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 876-900 of 1016 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
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.
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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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