Charlie Burse
Charlie Burse (August 25, 1901 – December 20, 1965) was an American blues musician, best known for his work with the Memphis Jug Band. His nicknames included "Laughing Charlie," "Uke Kid Burse" and "The Ukulele Kid." The "uke" in his nicknames referred to the first instrument he was known for, the tenor banjo, which was commonly called a "ukulele-banjo" in the South. Later photographs show him with a tenor guitar, a similar instrument that he played in the same tuning. |
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-47008 | 10-in. | 9/13/1928 | Lindberg hop | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-47009 | 10-in. | 9/13/1928 | Sugar pudding | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-47010 | 10-in. | 9/13/1928 | A black woman is like a black snake | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-47011 | 10-in. | 9/13/1928 | On the road again | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-47036 | 10-in. | 9/15/1928 | Whitewash station blues | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-47037 | 10-in. | 9/15/1928 | Stealin', stealin' | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-47038 | 10-in. | 9/15/1928 | Jug band waltz | Memphis Jug Band | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-47039 | 10-in. | 9/15/1928 | Mississippi river waltz | Memphis Jug Band | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-55529 | 10-in. | 9/17/1929 | I can't stand it | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-55530 | 10-in. | 9/17/1929 | What's the matter? | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-55571 | 10-in. | 9/23/1929 | Dirty butter | Minnie Wallace | Female vocal solo, with male vocal and instrumental trio | vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-55572 | 10-in. | 9/23/1929 | The old folks started it | Minnie Wallace | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-55598 | 10-in. | 9/27/1929 | Feed your friend with a long handled spoon | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-55599 | 10-in. | 9/27/1929 | I can beat you plenty (That hand you tried to deal me) | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-56343 | 10-in. | 10/3/1929 | Taking your place | Memphis Jug Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-56344 | 10-in. | 10/3/1929 | Tired of you driving me | Memphis Jug Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-56345 | 10-in. | 10/3/1929 | Memphis yo yo blues | Memphis Jug Band | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-56346 | 10-in. | 10/3/1929 | K. C. moan | Memphis Jug Band | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-56347 | 10-in. | 10/3/1929 | I whipped my woman with a single-tree | Memphis Jug Band | Male vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble and male vocal chorus | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-59917 | 10-in. | 5/13/1930 | Everybody's talking about Sadie Green | Memphis Jug Band | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Victor | BVE-59932 | 10-in. | 5/17/1930 | Oh ambulance man | Hattie Hart ; Memphis Jug Band ; Will Shade | Instrumental ensemble, with female-male vocal duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-59933 | 10-in. | 5/17/1930 | Cocaine habit blues | Hattie Hart ; Memphis Jug Band ; Ben Ramey ; Vol Stevens | Instrumental ensemble, with mixed vocal trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-59962 | 10-in. | 5/21/1930 | Cave man blues | Memphis Jug Band ; Charlie Bozo Nickerson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-59963 | 10-in. | 5/21/1930 | 4th Street mess around | Memphis Jug Band | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Victor | BVE-59964 | 10-in. | 5/21/1930 | It won't act right | Memphis Jug Band | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-59993 | 10-in. | 5/26/1930 | Bumble bee blues | Memphis Jug Band ; Memphis Minnie | Instrumental ensemble, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-59994 | 10-in. | 5/26/1930 | Meningitis blues | Memphis Jug Band ; Memphis Minnie | Instrumental ensemble, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-62541 | 10-in. | 5/29/1930 | Aunt Caroline Dyer blues | Memphis Jug Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | speaker, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-62542 | 10-in. | 5/29/1930 | Stonewall blues | Memphis Jug Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | speaker, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-62581 | 10-in. | 6/5/1930 | Spider's nest blues | Carolina Peanut Boys | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-62582 | 10-in. | 6/5/1930 | Papa's got your bath water on | Memphis Jug Band | Instrumental ensemble, with female-male vocal duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-62583 | 10-in. | 6/5/1930 | Going back to Memphis | Memphis Jug Band ; Charlie Bozo Nickerson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and male vocal chorus | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-62990 | 10-in. | 11/21/1930 | He's in the jail house now | Memphis Sheiks | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-64731 | 10-in. | 11/26/1930 | Got a letter from my darlin' | Carolina Peanut Boys | Vocal and instrumental ensemble, with talk | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-64733 | 10-in. | 11/26/1930 | This will bring you back | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-64740 | 10-in. | 11/28/1930 | Move that thing | Memphis Jug Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble, with talk | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-64741 | 10-in. | 11/28/1930 | You got me rollin' | Carolina Peanut Boys | Vocal and instrumental ensemble, with talk | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burse, Charlie," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110291.
Burse, Charlie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110291.
"Burse, Charlie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Burse, Charlie - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96034684
Wikidata: Charlie Burse - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q909815
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/165601701
MusicBrainz: Charlie Burse - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2f1817fa-0f30-42b8-8bd1-786811fa4607
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