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Rare Test Pressing! Texas Jim Robertson. Palomino AR-6750 stereo 12" LP record album. Condition: Record is close to NM. Comes in generic white cover with radio station handwritten artist, matrix number and track listing. Tracks: I'd Like to Be in Texas for the Roundup in the Spring / The Cowboy's Meditation / Clementine / The Little Old Sod Shanty / Jesse James / The Little Mohee / Zebra Dan / My Home in Tennessee / Turkey in the Straw / Jack O' Diamonds / Strawberry Roan / When the Work's All Done This Fall / Buckin' Bronco / Curly Joe. Biography: Texas Jim Robertson (1909-1966) was a native of Texas as his name might suggest. He started off singing when his aunt invited him out to Charlotte, NC for a visit when he was about sixteen years old. While there, he got a job singing the old western songs. It wasn't too long before his fame spread and he was offered a stint with the NBC network. While he was in New York, he was not only singing, but also taking on drama roles on the radio. RCA Victor signed him to a recording contract. In 1937, Marianne Holliday became Jim's wife. Around the beginning of World War II, they became the parents to a little girl, Lucy Holliday Robertson. The World's Fair in 1939 saw Texas Jim as a popular act with the Ford Exhibit. Initially, Texas Jim was turned away by the Army to serve because he was rather thin for his height. But undismayed, he later was accepted by the U.S. Marines. While with them, he also entertained the troops while still going through his boot camp regimen. His war service included serving in the Pacific Theatre and he ended up in Omura, Japan, which was less than 25 miles from Nagasaki, where the second atom bomb landed. While at Omura, he was named Chief Announcer and entertainer for the Kyushu Network. He was honorably discharged in August 1946 and promptly headed home to Nyack, New York. In addition to the recordings listed, his RCA Victor releases also included such songs as: "I Heard The Angels Weep", "I'm So Low", "Slipping Around", "Wedding Bells", "I Don't Want No More Of Army Life", "If You've Got The Money, I've Got The Time".