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 701-725 of 1016 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	W402999	10-in.	9/25/1929	The medicine show	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Emmett Miller	Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble	speaker, vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W403225	10-in.	11/2/1929	Nothin'	The Carson Robison Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, composer
OKeh	W403226	10-in.	11/2/1929	Less than that	The Carson Robison Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer, leader
OKeh	W403604	10-in.	1/10/1930	I don't work for a living	Pete Wiggins	Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar and harmonica	instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica
OKeh	W403605	10-in.	1/10/1930	Everybody does it in Hawaii	Pete Wiggins	Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
OKeh	W404441	10-in.	9/15/1930	Moonlight on the Colorado	Black Brothers	Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W404442	10-in.	9/15/1930	When the bloom is on the sage	Black Brothers	Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W404491	10-in.	10/20/1930	Oklahoma Charley	Black Brothers	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar
OKeh	W404492	10-in.	10/20/1930	Never leave your gal too long	Black Brothers	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble and train whistle effect	vocalist, tenor vocal, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar
OKeh	W404493	10-in.	10/20/1930	Carry me back to the mountains	Frank Luther ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W404494	10-in.	10/20/1930	I'll never see my darling any more	Frank Luther ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
OKeh	W404529	10-in.	11/7/1930	Come back tonight in my dreams	Frank Luther ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W404530	10-in.	11/7/1930	Sleepy Hollow	Frank Luther ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W404531	10-in.	11/7/1930	Naw! I don’t wanta be rich	Carson Robison	Male vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica, lyricist, composer
OKeh	W404532	10-in.	11/7/1930	So I joined the Navy	Carson Robison	Male vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica, lyricist, composer
OKeh	W404539	10-in.	11/7/1930	Where will you be on next New Year's Day?	Black Brothers	Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W404540	10-in.	11/7/1930	No Christmas times for poor Little Nell	Black Brothers	Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W405138	10-in.	Feb. 1932	When it's springtime in the Blue Ridge Mountains	Black Brothers	Male vocal duet	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W405139	10-in.	Feb. 1932	Pals of the little red school	Black Brothers	Male vocal duet	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	15723-15725	10-in.	5/14/1925	The runaway train	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with guitar, "chromonica," and whistling solo	instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Brunswick	15726-15728	10-in.	5/14/1925	The chain gang song	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with guitar, "chromonica," and anvil effect	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	E15771	10-in.	5/21/1925	The runaway train	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with guitar, chromonica, and whistling	instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Brunswick	E15772	10-in.	5/21/1925	Chain gang song	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with guitar and chromonica	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	E22206	10-in.	3/31/1927	Lavender cowboy	Ewen Hail	Male vocal solo, with whistling and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, whistling
Brunswick	E27568	10-in.	5/18/1928	That good old country town (Where I was born)	Kanawha Singers	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer

(Results 701-725 of 1016 records)

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.