Bobby Helms
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Born Robert Lee Helms in Bloomington, Indiana on August 15, 1933, Bobby Helms was a country and rockabilly singer best known for his classic Christmas single âJingle Bell Rock.â Born into a musical family, he began his musical career performing in a duo with his brother Freddie. Pursuing a solo career, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1956 where he signed a recording contract with Decca Records. After the single âTennessee Rock and Rollâ (1956) failed to chart, Bobby Helms scored a massive hit with âFraulein,â which reached Number 1 on Billboardâs Country Singles chart in 1957. His next single, âMy Special Angel,â also climbed to Number 1. His next single, âJingle Bell Rock,â was released at the end of 1957 and reached Number 13 and eventually became the song he was best known for. In 1958, âJingle Bell Rockâ charted again and hit Number 6 on Billboardâs Hot 100 Singles chart. The song refused to go away, charting during the holiday season in 1960, 1961, 1962, 1996, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. His debut album, Bobby Helms Sings to My Special Angel (1957) featured the Number 5 hit âJacquelineâ and the single âSchoolboy Crush,â which was a hit in England. Bobby Helmsâ final Top 20 single in the US was 1960âs âLonely River Rhino,â although he continued to release singles and albums throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. While albums such as All New Just for You (1968) and Before Your Heartaches Begin (1969) were largely overlooked, Bobby Helms was eventually acknowledged as a pioneer of rock ânâ roll and was entered into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Later in his life, he began to deal with health issues, losing sight in his right eye and wearing a patch for the remainder of his life. Bobby Helms died from emphysema on June 19, 1997, at the age of 62. His musical career has been re-evaluated over the years with the release of several compilations including The Complete Releases 1955-62 (2017) and Frauleins, Jacquelines and Special Angels (2019).
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- Track Popularity
- My Special Angel
- Jingle Bells by Bobby Helms
- Just A Little Lonesome
- The Magic Song
- Most Of The Time
- If I Only Knew
- Schoolboy Crush
- Living In The Shadows Of The Past
- Forget About Him
- Jacqueline
- Soon It Can Be Told
- Those Snowy, Glowy, Blowy Days Of Winter
- The Fool And The Angel
- I Guess I'll Miss The Prom
- Miss Memory
- Someone For Everyone
- I'm a Long Gone Daddy
- Fraulein
- Tonight's The Night
- How Can You Divide A Little Child
- Borrowed Dreams
- Captain Santa Claus
- Freedom Lovin' Guy
- I'm Leaving Now (Long Gone Daddy)
