14 Facts About Jimmie Logsdon

James Lloyd Logsdon was an American country and rockabilly singer, songwriter and radio DJ.

Jimmie Logsdon performed country music as Jimmie Logsdon, and rockabilly music, including his best-known song "I Got a Rocket in My Pocket," as Jimmy Lloyd.

Jimmie Logsdon was born in Panther, Kentucky, the son of a Methodist minister.

Jimmie Logsdon graduated from high school in Ludlow, Kentucky, in 1940, and married the same year, before starting work installing PA systems in nearby Cincinnati.

Jimmie Logsdon joined the Air Corps in 1944, and on leaving two years later opened a record and radio shop in La Grange, Kentucky.

Jimmie Logsdon learned the guitar, and began writing songs, performing regularly on radio station WLOU and in clubs as leader of a country trio.

Jimmie Logsdon made his first recordings for the local Harvest label in Cincinnati in 1951, and the following year joined station WKYW as senior announcer.

Jimmie Logsdon continued performing, and at a show in Louisville met his hero Hank Williams, who encouraged him to seek a recording deal.

Jimmie Logsdon made his first recordings for Decca Records in Nashville, including "I Wanna Be Mama'd", in October 1952.

Later in 1953, Jimmie Logsdon joined station WHAS-TV, and hosted and performed, with his band the Golden Harvest Boys, on its country music show.

Jimmie Logsdon continued to record for Decca, but his records had little success and he left the label in 1955.

Jimmie Logsdon maintained a radio show on station WKLO, and interviewed many leading country performers, as well as Elvis Presley.

Jimmie Logsdon made some further recordings for King Records in Cincinnati in 1963, before moving to work for other radio stations in Kentucky and Alabama later in the 1960s.

Jimmie Logsdon made no recordings after 1973, but sang occasionally in clubs, and worked for a swimming pool business and in the Kentucky Labor Department.