Rollins (

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), Joe Knight (guitar), Joe Vincent (

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), Grundy Harbert (

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), Fred Cantu (

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), Harold Carmack (piano),

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)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rollins, Jimmy (musician) Singer-songwriters from Texas Musicians from Dallas Living people American country singer-songwriters Possibly living people Year of birth missing (living people)