Artists recording at the Jim Beck Studio included George Jones, Ray Price, Floyd Tillman, and Marty Robbins.
His family relocated to Fort Worth by 1930, where Beck later worked in radio sales.
[1] Beck joined the United States Army during World War II and served as a radio engineer until 1945.
[2] He worked as a DJ for Dallas radio station KRLD, working on the Big D Jamboree and occasional host for the Louisiana Hayride live country music programs as he began to establish himself as a recording engineer.
Between 1954 and 1956, Frankie Miller recorded a series of singles for Columbia at Beck's studio.