Jim Lowe
Jim Lowe | |
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 Lowe in 1957. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jim Lowe |
| Born | May 7, 1927 Springfield, Missouri, United States |
| Genres | rock and roll, pop |
| Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1953–2004 |
| Labels | Dot, London |
Jim Lowe (born May 7, 1927) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1956 number-one hit song, "Green Door". He also served as a disc jockey and radio host and personality, and has been considered an expert on the popular music of the 1940s and 1950s.[citation needed]
Biography
Born in Springfield, Missouri,[1] Lowe graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia.
His most notable run as a disc jockey was with WNEW AM in New York. Lowe also worked at WNBC AM in New York where he was heard both locally and on the coast-to-coast NBC Radio weekend program Monitor.
A million-seller and gold record recipient, Lowe's 1956 hit "Green Door" was written by Marvin Moore and Bob Davie.[1] The song reached No. 8 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1956.[2] Lowe earlier wrote "Gambler's Guitar", a million-selling hit for Rusty Draper in 1953.[3]
He retired in 2004 at the age of 77, and lives in Southampton, New York.[4]
For contributions to the music industry, Lowe was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6341 Hollywood Boulevard.[5]
Discography
Singles
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
US | R&B | US Country | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | "Gambler's Guitar" b/w "The Martins and The Coys" |
- | - | - | The Door Of Fame |
| "Look In Both Directions" b/w "Santa Claus Rides A Strawberry Roan" (Non-album track) |
- | - | - | ||
| 1954 | "Pretty Fickle Darlin'" b/w "Go and Leave Me" |
- | - | - | |
| "River Boat" b/w "Goodbye Little Sweetheart" |
- | - | - | ||
| 1955 | "Close The Door" b/w "Nuevo Laredo" (Non-album track) |
27 | - | - | Songs They Sing Behind The Green Door |
| "Maybellene" b/w "Rene LaRue" (from Wicked Women) |
- | 13 | - | Non-album tracks | |
| "John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith" b/w "St. James Avenue" |
- | - | - | ||
| 1956 | "Blue Suede Shoes" b/w "(Love Is) The $64,000 Question" |
- | - | - | |
| "The Green Door" b/w "(The Story Of) The Little Man In Chinatown" (Non-album track) |
1 | 5 | - | Songs They Sing Behind The Green Door | |
| "Prince Of Peace" b/w "Santa Claus Rides A Strawberry Roan" (Non-album track) |
- | - | - | The Door Of Fame | |
| "The Martins and The Coys" b/w "The Golden Goose Is Dead" |
- | - | - | ||
| 1957 | "By You, By You, By You" / | 43 | - | - | Non-album tracks |
| "I Feel The Beat" | 84 | - | - | ||
| "Four Walls" / | 15 | - | - | ||
| "Talkin' To The Blues" | 15 | - | 8 | ||
| "From A Jack To A King" b/w "Slow Train" |
- | - | - | ||
| "The Bright Light" b/w "Rock-A-Chicka" |
- | - | - | ||
| 1958 | "The Lady From Johannesburg" b/w "Kewpie Doll" |
- | - | - | |
| "Take Us To Your President" b/w "Later On Tonight" |
- | - | - | ||
| "Ja Ja Ja" b/w "Chapel Bells On Chapel Hill" |
- | - | - | ||
| "Play Number Theven" b/w "Come Away From His Arms" |
- | - | - | ||
| 1959 | "Without You" b/w "I'm Movin' On" |
- | - | - | |
| 1960 | "He'll Have To Go" b/w "(This Life Is Just A) Dress Rehearsal" |
- | - | - | |
| "The Midnight Ride Of Paul Revere" b/w "The Tomorrow That Never Came" |
- | - | - | ||
| "Man Of The Cloth" b/w "Someone Else's Arms" |
- | - | - | ||
| 1961 | "That Do Make It Nice" b/w "Two Sides To Every Story" |
- | - | - | |
| 1963 | "Hootenanny Granny" b/w "These Bones Gonna Rise Again" |
103 | - | - | |
| 1964 | "Addis Ababa" b/w "Have You Ever Been Lonely" |
- | - | - | |
| 1965 | "Mr. Moses" b/w "Make Your Back Strong" |
- | - | - | |
| 1967 | "Blotsen Botten" b/w "Gambler's Guitar" |
- | - | - | |
| 1968 | "Micahel J. Pollard For President" b/w "The Ol' Race Track" |
- | - | - | |
| 1973 | "Green Door" (Re-recorded version) b/w "San Francisco Bay" Featuting Teresa Brewer on background vocals |
- | - | - |
References
- ^ a b Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 83. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 332. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 64. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ Notable Ridgefielders, published by The Ridgefield Press, December 2000
- ^ "Hollywood Walk of Fame database". HWOF.com.
