Clayton McMichen

Clayton McMichen

Clayton McMichen (January 26, 1900 – January 4, 1970) was an American fiddler and country musician.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 26, 1900 (Georgia), Died January 4, 1970 (Battletown)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, vocalist, speaker, leader, songwriter, composer, lyricist, whistling

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

Recordings (Results 226-250 of 335 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W151024	10-in.	12/4/1930	Ride Old Buck to water	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and vocal effects	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151025	10-in.	12/4/1930	Don't you cry, my honey	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and vocal effects	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151026	10-in.	12/4/1930	Cacklin' hen and rooster too	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with vocal effects and talking	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151027	10-in.	12/4/1930	Ricketts hornpipe	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with vocal effects	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151028	10-in.	12/4/1930	Lover's waltz	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett	Violin and guitar duet	instrumentalist, violin, composer
Columbia	W151041	10-in.	12/5/1930	Hand me down my walking cane	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151042	10-in.	12/5/1930	Bully of the town no. 2	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151043	10-in.	12/5/1930	Broken down gambler	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with talking and vocal effects	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151044	10-in.	12/5/1930	Possum up the gum stump	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151045	10-in.	12/5/1930	The girl I love in Tennessee	Oscar Ford	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151046	10-in.	12/5/1930	Little man	Oscar Ford	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151047	10-in.	12/5/1930	Race between a Ford and Chevrolet	Oscar Ford	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151048	10-in.	12/5/1930	Georgia is my home	Oscar Ford	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151077	10-in.	12/7/1930	You gotta see your mama every night	North Georgians ; Lowe Stokes	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151078	10-in.	12/7/1930	Pray for the lights to go out	North Georgians ; Lowe Stokes	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151079	10-in.	12/7/1930	Row, row, row	North Georgians ; Lowe Stokes	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151080	10-in.	12/7/1930	Sailing on the Robert E. Lee	North Georgians ; Lowe Stokes	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, songwriter
Columbia	W151081	10-in.	12/7/1930	When the bloom is on the sage	Hugh Bryant ; Clayton McMichen	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Columbia	W151098	10-in.	12/8/1930	Prohibition—yes or no	Tom Dorsey ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes	Descriptive scene, with male vocal trio and string band	speaker, vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151099	10-in.	12/8/1930	Prohibition—yes or no	Tom Dorsey ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes	Descriptive scene, with string band	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151100	10-in.	12/8/1930	Fiddlers' convention	Tom Dorsey ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with male vocal solo and string band	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151101	10-in.	12/8/1930	Fiddlers' convention	Tom Dorsey ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with male vocal solo and string band	speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W151102	10-in.	12/8/1930	Corn licker still in Georgia–Part 13	Tom Dorsey ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s)	instrumentalist, violin, speaker
Columbia	W151103	10-in.	12/8/1930	Corn licker still in Georgia–Part 14	Tom Dorsey ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner	Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s)	instrumentalist, violin, speaker, vocalist
Columbia	W151104	10-in.	12/8/1930	You brought a new kind of love to me	Slim Bryant ; Clayton McMichen	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist

(Results 226-250 of 335 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McMichen, Clayton," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108368.

McMichen, Clayton. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108368.

"McMichen, Clayton." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

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