Carson Robison

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.

Recordings (Results 501-525 of 1016 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 501-525 of 1016 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Robison, Carson," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106785.

Robison, Carson. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106785.

"Robison, Carson." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.