Fiddlin' John Carson

Fiddlin' John Carson

"Fiddlin'" John Carson (March 23, 1868 – December 11, 1949) was an American old-time fiddler and singer who recorded what is widely considered to be the first country music song featuring vocals and lyrics.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 23, 1868 (Fannin County), Died December 11, 1949 (Atlanta)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, vocalist, leader, composer, speaker, lyricist, arranger, songwriter, guitar, author

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-78995	10-in.	2/27/1934	Papa's billy goat	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist
Victor	BS-78997	10-in.	2/27/1934	Mama's nanny goat	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-78998	10-in.	2/27/1934	I'm glad my wife's in Europe	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist
Victor	BS-78999	10-in.	2/27/1934	Be kind to a man when he's down	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Female-male vocal duet, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist
Victor	BS-82100	10-in.	2/27/1934	You'll never miss your mother till she's gone	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, songwriter, vocalist
Victor	BS-82101	10-in.	2/27/1934	Since she took my licker from me	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82102	10-in.	2/27/1934	The new "Comin' 'round the mountain"	Fiddlin' John Carson	Mixed vocal trio, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82103	10-in.	2/27/1934	I was born four thousand years ago	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist
Victor	BS-82104	10-in.	2/27/1934	When the saints go marching in	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Mixed vocal trio, with string band and talk	instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist
Victor	BS-82105	10-in.	2/27/1934	The honest farmer	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82106	10-in.	2/27/1934	Taxes on the farmer feeds them all	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Mixed vocal trio, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82107	10-in.	2/27/1934	Bear me away on your snowy white wings	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Mixed vocal trio, with string band and talk	instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82108	10-in.	2/27/1934	I want to make heaven my home	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Mixed vocal trio, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82109	10-in.	2/27/1934	Going where the sugar cane grows	Fiddlin' John Carson	Mixed vocal trio, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82110	10-in.	2/27/1934	Tennessee Wagner	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82111	10-in.	2/27/1934	The storm that struck Miami	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, lyricist, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82112	10-in.	2/27/1934	Georgia's three dollar tag	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, lyricist, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82113	10-in.	2/28/1934	I'm old and feeble	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist
Victor	BS-82114	10-in.	2/28/1934	Old and in the way	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist
Victor	BS-82115	10-in.	2/28/1934	Take your burdens to the Lord	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82116	10-in.	2/28/1934	Gonna raise a ruckus	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist
Victor	BS-82117	10-in.	2/28/1934	Stockade blues	Peanuts Brown ; Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental trio and talk	instrumentalist, violin, speaker, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82118	10-in.	2/28/1934	Do you ever think of me?	Peanuts Brown ; Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Vocal and instrumental trio, with talk and yodeling	instrumentalist, violin, speaker, lyricist, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82119	10-in.	2/28/1934	Ain't no bugs on me	Fiddlin' John Carson	Vocal and instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, violin, lyricist, composer, vocalist
Columbia	W140628	10-in.	5/27/1925	Little Mary Phagan	Al Craver	Male vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar	songwriter
OKeh	8373	10-in.	June 1923	[Unknown title(s)]	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	8374	10-in.	June 1923	The little old log cabin in the lane	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	8375	10-in.	June 1923	The old hen cackled and the rooster's going to crow	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	8603	10-in.	Mar. 1924	Old and in the way	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, composer, lyricist
OKeh	8604	Not documented	Mar. 1924	[Unknown title(s)]	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	8605	10-in.	Mar. 1924	Dixie boll weevil	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	composer, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	8606	10-in.	Mar. 1924	When Abraham and Isaac rushed the can	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	8607	10-in.	Mar. 1924	The cat came back	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	8608	10-in.	Mar. 1924	I got mine	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	8609	12-in.	Mar. 1924	Dixie cowboy	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	8610	12-in.	Mar. 1924	John Henry blues	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	8613	10-in.	Mar. 1924	Arkansas traveler	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	8614	10-in.	Mar. 1924	Old Aunt Peggy, won't you set 'em up again?	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental quartet, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	8615	12-in.	Mar. 1924	Dixie division	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental quartet, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	8616	12-in.	Mar. 1924	Sugar in the gourd	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental quartet, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	8704	Not documented	8/27/1924	[Unknown title(s)]	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	8705	12-in.	8/27/1924	The Lightning Express	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	8706	10-in.	8/27/1924	I'm glad my wife's in Europe	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, composer, lyricist
