In a Shanty In Old Shanty Town

Jimmy Wakely

James Clarence Wakeley (February 16, 1914 - September 23, 1982), better known as Jimmy Wakely, was an American Country-Western vocalist and actor, one of the last crooning cowpokes following World War II. During the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, he released records, appeared in several B-Western movies with most of the major studios, appeared on radio and television and even had his own series of comic books. more »