Curly Fox

Curly Fox

Arnim LeRoy Fox (November 9, 1910 – November 10, 1995), better known as Curly (or Curley) Fox, was an American old-time and country fiddler, singer and country musician.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 9, 1910 (Graysville), Died November 10, 1995 (Nashville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, vocalist, guitar, songwriter, Musical group

Notes: Also spelled Curley Fox.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W149208	10-in.	10/21/1929	Free a little bird (1930 model)	Roane County Ramblers	Instrumental quintet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149209	10-in.	10/21/1929	Johnson City rag	Roane County Ramblers	String band	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149210	10-in.	10/21/1929	Callahan rag	Roane County Ramblers	Instrumental quintet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149211	10-in.	10/21/1929	Alabama trot	Roane County Ramblers	Instrumental quintet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149212	10-in.	10/21/1929	Big footed nigger	Roane County Ramblers	Instrumental quintet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149213	10-in.	10/21/1929	Smoky Mountain waltz	Roane County Ramblers	Instrumental quintet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	C4362	10-in.	2/15/1945	Don't you lie to me	Curly Fox and his Fox Hunters ; Texas Ruby	String band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	C4363	10-in.	2/15/1945	Don't let that man get you down	Curly Fox and his Fox Hunters ; Texas Ruby	String band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	C4368	10-in.	2/15/1945	Have i waited too long to regret	Curly Fox and his Fox Hunters ; Texas Ruby	String band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CCO4641	10-in.	9/26/1946	Ain't you sorry that you lied	Curly Fox and his Fox Hunters ; Texas Ruby	String band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, songwriter
Columbia	CCO4642	10-in.	9/26/1946	Nobody else but you	Curly Fox and his Fox Hunters ; Texas Ruby	String band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, songwriter
Columbia	CCO4643	10-in.	9/26/1946	I'll take back all I've said about you	Curly Fox and his Fox Hunters ; Texas Ruby	String band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, songwriter
Columbia	CCO4645	10-in.	9/27/1946	Have you got someone else on the string	Curly Fox and his Fox Hunters ; Texas Ruby	String band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CCO4646	10-in.	9/27/1946	Travelling blues	Curly Fox and his Fox Hunters ; Texas Ruby	String band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CCO4647	10-in.	9/27/1946	Even though I'll shed a million tears	Curly Fox and his Fox Hunters ; Texas Ruby	String band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, songwriter
Columbia	CCO4648	10-in.	9/27/1946	The letter that broke my heart	Curly Fox and his Fox Hunters ; Texas Ruby	String band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, songwriter
Columbia	RHCO10054	10-in.	11/16/1951	Sad singin', slow ridin'	Dog Patch Boys ; Polly Possum ; Joe Wolverton	Female vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Decca	60238	10-in.	12/17/1935	One eleven special	Curley Fox		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60239	10-in.	12/18/1935	Listen to the mocking bird	Curley Fox		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60240	10-in.	12/18/1935	Fifty years ago waltz	Curley Fox		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60241	10-in.	12/18/1935	Tennessee roll	Curley Fox		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60242	10-in.	12/18/1935	Matchbox blues	Joe Shelton		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60243	10-in.	12/19/1935	Budded roses	The Shelton Brothers		vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60244	10-in.	12/19/1935	I'm sitting on top of the world	The Shelton Brothers		vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60245	10-in.	12/19/1935	When it's night time in Nevada	The Shelton Brothers		vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60246	10-in.	12/19/1935	I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes-1	The Shelton Brothers		vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60247	10-in.	12/19/1935	Bury me beneath the willow-1	The Shelton Brothers		vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60248	10-in.	12/19/1935	Black sheep	The Shelton Brothers		vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60257	10-in.	12/19/1935	'leven miles from Leavenworth	The Shelton Brothers		vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60258	10-in.	12/19/1935	Daddy don't low no low down hangin' around	The Shelton Brothers		vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60259	10-in.	12/19/1935	Deep Elem blues No.2	The Shelton Brothers		vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60260	10-in.	12/19/1935	Curley's new talkin' blues	Curley Fox		vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	60261	10-in.	12/19/1935	New John Henry blues-1	The Shelton Brothers		vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60263	10-in.	12/19/1935	Rid in' on a humpback mule-1	The Shelton Brothers		vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60266	10-in.	12/20/1935	Yum yum blues	Curly Fox		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	60267	10-in.	12/20/1935	Lover's farewell	The Shelton Brothers		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60268	10-in.	12/20/1935	That's a habit I've never had	The Shelton Brothers		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60269	10-in.	12/20/1935	Four or five times	The Shelton Brothers		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	90250	10-in.	8/19/1935	Listen to the mocking bird	Curley Fox		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	C 90251	10-in.	8/19/1935	Sal let me chew your bosom some	The Shelton Brothers		vocalist
Decca	C 90253	10-in.	8/19/1935	Fifty years ago waltz-1	The Shelton Brothers		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	C 90256	10-in.	8/20/1935	When it's night time in Nevada	The Shelton Brothers		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	C 90257	10-in.	8/20/1935	Bury me beneath the willow	The Shelton Brothers		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	C 90258	10-in.	8/20/1935	Lover's farewell-1	Curley Fox		vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	C 90259	10-in.	8/20/1935	Curley's talking blues	Curley Fox		vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	C 90260	10-in.	8/20/1935	Budded roses	The Shelton Brothers		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	C 90261	10-in.	8/20/1935	New John Henry blues	The Shelton Brothers		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	C 90262	10-in.	8/20/1935	Sittin' on top o' the world	The Shelton Brothers		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	C 90263	10-in.	8/20/1935	Cheatin' on your baby	The Shelton Brothers		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	C 90264	10-in.	8/20/1935	Matchbox blues	The Shelton Brothers		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	C 90265	10-in.	8/20/1935	Daddy don't 'low no lowdown hangin' around	The Shelton Brothers		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	C 90266	10-in.	8/20/1935	Black sheep	Joe Shelton		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	C 90267	10-in.	8/20/1935	Loveless love-1	Curly Fox		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	C 90268	10-in.	8/20/1935	Sweet Evalina	Joe Shelton		instrumentalist, guitar

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fox, Curly," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107083.

Fox, Curly. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107083.

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