Fred Kirby
Frederick Austin Kirby (July 19, 1910 - April 22, 1996) was an American country-and-western recording and performance artist and song writer. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 19, 1910, Died April 22, 1996
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1952
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, composer, lyricist, yodeling
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 59 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-013048 | 10-in. | 8/7/1937 | Night time on the prairie | Fred Kirby | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-013049 | 10-in. | 8/7/1937 | Home (Answer to "Home on the range") | Fred Kirby | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-013050 | 10-in. | 8/7/1937 | Yes, my mother comes from Ireland | Fred Kirby | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-013051 | 10-in. | 8/7/1937 | My sweet little mother of the range | Fred Kirby ; Don White | Male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-013052 | 10-in. | 8/7/1937 | Hello my baby | Fred Kirby | Vocal trio, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | E0VB-4603 | 10-in. | 5/15/1950 | When that love bug bites you (he'll keep gnawin' gnawin' gnawin') | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | E0VB-5189 | 10-in. | 7/24/1950 | When that hell bomb falls | Jack Holden ; Frances Kay | Male-female vocal duet, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-1357 | 10-in. | 3/19/1946 | Atomic power | Buchanan Brothers ; Georgia Catamounts | Male vocal duet, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-1948 | 10" | 10/29/1947 | Lost deep in the bottom of the sea | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
| Columbia | RHCO4207 | 10-in. | 8/4/1950 | The old country preacher | Fred Kirby | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | RHCO4208 | 10-in. | 8/4/1950 | When that hell bomb falls | Fred Kirby | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | RHCO4209 | 10-in. | August 1950 | My red hot potato | Fred Kirby | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | RHCO4210 | 10-in. | August 1950 | My zig zaggin' baby | Fred Kirby | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | HCO4219 | 10-in. | 8/6/1950 | When that love bug bites you (he'll keep gnawin', gnawin', gnawin' | Little Jimmy Dickens | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | CCO4896 | 10-in. | 11/18/1947 | Heartaches and flowers | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | CO40754 | 10-in. | 5/4/1949 | God is my landlord | The Johnson Family Singers | Mixed vocal group, with string band | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | CO48224 | 10-in. | 7/1/1952 | Out of my mind | Fred Kirby | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | CO48226 | 10-in. | 7/1/1952 | Lost (deep in the bottom of the sea) | Fred Kirby | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Decca | 64068 | 10-in. | 6/7/1938 | Precious Jesus I'll be here | Fred Kirby's Carolina Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64069 | 10-in. | 6/7/1938 | Birmingham jail | Fred Kirby's Carolina Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64070 | 10-in. | 6/7/1938 | God's love will shine | Fred Kirby's Carolina Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64071 | 10-in. | 6/7/1938 | Prayer meetin' time in the mountain | Fred Kirby's Carolina Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64078 | 10-in. | 6/7/1938 | Hello my baby | Fred Kirby's Carolina Boys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64079 | 10-in. | 6/7/1938 | You're the only star in my blue heaven | Fred Kirby | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64080 | 10-in. | 6/7/1938 | Calling ole faithful | Fred Kirby | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirby, Fred," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104765.
Kirby, Fred. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104765.
"Kirby, Fred." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Fred Kirby
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Kirby, Fred - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85000635
Wikidata: Fred Kirby - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5495665
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