Artist's albums
The Classic Years: 1956-1962
1992 · compilation
The Best Of Bobby Helms
1983 · compilation
Jingle Bell Rock (Ryan Riback Remix)
2022 · single
Jingle Bell Rock (Special Nashville Edition)
2018 · album
Jingle Bell Rock (Q-Burns Abstract Message Remix)
2018 · single
Jingle Bell Rock
2018 · single
Somebody Wrong Is Looking Right
2013 · album
Christmas
2010 · album
20 Of His Best
2010 · album
Songs Of Love & Inspiration
2009 · album
Jingle Bell Rock
2009 · album
Mary Goes 'Round
2009 · album
This Song's For You
2009 · album
The Best Of Bobby Helms
2007 · compilation
A Little Darlin' Christmas
2005 · album
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
2005 · album
Bobby Helms Sings To My Special Angel
1957 · album
Bobby Helms
1965 · album
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Biography
Though his name is unfamiliar to most, Bobby Helms rules the airwaves every year around December 25th. His single "Jingle Bell Rock" first became a hit in 1957, and it reappeared on the charts four of the following five years to become an all-time Christmas classic. Before he was pigeonholed, though, Helms had a successful country career with two number one hits to his credit. Born on August 15, 1933, in Bloomington, IN, Helms first performed on his father Fred's Monroe County Jamboree, singing while brother Freddie played guitar. The Helms Brothers, as they were billed, became a regional attraction. Bobby later cut a single called "Tennessee Rock and Roll," but then returned to Bloomington to appear on the Hayloft Frolic television show. While on the program, he was encouraged to go to Nashville to sing background vocals on an Ernest Tubb session. Tubb recommended him to Decca Records, and the label signed him in 1956. His debut single, "Fraulein," initially flopped in January 1957 but then hit number one on the country chart in April. (The song also hit the pop Top 40 in July of 1957.) In October, Helms released another number one, "My Special Angel," which stayed four weeks at the top and crossed over to number seven pop. Helms' next recording was "Jingle Bell Rock"; though Decca released it only two days before Christmas 1957, the single still peaked at number six on the pop chart. Two 1958 singles -- "Just a Little Lonesome" and "Jacqueline" -- hit the country Top Ten but flopped elsewhere, though a reissue of "Jingle Bell Rock" made the pop Top 40. The country single "Lonely River Rhine" hit the Top 20 in 1960, but subsequent new material from Helms had little success. (Decca reissued his Christmas hit each year from 1960 to 1962 with diminishing returns.) Helms toured throughout the '60s and recorded two albums for Kapp in 1966, I'm the Man and Sorry My Name Isn't Fred -- a nod either to brother Freddie or father Fred. Two years later, he released All New Just for You on the Little Darlin' label. Several singles placed modestly on the country charts during 1967-1968, including "He Thought He'd Die Laughing" and "So Long." The 1970 Certron single "Mary Goes 'Round" was his last hit, but Helms recorded Pop-a-Billy for MCA as late as 1983. ~ John Bush, Rovi