Vaughn Horton
George Vaughn Horton (born Broad Top, Pennsylvania, June 5, 1911; died New Port Richey, Florida, February 29, 1988) was an American songwriter and performer. Usually credited as "Vaughn Horton" or "George Vaughn", he wrote or contributed to the success of a number of popular songs, including Choo Choo Ch'Boogie, Hillbilly Fever, Sugar-Foot Rag, Mockin' Bird Hill, and the Christmas song Jolly Old Saint Nicholas. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 5, 1911, Died February 29, 1988
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1957
Roles Represented in DAHR: steel guitar, guitar, composer, electric guitar, songwriter, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 181 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D7VB-1431 | 10-in. | 7/24/1947 | I'm gonna tear down the mailbox | Big Hole Bronco Busters ; Montana Slim | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-1448 | 10-in. | 7/28/1947 | Don't bring your blues to me | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-1449 | 10-in. | 7/28/1947 | I'm tying the leaves, so they won't come down | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-1450 | 10-in. | 7/28/1947 | I've lived a lifetime for you | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-1451 | 10-in. | 7/28/1947 | Who else | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-1906 | 10-in. | 10/24/1947 | Roses have thorns | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-1907 | 10-in. | 10/24/1947 | Will the angels let me play | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-1946 | 10" | 10/29/1947 | The miners' song | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-1947 | 10" | 10/29/1947 | Headin' down the wrong highway | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-1948 | 10" | 10/29/1947 | Lost deep in the bottom of the sea | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-1949 | 10-in. | 10/29/1947 | In the pines (the longest train I ever saw) | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-1950 | 10-in. | 10/29/1947 | The letter I'm mailing to you | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2000 | 10-in. | 11/6/1947 | Never trust a man | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar, composer | |
Victor | D7VB-2001 | 10-in. | 11/6/1947 | Wide, rollin' plains | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2002 | 10-in. | 11/6/1947 | The ding dong polka | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | String band, with female vocal solo, yodeling, drums and accordion | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2003 | 10-in. | 11/6/1947 | Take it back and change it for a boy | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2041 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | Born to lose | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2042 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | I never knew what it meant to be lonesome | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar, songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-2043 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | Roses of yesterday | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2044 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | Peace of mind | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2047 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | Mississippi waltz | Skytoppers | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2249 | 10-in. | 11/21/1947 | Signed, sealed and delivered | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2250 | 10-in. | 11/21/1947 | When I was young and handsome | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2251 | 10-in. | 11/21/1947 | Tears today and blues tomorrow | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2252 | 10-in. | 11/21/1947 | Mountain Rosalie | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Horton, Vaughn," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110375.
Horton, Vaughn. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110375.
"Horton, Vaughn." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Vaughn Horton
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Horton, Vaughn, 1911-1988 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96058733
Wikidata: Vaughn Horton - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q52157241
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/2737933
MusicBrainz: Vaughn Horton - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4a3abb58-f733-4247-9c59-34b7396494e0
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