Jim Beck
Biography
James Albert Beck (August 11, 1916 – May 3, 1956) was an American country music talent agent, record promoter, recording studio owner, A&R engineer, record producer, and music publisher from Dallas, Texas, best known for discovering and being the first to record Lefty Frizzell. Beck operated the Jim Beck Studio in Dallas. Artists recording at the Jim Beck Studio included George Jones, Ray Price, Floyd Tillman, and Marty Robbins.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be)
1981
Willie And Family Live
1978
The Sound In Your Mind
1976
To Lefty From Willie
1977
Boots Randolph's Yakety Sax
1963
The Essential Willie Nelson
2003
16 Biggest Hits
1998
Blue & Lonesome
1964
Live From Austin TX
2006
The Missing Years
For The Good Times
2012
Last Of The Breed
2007
The Beverly Hillbillies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1993
2
1981
Western Man
1971
Sing Great Country Favorites
1964
Country Music Festival
1960
The One And Only Lefty Frizzell
1959
Live At Billy Bob's Texas
2004
Listen To Lefty
1952
Credited work
551 releases · 117 albums · active 1950–2025
- Performance · 663
- Production · 11
- Engineering · 3
- Other credits · 1
Studios: Enactron Truck · Harrah's, Lake Tahoe · CBS Studios, Nashville · Autumn Sound Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Willie Nelson
- Lefty Frizzell
- George Jones (2)
- Jo Stafford
- John Anderson (3)
- Cal Smith
- Hank Williams Jr.