Chubby Wise
Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise (October 2, 1915 – January 6, 1996) was an American bluegrass fiddler. Originally starting out playing the banjo and guitar, Wise began playing fiddle at age 12, working locally in the Jacksonville area. He joined the Jubilee Hillbillies in 1938, then began playing with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in 1942, including dates at the Grand Ole Opry. He worked with Monroe through 1948, then played with Clyde Moody. He also played with the York Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, and Connie B. Gay. In 1954, Wise became a member of Hank Snow's Rainbow Ranch Boys, again appearing at the Grand Ole Opry; he remained with the group until March 1970. Alongside this he worked as a session musician with Mac Wiseman and Red Allen, among others. Wise returned to Florida in 1984 and went into semi-retirement, though he continued to tour and record occasionally, such as with the Bass Mountain Boys in 1992. He joined producers Randall Franks and Alan Autry for the In the Heat of the Night cast's CD Christmas Time's a Comin' performing "Christmas Time's a Comin'" with the cast on the CD released on Sonlite and MGM/UA. Franks occasionally joined Wise performing twin fiddle with him on his shows. |
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Recordings (Results 26-43 of 43 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | CCO4887 | 10-in. | 10/28/1947 | Molly and Tenbrooks (the race horse song) | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CO41836 | 10-in. | 10/22/1949 | Travellin' this lonesome road | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CO41837 | 10-in. | 10/22/1949 | Blue grass stomp | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe | String band | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CO41838 | 10-in. | 10/22/1949 | The girl in the blue velvet band | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CO45912 | 10-in. | 5/9/1951 | Jimmie Brown, the newsboy | Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CO45913 | 10-in. | 5/9/1951 | Somehow tonight | Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CO45914 | 10-in. | 5/9/1951 | Don't get above your raisin' | Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CO45917 | 10-in. | 5/9/1951 | I've lost you | Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CO46817 | 10-in. | 8/5/1951 | Peppermint sticks and lemon drops | Melissa Monroe | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CO46818 | 10-in. | 8/5/1951 | I'm waiting just for you | Melissa Monroe | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CO46819 | 10-in. | 8/5/1951 | Oceans of tears | Melissa Monroe | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CO46820 | 10-in. | 8/5/1951 | There's no room in my heart (for the blues) | Melissa Monroe | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
Decca | NA 10494 | 11/20/1958 | Night | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 10495 | 11/20/1958 | It's not like home | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 10496 | 11/20/1958 | She's left me again | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 10497 | 11/20/1958 | Hold whatcha got | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 10498 | 11/20/1958 | Bear tracks | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | NA 10499 | 11/20/1958 | Cripple Creek | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | instrumentalist, violin |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wise, Chubby," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107255.
Wise, Chubby. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107255.
"Wise, Chubby." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Wise, Chubby - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95048423
Wikidata: Chubby Wise - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5115273
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/60792186
MusicBrainz: Chubby Wise - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/75a7b841-ded8-46e0-bdbf-003c41f40e21
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