Buck Nation

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, violin, guitar, composer

Notes: Also performed as Bud Kelly and as his birth name, Rex Kelly.

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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-056413 10-in. 9/30/1940 Dont leave me now Two Guitars and a Bass Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars and string bass instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Victor BS-056414 10-in. 9/30/1940 South Two Guitars and a Bass Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars and string bass instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Victor BS-056415 10-in. 9/30/1940 You are my sunshine The Airport Boys Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars and string bass instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Victor BS-056416 10-in. 9/30/1940 Bad girl The Airport Boys Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars and string bass instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor BS-067563 10-in. 8/13/1941 Worried mind The Airport Boys Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars and string bass instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Victor BS-067564 10-in. 8/13/1941 It ain't gonna rain no mo' The Airport Boys Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars and string bass instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Victor BS-067565 10-in. 8/13/1941 You can depend on me The Airport Boys Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars and string bass vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-067566 10-in. 8/13/1941 Pay me no mind The Airport Boys Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars and string bass vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-067567 10-in. 8/13/1941 You're my inspiration The Airport Boys Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars and string bass vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-067568 10-in. 8/13/1941 You belong to me The Airport Boys Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars and string bass vocalist  
Decca 39254 10-in. 1/17/1935 End of memory lane-1 Buck Nation ; Buck Nation instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 39255 10-in. 1/17/1935 Ramshackled shack on the hill Buck Nation ; Buck Nation instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 39262 10-in. 1/18/1935 By the old oaken bucket Buck Nation ; Buck Nation instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 39263 10-in. 1/18/1935 Bruno Hauptmann's fate Buck Nation ; Buck Nation instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 39273 10-in. 1/22/1935 The kidnapper's story Buck Nation ; Buck Nation instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 39274 10-in. 1/22/1935 The ill fated narrow castle Buck Nation ; Buck Nation instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 39275 10-in. 1/23/1935 Blue ridge mountain sweetheart Buck Nation ; Buck Nation instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 39276 10-in. 1/23/1935 The church bells toll Buck Nation ; Buck Nation instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 39328 10-in. 2/5/1935 Thirty years in prison Tex Ritter ; Tex Ritter instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 39329 10-in. 2/5/1935 The lady killing cowboy Tex Ritter ; Tex Ritter instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 39330 10-in. 2/5/1935 I'm a do right cowboy Tex Ritter ; Tex Ritter instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 39331 10-in. 2/5/1935 Bill the barfly Tex Ritter ; Tex Ritter instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 39351 10-in. 2/11/1935 Twelve cent cotton rollin' in wealth Buck Nation instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 39352 10-in. 2/11/1935 Granddad's cuspidor Buck Nation instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 39362 10-in. 2/15/1935 That green back dollar bill Ray Whitley ; Ray Whitley instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 39363 10-in. 2/15/1935 Big bad blues Ray Whitley ; Ray Whitley instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 39364 10-in. 2/15/1935 Sweet little lonesome Ray Whitley ; Ray Whitley instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 39365 10-in. 2/15/1935 My prairie bride Ray Whitley ; Ray Whitley instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 39366 10-in. 2/15/1935 Vine covered church Buck Nation instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 39367 10-in. 2/15/1935 Newly mouldered mound Buck Nation instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 39372 10-in. 2/19/1935 The encl of public enemy number one Buck Nation instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 39373 10-in. 2/19/1935 Bruno Hauptmann's fate Buck Nation instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 39382 10-in. 2/21/1935 Rocking chair lullaby Buck Nation instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 39383 10-in. 2/21/1935 The old mill wheel Buck Nation instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 39384 10-in. 2/21/1935 Sunset trail Buck Nation instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 39385 10-in. 2/21/1935 Trail's end Buck Nation instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 39386 10-in. 2/21/1935 Take my back to my home on the plains Buck Nation instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 39873 10-in. 8/22/1935 Will Rogers (Your friend and my friend) Ray Whitley instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 39874 10-in. 8/22/1935 Wiley Post (The last flight) Ray Whitley instrumentalist, violin  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Nation, Buck," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/207200.

Nation, Buck. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/207200.

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

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/207200

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