OKeh	8707	10-in.	8/27/1924	Turkey in the straw	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	8708	10-in.	8/27/1924	Jimmie on the railroad	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	8709	10-in.	8/27/1924	Run, nigger, run	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	8710	10-in.	8/27/1924	I'm nine hundred miles from home	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	8711	10-in.	8/27/1924	It ain't gonna rain no mo'	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	8712	10-in.	8/27/1924	Alabama gal (Won't you come out tonight)	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	9053	10-in.	April 1925	The death of Floyd Collins	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	9054	10-in.	April 1925	Charming Betsy	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	9184	10-in.	7/1/1925	Flat-footed nigger	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	9185	10-in.	7/1/1925	Bully of the town	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, violin, composer
OKeh	9186	10-in.	7/1/1925	Hop light, lady	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	9187	10-in.	7/1/1925	The hawk and the buzzard	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, violin, composer
OKeh	9188	10-in.	June 1925	Hell broke loose in Georgia	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, violin, composer
OKeh	9189	10-in.	7/1/1925	Soldiers' joy	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	9259	10-in.	7/7/1925	The drinker's child	Rosa Lee Carson	Female vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	9260	Not documented	7/7/1925	[Unknown title(s)]	Rosa Lee Carson	Female vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
OKeh	9261	Not documented	7/7/1925	[Unknown title(s)]	Rose Lee Carson	Female vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
OKeh	9262	Not documented	7/7/1925	[Unknown title(s)]	Rose Lee Carson	Female vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
OKeh	9590	10-in.	3/11/1926	[Unknown title(s)]	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	9591	10-in.	3/11/1926	[Unknown title(s)]	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	9592	10-in.	3/11/1926	Cackling pullet	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	2 fiddles (violins) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	9593	10-in.	3/11/1926	Georgia Wagner	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	2 fiddles (violins) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	9594	10-in.	3/11/1926	[Unknown title(s)]	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	9595	10-in.	3/11/1926	[Unknown title(s)]	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	9596	10-in.	3/11/1926	Goodbye, Liza Jane	Fiddlin' John Carson	2 fiddles (violins), banjo, and guitar, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	9597	10-in.	3/11/1926	[Unknown title(s)]	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	9598	10-in.	3/11/1926	[Unknown title(s)]	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	9599	10-in.	3/11/1926	If there wasn't any women in the world	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	9632	10-in.	3/17/1926	Everybody works but Father	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	9633	Not documented	3/17/1925	[Unknown title(s)]	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	9634	Not documented	3/17/1926	[Unknown title(s)]	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	9635	Not documented	3/17/1926	[Unknown title(s)]	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	9845	10-in.	11/1/1926	Fire in the mountain	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	9846	10-in.	11/1/1926	Peter went fishing	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	9847	10-in.	11/1/1926	When we meet on that beautiful shore	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	9848	Not documented	11/1/1926	[Unknown title(s)]	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Fiddlin' John Carson & His Virgina Reelers	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	9849	10-in.	11/1/1926	[Unknown title(s)]	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	9850	10-in.	11/1/1926	[Unknown title(s)]	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	9851	10-in.	11/1/1926	[Unknown title(s)]	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	9852	10-in.	11/1/1926	Long way to Tipperary	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
OKeh	S-72010	10-in.	11/7/1923	When you and I were young, Maggie	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	S-72011	10-in.	11/7/1923	You will never miss your mother until she is gone	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, lyricist, vocalist
OKeh	S-72012	10-in.	11/7/1923	Be kind to a man when he is down	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, composer, lyricist, vocalist
OKeh	S-72013	10-in.	11/7/1923	Billy in the low ground	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, composer
