Jim Nesbitt

James Thomas Nesbitt, Jr.^[1] (December 1, 1931 – November 29, 2007)^[2] was an American country music singer. He had his first hit with "Please Mr. Kennedy" in 1961. It was released on Dot Records and became a number 11 hit on the Billboard charts.^[3] His biggest hit, "Lookin' for More in '64", got to number 7.^[3] He also recorded "A Tiger In My Tank". It stayed on the Cash Box charts for 13 weeks. He had several other hits on the Chart label. He released his last album, Phone Call From The Devil, in 1975 on Scorpion Records.^[3]

Jim Nesbitt
Nesbitt in 1965
Background information
Birth name	James Thomas Nesbitt, Jr.
Born	(1931-12-01)December 1, 1931
Origin	Bishopville, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	November 29, 2007(2007-11-29) (aged 75)
Genres	Country
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1961–1978
Labels	Dot, Chart, Smash

Nesbitt died of congestive heart failure on November 29, 2007, at age 75.^[1][4][5]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	US Country	Label
1964	Your Favorite Comedy and Heart Songs	—	Chart
1968	Truck Drivin' Cat with Nine Wives	26
1970	Runnin' Bare	—
1971	The Best of Jim Nesbitt	—
1978	Phone Call from the Devil	—	Scorpion

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions		Album
		US Country	CAN Country
1961	"Please Mr. Kennedy"	11	—	singles only
1963	"Livin' Offa Credit"	28	—
1964	"Looking for More in '64"	7	—	Your Favorite Comedy and Heart Songs
	"Mother-in-Law"	20	—
1965	"A Tiger in My Tank"	15	—	singles only
	"Still Alive in '65"	34	—
	"The Friendly Undertaker"	21	—
1966	"You Better Watch Your Friends"	49	—	Your Favorite Comedy and Heart Songs
	"She Didn't Come Home"	—	—	singles only
	"Heck of a Fix in 66"	38	—
	"Stranded"	60	—
1967	"Husbands-in-Law"	74	—
	"Quittin' Time"	—	—
1968	"Truck Drivin' Cat with Nine Wives"	63	—	Truck Drivin' Cat with Nine Wives
	"Clean the Slate in '68"	—	—	single only
	"Six Broken Hearts"	—	—	Runnin' Bare
1969	"If You See Me Brother"	—	—
	"Intoxicated Frustrated Me"	—	—	Truck Drivin' Cat with Nine Wives
1970	"Runnin' Bare"	20	2	Runnin' Bare
	"My Old Drinking Friends"	—	—
	"Pollution"	—	—
1971	"I Love Them Old Nasty Cigarettes"	—	—	single only
	"Havin' Fun in '71"	—	—	The Best of Jim Nesbitt
	"Going Home to Die"	—	—	singles only
1973	"Bars Put Me Behind Those Bars"	—	—
	"Whiskey Sampler"	—	—