Carson Robison
Carson Jay Robison ((1890-08-04)August 4, 1890 – (1957-03-24)March 24, 1957) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Although his impact is generally forgotten today, he played a major role in promoting country music in its early years through numerous recordings and radio appearances. He was also known as Charles Robison and sometimes composed under the pseudonym, Carlos B. McAfee. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 4, 1890 (Oswego), Died March 24, 1957 (Poughkeepsie)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, composer, tenor vocal, lyricist, whistling, harmonica, songwriter, leader, vocalist, drums, speaker, jew's harp, arranger, piano, organ, chimes, yodeling
Notes: Sometimes appears on disc label as Carson Robinson, Carson J. Robison (The Whistling Jaybird), Carlos B. McAfee, and Joe Billings.
See Also: Billings, Joe
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Recordings (Results 501-525 of 1016 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W143310 | 10-in. | 1/14/1927 | The sad lover | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W143384 | 10-in. | 2/3/1927 | The three drowned sisters | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Columbia | W143385 | 10-in. | 2/3/1927 | Barbara Allen | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W143386 | 10-in. | 2/3/1927 | I know there is somebody waiting (In the house at the end of the lane) | Vernon Dalhart ; Charlie Wells | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 143389 | 10-in. | 2/3/1927 | Muddy water | Mack Allen | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | 143390 | 10-in. | 2/3/1927 | Long ago | Mack Allen ; Murray Kellner ; Carson Robison | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Columbia | 143391 | 10-in. | 2/3/1927 | Song of the wanderer | Mack Allen | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W143521 | 10-in. | 2/24/1927 | Down Kentucky way | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W143522 | 10-in. | 2/24/1927 | Hot feet | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W143554 | 10-in. | 3/1/1927 | Billy the Kid | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W143555 | 10-in. | 3/1/1927 | The wreck of C. & O. Number 5 | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, harmonica, and whistling | vocalist, whistling, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Columbia | W143556 | 10-in. | 3/1/1927 | Death's shadow song | Vernon Dalhart ; Charlie Wells | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W143557 | 10-in. | 3/1/1927 | My Blue Ridge Mountain home | Vernon Dalhart ; Charlie Wells | Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and harmonica | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W143700 | 10-in. | 3/22/1927 | Get away, old man, get away | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), piano, and harmonica | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W143701 | 10-in. | 3/22/1927 | Oh bury me not on the lone prairie | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin, piano, and harmonica | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | 143715 | 10-in. | 3/28/1927 | Can't yo' heah me callin', Caroline? | Mack Allen | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | 143716 | 10-in. | 3/28/1927 | Mighty lak' a rose | Mack Allen | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W143717 | 10-in. | 3/28/1927 | Some of these days | Mack Allen | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W144075 | 10-in. | 5/2/1927 | The Mississippi flood | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica | instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W144076 | 10-in. | 5/2/1927 | The engineer's dream | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica | instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 144179 | 10-in. | 5/19/1927 | The Mississippi flood song | Mack Allen | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W144210 | 10-in. | 5/24/1927 | The airship that never returned | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Columbia | W144211 | 10-in. | 5/24/1927 | The death of Lura Parsons | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Columbia | W144212 | 10-in. | 5/24/1927 | Lucky Lindy | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W144213 | 10-in. | 5/24/1927 | Lindbergh | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Robison, Carson," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106785.
Robison, Carson. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106785.
"Robison, Carson." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Robison, Carson - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93015769
Wikidata: Carson Robison - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1045443
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/2145970324332252447
MusicBrainz: Carson Robison - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/deb00e8b-d3eb-4fd8-b586-c12ad225ec01
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