OKeh	S-72014	10-in.	11/7/1923	Casey Jones	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	S-72015	10-in.	11/7/1923	Old Sallie Goodman	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	S-72016	10-in.	11/7/1923	Fare you well, old Joe Clark	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	S-72017	10-in.	11/7/1923	The farmer is the man that feeds them all	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	S-72018	10-in.	11/7/1923	Papa's billy goat	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	S-72021	10-in.	11/8/1923	The kickin' mule	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	S-72022	10-in.	11/8/1923	Nancy Rowland	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	S-72023	10-in.	11/8/1923	Tom Watson special	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	S-73034	12-in.	12/18/1924	The baggage coach ahead	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	S-73035	12-in.	12/18/1924	The orphan child	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	S-73036	12-in.	12/18/1924	The letter edged in black	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	S-73037	10-in.	12/18/1924	Steamboat Bill	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	S-73038	10-in.	12/18/1924	It takes a little rain with the sunshine	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	S-73039	10-in.	12/18/1924	Old Dan Tucker	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	S-73040	10-in.	12/18/1924	Boil them cabbage down	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	S-73041	10-in.	12/18/1924	Old Uncle Ned	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	S-73042	10-in.	12/18/1924	My north Georgia home	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	S-73456	10-in.	6/24/1925	Sally Ann	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Rosa Lee Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	S-73457	Not documented	6/24/1925	[Unknown title(s)]	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	S-73458	10-in.	6/24/1925	There's a hard time coming	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Rosa Lee Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	S-73459	10-in.	6/24/1925	The Boston burglar	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Rosa Lee Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	S-73461	10-in.	6/24/1925	Little Mary Phagan	Rosa Lee Carson	Female vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
OKeh	S-73463	10-in.	6/24/1925	The honest farmer	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	S-73464	10-in.	6/24/1925	To welcome the travellers home	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Rosa Lee Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	S-73465	10-in.	6/24/1925	Run along home with Lindy	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Rosa Lee Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	73873	10-in.	Dec. 1925	The grave of little Mary Phagan	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	73874	10-in.	Dec. 1925	[Unknown title(s)]	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	73875	10-in.	Dec. 1925	All alone by the sea side	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	73876	10-in.	Dec. 1925	Do round my Lindy	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	73877	10-in.	Dec. 1925	The Batchelors' Hall	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	73878	10-in.	Dec. 1925	The drunkard's hiccups	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin)	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	73879	10-in.	Dec. 1925	Liberty	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	73880	10-in.	Dec. 1925	The old frying pan and the old camp kettle	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	74000	10-in.	Feb. 1926	Little Mary Phagan	Tobe Little	Male vocal solo and whistling, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	songwriter
OKeh	W80549	10-in.	3/17/1927	You' ll never miss your mother till she's gone	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	String band, with male vocal solo	leader, vocalist
OKeh	W80550	10-in.	3/17/1927	Be kind to a man when he's down	Virginia Reelers	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	W80551	10-in.	3/17/1927	Welcome the traveler home	Virginia Reelers	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	W80552	10-in.	3/17/1927	In my old cabin home	Virginia Reelers	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	W80553	10-in.	3/17/1927	Old and in the way	Virginia Reelers	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	W80554	10-in.	3/17/1927	Papa's billy goat	Virginia Reelers	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	W80555	10-in.	3/17/1927	I'm glad my wife's in Europe	Virginia Reelers	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	W80556	10-in.	3/17/1927	It's a shame to whip your wife on Sunday	Virginia Reelers	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	W80557	10-in.	3/17/1927	Cotton eyed Joe	Virginia Reelers	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	W80558	10-in.	3/17/1927	Jesse James	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	String band	leader, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W80559	10-in.	3/17/1927	Don't let your deal go down	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	String band, with male vocal solo	leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W80560	10-in.	3/17/1927	Swanee River	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	String band, with male vocal solo	leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W81726	10-in.	10/10/1927	Old Joe Clark	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Male vocal trio, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
OKeh	W81727	10-in.	10/10/1927	Gonna swing on the Golden Gate	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Male vocal trio, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
OKeh	W81728	10-in.	10/10/1927	Did he ever return?	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
OKeh	W81729	10-in.	10/10/1927	If you can't get the stopper out, break off the neck	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Male vocal trio, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
OKeh	W81730	10-in.	10/10/1927	Engineer on the Mogull	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
OKeh	W81731	10-in.	10/10/1927	Hell bound for Alabama	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
OKeh	W81749	10-in.	10/11/1927	Turkey in the hay	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
OKeh	W81750	10-in.	10/11/1927	The smoke goes out the chimney just the same	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Male vocal trio, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
