Lefty Perkins
Birth and Death Data: Born September 3, 1917, Died September 18, 1984
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1952
Roles Represented in DAHR: electric steel guitar, steel guitar, electric guitar
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-99313 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | Tumbling tumbleweeds | Bill Boyd ; Jim Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-99314 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | Eyes of Texas | Bill Boyd ; Jim Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-99315 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | When it's twilight in Sweetheart Lane | Bill Boyd ; Jim Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-99316 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | Oh, no she don't! | Jesse Ashlock ; Bill Boyd ; Jim Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-99317 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | Cheatin' on your baby | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-99318 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | Hold on, little doggies | Bill Boyd ; Jim Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-99319 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | Wah-hoo | Bill Boyd ; Jim Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-99320 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | Floatin' down | Bill Boyd ; Jim Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-99321 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | Beale Street blues | Jesse Ashlock ; Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-99322 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | Lone star | Bill Boyd ; Jim Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-99323 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | My ball and chain | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-99324 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | Mama's getting hot and Papa's getting cold | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-99325 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | River blues | Jesse Ashlock ; Jesse's String Five | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-99326 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | When the sun sets on my Swiss chalet | Bill Boyd ; Jim Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-99327 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | Must I hesitate | Jesse Ashlock ; Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-99328 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | Jesse blues | Jesse Ashlock ; Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-99329 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | I need one sweet letter from you | Jesse Ashlock ; Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-99330 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | That ramshackle shack | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-99331 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | Hobo's paradise | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-99332 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | When they play rural rhythm | Bill Boyd ; Jim Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-99334 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | Goofus | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022304 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | Like you | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Instrumental ensemble, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022305 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | Annie Laurie | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Instrumental ensemble, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022306 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | I'm jealous of the twinkle in your eye | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers ; Curly Perrin | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022307 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | Someone in heaven is thinking of you | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022308 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | Song of the waterfall | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022309 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | Don't drop a slug in the slot | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022310 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | When my dreams come true | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022311 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | Riding on the old ferris wheel | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022312 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | I'm in love with you, honey | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022313 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | You're just about right | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022314 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | Broadway mama | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022315 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | Blues when it rains | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022316 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | Tableau clog dance | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022317 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | Pedestal clog dance | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022318 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | Boyd's tin roof blues | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022319 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | Home in Indiana | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022320 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | I've got those Oklahoma blues | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022321 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | Jig | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO47558 | 10-in. | 12/22/1951 | Are you sorry (that you love me) | Johnny Hicks | Male vocal solo, with string band and vocal chorus | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Columbia | CO47559 | 10-in. | 12/22/1951 | The man on the corner | Johnny Hicks | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Columbia | CO47560 | 10-in. | 12/22/1951 | Rainy night blues | Johnny Hicks | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Columbia | CO47597 | 10-in. | 6/8/1952 | My next gal | Johnny Hicks | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Decca | 61866 | 10-in. | 2/19/1937 | Confessin' (that I love you) | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 61867 | 10-in. | 2/19/1937 | That one rose (that's left in my heart) | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 61868 | 10-in. | 2/19/1937 | Bring it on down to my house | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 61869 | 10-in. | 2/19/1937 | Louise Louise blues | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 61870 | 10-in. | 2/19/1937 | How come you do me like you do | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 61871 | 10-in. | 2/19/1937 | High geared Daddy | Jimmie Davis | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 61872 | 10-in. | 2/19/1937 | Honky tonk blues | Jimmie Davis | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 61875 | 10-in. | 2/19/1937 | Long, long ago | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 61876 | 10-in. | 2/19/1937 | I can't give you anything but love | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 61877 | 10-in. | 2/19/1937 | There'll be some changes made | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 61878 | 10-in. | 2/19/1937 | Rose room | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 61879 | 10-in. | 2/9/1937 | Cross patch | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 61880 | 10-in. | 2/19/1937 | Everybody loves my Marguerite | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 61881 | 10-in. | 2/19/1937 | I just want your stingaree | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Perkins, Lefty," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116174.
Perkins, Lefty. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116174.
"Perkins, Lefty." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Perkins, Lefty, 1917-1984 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2015145638
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