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 876-900 of 1016 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E23282-E23283	10-in.	5/21/1927	The lost French flyers	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica	instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Brunswick	E23284-E23285	10-in.	5/21/1927	Jim Blake, the engineer	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	E23286-E23287	10-in.	5/21/1927	When you were sweet sixteen	Al Hopkins	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	E23288-E23289	10-in.	5/21/1927	Down the old meadow lane	Al Hopkins	Male vocal solo, with whistling and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, whistling
Brunswick	E23323-E23325	10-in.	5/26/1927	Lucky Lindy	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	E23326-E23327	10-in.	5/26/1927	The lost French flyers	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	E23328-E23330	10-in.	5/26/1927	The death of Lura Parsons	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica	composer, instrumentalist, harmonica, guitar
Brunswick	E23397-E23399	10-in.	6/1/1927	Steamboat Bill	Al Bernard	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	E23400-E23402	10-in.	6/1/1927	Casey Jones	Al Bernard	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	E23448-E23450	10-in.	6/3/1927	A memory that time cannot erase	Vernon Dalhart ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio and whistling	vocalist, whistling, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E23451-E23453	10-in.	6/3/1927	I wonder if you still remember	Vernon Dalhart ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio and whistling	vocalist, tenor vocal, whistling, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E24213-E24216	10-in.	8/13/1927	Golden slippers	Kanawha Singers	Male vocal quartet, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	E25317-E25318	10-in.	11/28/1927	Sing on, brother, sing	Vernon Dalhart ; Adelyne Hood ; Carson Robison	Mixed vocal trio, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E25319-E25320	10-in.	11/28/1927	Old plantation melody	Vernon Dalhart ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with 2 fiddles (violins), guitar, and whistling	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E25321-E25322	10-in.	11/28/1927	When the moon shines down upon the mountain	Vernon Dalhart ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E25323-E25324	10-in.	11/28/1927	When the sun goes down again	Vernon Dalhart ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet with fiddle (violin), guitar, and whistling	lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E25592-E25593	10-in.	12/14/1927	One night as I lay dreaming	Frank McCravy ; James McCravy	Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and piano	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	E25594-E25595	10-in.	12/14/1927	Will the circle be unbroken	Frank McCravy ; James McCravy	Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and piano	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	E25596-E25597	10-in.	12/14/1927	When they ring the golden bells	Frank McCravy ; James McCravy	Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and piano	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	E26073-E26074	10-in.	1/19/1928	Snow deer	Buell Kazee	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and whistling	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, whistling
Brunswick	E26075-E26076	10-in.	1/19/1928	Red wing	Sookie Hobbs ; Buell Kazee	Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and whistling	vocalist, tenor vocal, whistling, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	E26077-E26078	10-in.	1/19/1928	Snow deer	Sookie Hobbs ; Buell Kazee	Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and whistling	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, whistling
Brunswick	E26257-E26258	10-in.	1/24/1928	Swing low, sweet chariot	Kanawha Singers	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	E26259-E26260	10-in.	1/24/1928	Climbing up de golden stairs	Kanawha Singers	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	E26921-E26923	10-in.	3/12/1928	My Blue Ridge Mountain home	Carter's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26923)	composer, lyricist

(Results 876-900 of 1016 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Robison, Carson," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106785.

Robison, Carson. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106785.

"Robison, Carson." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.