Jimmie Dolan

Infobox musical artist
Name = Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Lee Roy Petit [Komorowski, "Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys", p. 20: "Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan, as he was often called, was actually born Lee Roy Pettit, ..."]
Alias = America's Cowboy Troubador
Born = birth date|1916|10|29|mf=y Gardena, California, U.S.
Died = Death date and age|1994|7|31|1916|10|29 Riverside Co., California, U.S.
Instrument = Vocals, Guitar
Genre = Western swing
Occupation = Musician
Years_active = 1950s
Label = Capitol
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Jimmie Lee "Ramblin' Jimmie" Dolan (October 29, 1916-July 31, 1994) was a Western swing musician born in Gardena, California. [Tribe, "Country: A Regional Exploration", p. 115: "... Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan (1924-1994), a transplanted Missiouran who recorded for Capitol, ..."] [Whitburn, "The Billboard book of Top 40 Country Hits", p.108: "DOLAN, Ramblin' Jimmie; Born on 10/29/1916 in Gardena, California." [NOTE: California Death Records Index also states "California" on this same date, but also gives his father's name as "PETTIT"; Social Security Death Index states his name is "LEE ROY M PETTIT", last residence as "Calimesa, Riverside, CA".] ]

Although he had several hit songs, including "Who's Kiddin' Who", he is best remembered for his hit single, "Hot Rod Race", which reached #7 in February 1951. [Whitburn, "The Billboard book of Top 40 Country Hits", p.108.]

References

Bibliography

*Komorowski, Adam. "Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys" (Properbox 85, 2004) booklet.
*Tribe, Ivan. "Country: A Regional Exploration". Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 0-313-33026-3
*Whitburn, Joel. "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits". Billboard Books, 2006. ISBN 0-8230-8291-1

External links

* [http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/story/index.php?id=10057 Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan] at Hillybilly-music.com.