Homer Haynes

Henry Doyle Haynes (July 27, 1920 – August 7, 1971) was an American comedy entertainer and musician who gained fame on radio and television as a country and jazz guitarist and as the character Homer of the country music comedy and parody duo Homer and Jethro with Kenneth C. Burns for 35 years beginning in 1936.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 27, 1920, Died August 7, 1971 (Hammond)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, leader, mandolin, songwriter, composer, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 51-73 of 73 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D9VB-1507 10-in. 5/17/1949 Tennessee Border - No. 2 Homer and Jethro Male vocal duet, with string band leader, instrumentalist, mandolin, vocalist, lyricist  
Victor D9VB-1514 10-in. 5/17/1949 I'm gettin' older every day Homer and Jethro Male vocal duet, with string band leader, instrumentalist, mandolin, vocalist, songwriter  
Victor D9VB-1520 10-in. 5/17/1949 She loves to cry June Carter Cash ; Homer and Jethro Female vocal solo, with male vocal duet with string band instrumentalist, mandolin, leader, vocalist  
Victor D9VB-1521 10-in. 5/17/1949 Slipping around Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, mandolin  
Victor D9VB-1522 10-in. 5/17/1949 Wedding bells Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, mandolin  
Victor D9VB-1523 10-in. 5/17/1949 I'm back to where I started Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, mandolin  
Victor D9VB-1524 10-in. 5/17/1949 I'll walk this weary road alone Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, mandolin  
Victor D9VB-1525 10-in. 5/17/1949 Baby, it's cold outside June Carter Cash ; Homer and Jethro Mixed vocal trio, with string band vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin, leader  
Victor D9VB-1526 10-in. 5/17/1949 Country girl June Carter Cash ; Homer and Jethro Female vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, mandolin, leader  
Victor D9VB-1529 10-in. 5/17/1949 Roll along, Kentucky moon Homer Haynes Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin  
Victor D9VB-1530 10-in. 5/17/1949 Come waltz with me Homer Haynes Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter, instrumentalist, mandolin, vocalist  
Victor D9VB-1960 10-in. 10/12/1949 The wedding of hillbilly Lilli Marlene June Carter Cash ; Homer and Jethro Mixed vocal trio, with string band comic dialogue instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist  
Victor D9VB-1961 10-in. 10/12/1949 The huckle buck June Carter Cash ; Homer and Jethro Mixed vocal trio, with string band instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist  
Victor D9VB-1963 10-in. 10/12/1949 She made toothpicks of the timber of my heart Homer and Jethro Male vocal duet, with string band instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist  
Victor D9VB-1964 10-in. 10/12/1949 Under the hickory nut tree Chet Atkins ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins) Male vocal solo, with female vocal duet and string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D9VB-1965 10-in. 10/12/1949 I was bitten by the same bug twice Chet Atkins ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins) Male vocal solo, with female vocal duet and string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D9VB-1966 10-in. 10/12/1949 One more chance Chet Atkins ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins) Female-male vocal duet instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D9VB-1967 10-in. 10/12/1949 The old buck dance Chet Atkins ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins) Male vocal trio, with string band instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Victor D9VB-1974 10-in. 10/13/1949 Put that knife away, Nellie Homer and Jethro Male vocal duet, with string band vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Victor D9VB-1975 10-in. 10/13/1949 Does the spearmint lose its flavor Homer and Jethro Male vocal duet, with string band vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D9VB-1976 10-in. 10/13/1949 Boogie man boogie Chet Atkins ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins) Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D9VB-1977 10-in. 10/13/1949 Main street breakdown Chet Atkins ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins) String band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D9VB-2035 10-in. 12/12/1949 I've got my tears in my ears (from lyin' on my back in my bed while I cry over you) Homer and Jethro Male vocal duet, with string band instrumentalist, guitar, leader  
(Results 51-73 of 73 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Haynes, Homer," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110910.

Haynes, Homer. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110910.

"Haynes, Homer." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

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