Buell Kazee
Buell Kazee (August 29, 1900 – August 31, 1976) was an American country and folk singer. He is considered one of the most successful folk musicians of the 1920s and experienced a career comeback during the American folk music revival of the 1960s due in part to his inclusion on the Anthology of American Folk Music. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 29, 1900 (Kentucky), Died August 31, 1976
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, banjo, guitar, speaker, composer, lyricist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E7410-E7411 | 10-in. | 1/16/1928 | My mother | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E22493-E22494 | 10-in. | 4/19/1927 | John Hardy | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E22495-E22496 | 10-in. | 4/19/1927 | Roll on, John | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E22497-E22498 | 10-in. | 4/19/1927 | Rock Island | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E22499-E22500 | 10-in. | 4/19/1927 | Old Whisker Bill, the moonshiner | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E22513-E22514 | 10-in. | 4/19/1927 | On the hills over there | Blue Ridge Gospel Singers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E22523-E22524 | 10-in. | 4/20/1927 | On the hills over there | Blue Ridge Gospel Singers | Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E22525-E22526 | 10-in. | 4/20/1927 | My loved ones are waiting for me | Blue Ridge Gospel Singers | Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E22527-E22528 | 10-in. | 4/20/1927 | I’m alone in this world | Blue Ridge Gospel Singers | Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E22529-E22530 | 10-in. | 4/20/1927 | I’m going home to die no more | Blue Ridge Gospel Singers | Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E22531-E22532 | 10-in. | 4/20/1927 | O why not tonight? | Blue Ridge Gospel Singers | Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E22533-E22534 | 10-in. | 4/20/1927 | Darling Cora | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E22535-E22536 | 10-in. | 4/20/1927 | East Virginia | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E22537-E22539 | 10-in. | 4/20/1927 | ‘Twill be glory bye and bye | Blue Ridge Gospel Singers | Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E22553-E22555 | 10-in. | 4/21/1927 | Mandy Lee | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E22556-E22557 | 10-in. | 4/21/1927 | Just tell them that you saw me | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo and whistling, with violin, guitar, and piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E22558-E22559 | 10-in. | 4/21/1927 | When the harvest days are over, Jessie Dear | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo and whistling, with violin, guitar, and piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E22560-E22561 | 10-in. | 4/21/1927 | Where the sweet magnolias grow | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E22562-E22563 | 10-in. | 4/21/1927 | The ship that’s sailing high | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E22564-E22565 | 10-in. | 4/21/1927 | If you love your mother (Meet her in the skies) | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E22566-E22567 | 10-in. | 4/21/1927 | The roving cowboy | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E22568-E22569 | 10-in. | 4/21/1927 | The Little Mohee | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo, guitar, and whistling | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E22570-E22572 | 10-in. | 4/21/1927 | The old maid | Buell Kazee ; Carson Robison | Male vocal solo, with banjo, guitar, and whistling | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E22573-E22574 | 10-in. | 4/21/1927 | The sporting bachelors | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E22575-E22576 | 10-in. | 4/21/1927 | The frog went a courtin’ | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo, guitar, and whistling | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26031-E26032 | 10-in. | 1/16/1928 | The butcher’s boy | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E26033-E26034 | 10-in. | 1/16/1928 | Lady Gay | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E26035-E26036 | 10-in. | 1/16/1928 | The orphan girl | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E26037-E26038 | 10-in. | 1/16/1928 | Poor boy long ways from home | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E26039-E26040 | 10-in. | 1/16/1928 | Little Bessie | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E26041-E26042 | 10-in. | 1/16/1928 | My mother | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Brunswick | E26043-E26044 | 10-in. | 1/16/1928 | Poor little orphan boy | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Brunswick | E26045-E26046 | 10-in. | 1/16/1928 | The cowboy’s farewell | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Brunswick | E26047-E26048 | 10-in. | 1/16/1928 | Gambling blues | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Brunswick | E26049-E26050 | 10-in. | 1/17/1928 | A married girl‘s troubles | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Brunswick | E26051-E26052 | 10-in. | 1/17/1928 | You are false but I’II forgive you | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Brunswick | E26053-E26054 | 10-in. | 1/17/1928 | A short life of trouble | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E26055-E26056 | 10-in. | 1/17/1928 | Don’t forget me, little darling | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Brunswick | E26061-E26062 | 10-in. | 1/18/1928 | The faded coat of blue | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26063-E26064 | 10-in. | 1/18/1928 | The wagoner’s lad (Loving Nancy) | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E26065-E26066 | 10-in. | 1/18/1928 | The dying soldier (Brother Green) | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26073-E26074 | 10-in. | 1/19/1928 | Snow deer | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and whistling | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26075-E26076 | 10-in. | 1/19/1928 | Red wing | Sookie Hobbs ; Buell Kazee | Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and whistling | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26077-E26078 | 10-in. | 1/19/1928 | Snow deer | Sookie Hobbs ; Buell Kazee | Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and whistling | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26089-E26090 | 10-in. | 1/19/1928 | In the shadow of the pines | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and whistling | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26091-E26092 | 10-in. | 1/19/1928 | You taught me how to love you, now teach me how to forget | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and whistling | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C3587 | 10-in. | 6/12/1929 | The hobo’s last ride | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo, guitar, and steel guitar | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C3588 | 10-in. | 6/12/1929 | Steel a goin’ down | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo, guitar, and steel guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C3590 | 10-in. | 6/12/1929 | Toll the bells | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | C3591 | 10-in. | 6/13/1929 | I am lonely | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo, guitar, and steel guitar | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C3592 | 10-in. | 6/13/1929 | The cowboy trail | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C3593 | 10-in. | 6/13/1929 | The blind man | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | C3596 | 10-in. | 6/13/1929 | I’m rolling along | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo, guitar, and steel guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C3597 | 10-in. | 6/13/1929 | The new jail | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C3598 | 10-in. | 6/13/1929 | The empty cell | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C3599 | 10-in. | 6/14/1929 | Fifteen years ago | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with banjo, guitar, and steel guitar | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C3600 | 10-in. | 6/14/1929 | A mountain boy makes his first record, pt. 1 | Buell Kazee | Comic scene, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo, speaker | |
Brunswick | C3603 | 10-in. | 6/14/1929 | A mountain boy makes his first record | Buell Kazee | Comic scene, with banjo | speaker, vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | C3756 | 10-in. | 7/1/1929 | A mountain boy makes his first record | Buell Kazee ; John Richards | Comic scene, with banjo | vocalist, speaker, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | C3759 | 10-in. | 7/1/1929 | Election day in Kentucky, pt. 1 | Good’s Box Whittlers | Comic scene | speaker | |
Brunswick | C3760 | 10-in. | 7/1/1929 | Election day in Kentucky, pt. 2 | Good’s Box Whittlers | Comic scene | speaker | |
Brunswick | C3934 | 10-in. | 7/24/1929 | Election Day in Kentucky, pt. 1 | Soap Box Whittlers | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | speaker | |
Brunswick | C3935 | 10-in. | 7/24/1929 | Election Day in Kentucky, pt. 2 | Soap Box Whittlers | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kazee, Buell," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106315.
Kazee, Buell. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106315.
"Kazee, Buell." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Kazee, Buell, 1900-1976 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91033576
Wikidata: Buell Kazee - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1001688
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/197149196549074792546
MusicBrainz: Buell Kazee - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7b472532-06dd-428e-8049-3bf73b119c5e
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