American country music singer, songwriter and actor. Father of and , whom he both recorded and toured with.
(February 16, 1914 Howard County, Arkansas - September 23, 1982 Sylmar, California). Married to .
Jimmy had a solo #1 on the U. S. Country charts with "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" (#10 overall) and "I Love You So Much It Hurts" (#21 overall), both in 1948. He also had 11 other top 14 records from 1943 to 1951. He and reached #1 on the U. S. Country and overall U. S. chart in 1949 with their duet "Slippin' Around". They also had 8 other top 10 songs in the U. S. country charts in 1949-1951.
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- J. Wakeley
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- J. Walker
- Jim Wakely
- Jimmie Wakely
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- Jimmy Wakely Jr.
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