Mississippi Sheiks

The Mississippi Sheiks were a popular and influential American guitar and fiddle group of the 1930s. They were notable mostly for playing country blues but were adept at many styles of popular music of the time. They recorded around 70 tracks, primarily in the first half of the 1930s. In 2004, they were inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame.

Their 1930 blues single "Sitting on Top of the World" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008. In 2018, it was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant".

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1926, Died Ceased 1936

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1935

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 98 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
OKeh W404145 10-in. 6/12/1930 Jail bird love song Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal duet, with violin and 2 guitars Musical group  
OKeh W404146 10-in. 6/12/1930 Yodeling fiddling blues Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo and yodeling, with violin and 2 guitars Musical group  
OKeh W404147 10-in. 6/12/1930 Baby keeps stealing lovin' on me Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and 2 guitars Musical group  
OKeh W404148 10-in. 6/12/1930 River bottom blues Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin, 2 guitars, and talk Musical group  
OKeh W404149 10-in. 6/12/1930 Bootleggers' blues Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404150 10-in. 6/12/1930 Loose like that Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo and dialogue, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404709 10-in. 12/15/1930 Sitting on top of the world no. 2 Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404710 10-in. 12/15/1930 Your good man caught the train and gone Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404711 10-in. 12/15/1930 Times done got hard Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404712 10-in. 12/15/1930 Unhappy blues Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404713 10-in. 12/15/1930 Still I'm traveling on Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404714 10-in. 12/15/1930 Jackson stomp Mississippi Mud Steppers 2 guitars and mandolin Musical group  
OKeh W404715 10-in. 12/15/1930 Farewell waltz Mississippi Mud Steppers 2 guitars and mandolin Musical group  
OKeh W404716 10-in. 12/15/1930 Vicksburg stomp Mississippi Mud Steppers 2 guitars and mandolin Musical group  
OKeh W404717 10-in. 12/15/1930 Morning glory waltz Mississippi Mud Steppers 2 guitars and mandolin Musical group  
OKeh W404718 10-in. 12/15/1930 Sunset waltz Mississippi Mud Steppers Violin, guitar, and mandolin Musical group  
OKeh W404719 10-in. 12/15/1930 Alma waltz Mississippi Mud Steppers Violin, guitar, and mandolin Musical group  
OKeh W404782 10-in. 12/19/1930 Honey babe, let the deal go down Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404783 10-in. 12/19/1930 She ain't no good Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404784 10-in. 12/19/1930 Ramrod blues Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404785 10-in. 12/19/1930 Stop and listen blues no. 2 Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404786 10-in. 12/19/1930 Church bells blues Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W405006 10-in. 10/24/1931 Please don't wake it up Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W405007 10-in. 10/24/1931 Please baby Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W405008 10-in. 10/24/1931 Things about comin' my way Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
(Results 51-75 of 98 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mississippi Sheiks," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109115.

Mississippi Sheiks. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109115.

"Mississippi Sheiks." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109115

External Sources

Wikipedia: Mississippi Sheiks

Discogs: Mississippi Sheiks

Allmusic: Mississippi Sheiks

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Mississippi Sheiks - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91012464

Wikidata: Mississippi Sheiks - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q938570

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/144530582

MusicBrainz: Mississippi Sheiks - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/159f73c7-74f3-40d9-8937-ee90fdae4d67

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