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 201-225 of 335 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W150200 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | Leather breeches | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with talking | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | W150201 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | New Arkansas traveller | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with talking | instrumentalist, violin, speaker | |
Columbia | W150202 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | Sugar in the gourd | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | W150203 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | Georgia Wagner | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with talking | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | W150204 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | Sal's gone to the cider mill | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and talking | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | W150205 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | Nigger in the woodpile | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and talking | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | W150218 | 10-in. | 4/15/1930 | Killing of Tom Slaughter | Bob Nichols | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W150219 | 10-in. | 4/15/1930 | Grave in the pines | Bob Nichols | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W150222 | 10-in. | 4/15/1930 | Devilish Mary | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | W150223 | 10-in. | 4/15/1930 | Soldier, will you marry me | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | W150236 | 10-in. | 4/16/1930 | When I lived in Arkansas | Hugh Cross ; Bob Nichols | Male vocal duet, with guitar | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Columbia | W150237 | 10-in. | 4/16/1930 | In the hills of old Virginia | Hugh Cross ; Bob Nichols | Male vocal duet, with guitar | vocalist | |
Columbia | W150238 | 10-in. | 4/16/1930 | Allen Vane | Clayton McMichen | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist | |
Columbia | W150271 | 10-in. | 4/17/1930 | Taking the census | Tom Dorsey ; Oscar Ford ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with male vocal solo, string band, and dog effects | speaker, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
Columbia | W150272 | 10-in. | 4/17/1930 | Taking the census | Tom Dorsey ; Oscar Ford ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with male vocal solo and string band | speaker, instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | W150299 | 10-in. | 4/19/1930 | Jeremiah Hopkins store | Tom Dorsey ; Oscar Ford ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene | instrumentalist, violin, speaker | |
Columbia | W150300 | 10-in. | 4/19/1930 | Jeremiah Hopkins store | Tom Dorsey ; Oscar Ford ; Dan Hornsby ; Bert Layne ; Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Uncle Fuzz | Descriptive scene | instrumentalist, violin, speaker | |
Columbia | W150319 | 10-in. | 4/21/1930 | Prohibition blues | Clayton McMichen | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist | |
Columbia | W150320 | 10-in. | 4/21/1930 | When it's peach-picking time in Georgia | Hugh Cross ; Bob Nichols | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, songwriter | |
Columbia | W150327 | 10-in. | 4/21/1930 | Done gone | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | composer, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
Columbia | W150328 | 10-in. | 4/21/1930 | Cumberland Valley waltz | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | composer, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
Columbia | W150335 | 10-in. | 4/21/1930 | Corn licker still in Georgia–Part 11 | Tom Dorsey ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s) | speaker, instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | W150336 | 10-in. | 4/21/1930 | Corn licker still in Georgia–Part 12 | Tom Dorsey ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner | Descriptive scene, with string band and male vocalist(s) | speaker, instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | W150343 | 10-in. | 4/22/1930 | Smoky Mountain home | Hugh Cross ; Bob Nichols | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | composer, lyricist, vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | W150351 | 10-in. | 4/22/1930 | It just suits me | North Georgians ; Lowe Stokes | String trio, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McMichen, Clayton," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108368.
McMichen, Clayton. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108368.
"McMichen, Clayton." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: McMichen, Clayton, 1900-1970 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00027092
Wikidata: Clayton McMichen - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1099296
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/70930920
MusicBrainz: Clayton McMichen - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7dcc35d8-f317-4c79-bdfa-0f5959014d7a
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