OKeh	W81751	10-in.	10/11/1927	Going down to Cripple Creek	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	String band, with male vocal trio	instrumentalist, violin, leader, vocalist
OKeh	W81752	10-in.	10/11/1927	Quit that ticklin' me	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Male vocal trio, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
OKeh	W81753	10-in.	10/11/1927	It won't happen again for a hundred years or more	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Male vocal trio, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	W81754	10-in.	10/11/1927	The little log cabin by the stream	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader
OKeh	W81755	10-in.	10/11/1927	Christmas time will soon be over	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	W81756	10-in.	10/11/1927	Run along home, Sandy	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Male vocal trio, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	W401098	10-in.	9/5/1928	You will never miss your mother until she is gone	Emil Velazco	Pipe organ solo, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W402116	10-in.	8/10/1928	Moonshine Kate	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with talk	instrumentalist, violin, speaker
OKeh	W402117	10-in.	8/10/1928	John's trip to Boston	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with talk	instrumentalist, violin, speaker
OKeh	W402118	10-in.	8/10/1928	John makes good licker	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with talk and male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker
OKeh	W402119	10-in.	10/10/1928	I'm going to take the train for Charlotte	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) and banjo duet	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W402120	10-in.	8/10/1928	Ain't no bugs on me	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo and banjo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, composer, lyricist
OKeh	W402121	10-in.	8/10/1928	The burglar and the old maid	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo and banjo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W402337	10-in.	3/16/1929	Hawk and buzzard	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Female-male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, composer
OKeh	W402338	10-in.	3/16/1929	Down South where the sugar cane grows	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Female-male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, composer
OKeh	W402339	10-in.	3/16/1929	Meet her when the sun goes down	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet, with female-male vocal duet	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, composer
OKeh	W402340	10-in.	3/16/1929	My Ford sedan	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet, with female-male vocal duet	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, composer
OKeh	W402341	10-in.	3/16/1929	You can't get milk from a cow named Ben	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Dialogue and fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	speaker, instrumentalist, violin, author
OKeh	W402342	10-in.	3/16/1929	Going to the county fair	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Dialogue and fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	speaker, instrumentalist, violin, author
OKeh	W402554	10-in.	8/5/1929	Welcome the travelers home, no. 2	Fiddlin' John Carson	Instrumental trio, with female-male vocal duet	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, composer
OKeh	W402555	10-in.	8/5/1929	You'll never miss your mother until she's gone, no. 2	Fiddlin' John Carson	Instrumental trio, with female-male vocal duet	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, composer
OKeh	W402556	10-in.	8/5/1929	John makes good licker	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Instrumental trio, with talk and female-male vocal duet	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, speaker
OKeh	W402557	10-in.	8/5/1929	John makes good licker	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Instrumental trio, with talk and female-male vocal duet	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, speaker
OKeh	W402558	10-in.	8/5/1929	She's more like her mother everyday	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Instrumental trio, with talk and male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, speaker, vocalist
OKeh	W402559	10-in.	8/5/1929	Times are not like they used to be	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Instrumental trio, with talk and male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, speaker, vocalist
OKeh	W402988	10-in.	9/24/1929	The medicine show	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Emmett Miller	Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker
OKeh	W402989	10-in.	9/24/1929	The medicine show	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Emmett Miller	Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker
OKeh	W402992	10-in.	9/25/1929	The medicine show	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Emmett Miller	Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker
OKeh	W402997	10-in.	9/25/1929	The medicine show	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Emmett Miller	Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker
OKeh	W402998	10-in.	9/25/1929	The medicine show	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Emmett Miller	Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker
OKeh	W402999	10-in.	9/25/1929	The medicine show	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Emmett Miller	Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker
OKeh	W403446	10-in.	12/17/1929	Pa's birthday party	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Instrumental trio, with dialogue and mixed vocal trio	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker
OKeh	W403447	10-in.	12/17/1929	Corn licker and barbecue	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Instrumental trio, with dialogue and mixed vocal trio	instrumentalist, violin, speaker, vocalist
