Kansas Joe

Wilbur "Kansas Joe" McCoy (May 11, 1905 – January 28, 1950) was an American Delta blues singer, musician and songwriter.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 11, 1905 (Jackson), Died January 28, 1950 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1944

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, composer, imitation bass (tub-bass), leader, speaker, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 151-175 of 256 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 63642 10-in. 4/21/1938 Stay on it Rosetta Howard instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63643 10-in. 4/21/1938 Delta bound Rosetta Howard instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63644 10-in. 4/21/1938 You got to go when the wagon comes Rosetta Howard instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63645 10-in. 4/21/1938 How long baby Rosetta Howard instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63646 10-in. 4/21/1938 Harlem jamboree Rosetta Howard instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63662 10-in. 4/22/1938 Mellow little devil The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca 63663 10-in. 4/22/1938 The barefoot boy The Harlem Hamfats vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63664 10-in. 4/22/1938 She loves so good Frankie Half Pint Jaxon instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63665 10-in. 4/22/1938 Riff it Frankie Half Pint Jaxon instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63666 10-in. 4/22/1938 Some sweet day Frankie Half Pint Jaxon instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63667 10-in. 4/22/1938 I'm gonna steal you Frankie Half Pint Jaxon instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63668 10-in. 4/22/1938 I knocks myself out Frankie Half Pint Jaxon instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63669 10-in. 4/22/1938 They put the big britches on me Frankie Half Pint Jaxon instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63670 10-in. 4/22/1938 What is that smells like gravy? Johnnie Temple instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63671 10-in. 4/22/1938 Every dog must have his day Johnnie Temple instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63672 10-in. 4/22/1938 Fare you well Johnnie Temple instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63673 10-in. 4/22/1938 Stavin' chain Johnnie Temple instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63674 10-in. 4/22/1938 County jail blues Johnnie Temple instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63675 10-in. 4/22/1938 Gonna ride 74 Johnnie Temple instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90002 10-in. 5/15/1935 The main key to heaven Joe McCoy speaker, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90003 10-in. 5/15/1935 Twenty minutes in hell Joe McCoy speaker, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90004 10-in. 5/15/1935 Dry bones in the valley Joe McCoy speaker, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90005 10-in. 5/15/1935 Highway 61 Joe McCoy speaker, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90007 10-in. 5/16/1935 The time is drawing high Joe McCoy speaker, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90198 10-in. 7/22/1935 My babe, my babe Bill Wilber instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
(Results 151-175 of 256 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kansas Joe," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106298.

Kansas Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106298.

"Kansas Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106298

External Sources

Wikipedia: Kansas Joe McCoy

Discogs: Kansas Joe

Allmusic: Kansas Joe

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Kansas Joe, 1905-1950 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90724288

Wikidata: Kansas Joe McCoy - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q713859

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/303041009

MusicBrainz: Kansas Joe McCoy - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/302886da-969c-44da-b6c5-3f4eea07ea49

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