OKeh	W403448	10-in.	12/17/1929	Corn licker and barbecue	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Instrumental trio, with dialogue and mixed vocal trio	instrumentalist, violin, speaker, vocalist
OKeh	W403449	10-in.	12/17/1929	Who's the best fiddler?	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Instrumental trio, with dialogue	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W403500	10-in.	12/17/1929	Who bit the wart off Grandma's nose?	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Instrumental trio, with dialogue and male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, speaker, vocalist
OKeh	W403501	10-in.	12/17/1929	Kate's snuff box	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Instrumental trio, with dialogue	instrumentalist, violin, speaker
OKeh	W403502	10-in.	12/17/1929	Sunny Tennessee	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W403503	10-in.	12/17/1929	Whatcha gonna do when your licker gives out?	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W403916	10-in.	4/24/1930	The last old dollar is gone	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars and talk	speaker
OKeh	W403920	10-in.	4/24/1930	The raccoon and the possum	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	W403921	10-in.	4/24/1930	The hen and the rooster	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	W403922	10-in.	4/24/1930	Goin' where the climate suits my clothes	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	W403923	10-in.	4/24/1930	The Dominicker duck	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	W403924	10-in.	4/24/1930	Silver threads among the gold	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Female-male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	W403925	10-in.	4/24/1930	On the banks of the old Tennessee	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Female-male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W403926	10-in.	4/24/1930	You gotta let my dog alone	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Dialogue, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, violin, speaker
OKeh	W403927	10-in.	4/24/1930	John in the army	Fiddlin' John Carson	Instrumental trio and male vocal solo, with comic dialogue	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker
OKeh	W403928	10-in.	4/24/1930	The old grey horse ain't what he used to be	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Dialogue, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W403929	10-in.	4/24/1930	You can’t forget the day you was born	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Female-male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W404620	10-in.	12/9/1930	After the ball	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W404621	10-in.	12/9/1930	My home in Dixieland	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble	leader, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	W404622	10-in.	12/9/1930	The old ship is sailing for the promised land	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble	leader, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	W404623	10-in.	12/9/1930	That woman don’t treat John right	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental ensemble, with vocal	leader, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W404624	10-in.	12/9/1930	At the cross	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Mixed vocal trio and male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W404625	10-in.	12/9/1930	Take the train to Charlotte	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Mixed vocal trio and male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	leader, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	W404626	10-in.	12/9/1930	Little more sugar in the coffee	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Male vocal solo and male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	leader, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
OKeh	W404627	10-in.	12/9/1930	Didn’t he ramble	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Mixed vocal trio, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader
OKeh	W404628	10-in.	12/9/1930	You gonna get something you don’t expect	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental ensemble, with vocal	leader, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W404629	10-in.	12/9/1930	Darktown Strutters' Ball	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental ensemble	leader
OKeh	W404647	10-in.	12/10/1930	Knotty Head Jake	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental accompaniment	vocalist
OKeh	W404648	10-in.	12/10/1930	I've got a white man working for me	Fiddlin' John Carson	Instrumental, with talk	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W404649	10-in.	12/10/1930	Nobody knows my troubles but me	Fiddlin' John Carson	Instrumental, with talk	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W405073	10-in.	10/30/1931	I intend to make heaven my home	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Female-male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W405083	10-in.	10/31/1931	Pole cat blues	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Female-male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Brunswick	E36493	10-in.	3/23/1931	You will never miss your mother until she is gone	Phil Luther Crow ; Frank Luther	Male vocal duet, with clarinet, guitar, and accordion	lyricist
Brunswick	AT354-AT355	10-in.	3/3/1928	Billy in the low ground	Dr. Humphrey Bate Possum Hunters	String band, with dance calls	composer
Brunswick	1072-1074	10-in.	8/7/1925	Little Mary Phagan	Charlie Oaks	Male vocal solo, guitar, and Jew's harp	songwriter
Edison	9731	10-in.	9/23/1924	You will never miss your mother until she is gone	Blue Ridge Duo	Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carson, Fiddlin' John," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104795.

Carson, Fiddlin' John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104795.

"Carson, Fiddlin' John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.