Roy Wiggins

Roy Wiggins (June 27, 1926 – August 3, 1999), known professionally as Little Roy Wiggins, was an American steel guitarist who is best known for his work with Eddy Arnold. Wiggins began playing professionally at a young age. As Eddy Arnold's first hire, he developed a signature "ting-a-ling" sound that helped make Arnold the most popular country entertainer for a period. As Arnold moved towards pop music, Wiggins' instrumental work was faded to the background, and then dropped entirely. Wiggins then made several solo instrumental recordings, and toured with other country musicians. Late in life he played for tourists in Tennessee.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 27, 1926 (Nashville), Died August 3, 1999 (Sevierville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: steel guitar, electric guitar, leader, guitar, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 91 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D5AB-0495	10-in.	7/9/1945	I walk alone	Eddy Arnold ; Tennessee Plowboys	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D5AB-1218	10-in.	11/21/1945	(I'll have to) live and learn	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D5AB-1219	10-in.	11/21/1945	Be sure there's no mistake	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D5AB-1220	10-in.	11/21/1945	I couldn't believe it was true	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D5AB-1221	10-in.	11/21/1945	I talk to myself about you	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D6VB-1870	10-in.	3/20/1946	All alone in the world without you	Eddy Arnold ; Tennessee Plowboys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Victor	D6VB-1871	10-in.	3/20/1946	Can't win, can't place, can't show	Eddy Arnold ; Tennessee Plowboys	Male vocal solo, with vocal trio and string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Victor	D6VB-1872	10-in.	3/20/1946	What's life without love	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Victor	D6VB-1873	10-in.	3/20/1946	That's how much I love you	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Victor	D6VB-1875	10-in.	3/20/1946	Chained to a memory	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar, electric guitar
Victor	D7VB-0730	10-in.	5/18/1947	Don't bother to cry	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D7VB-0732	10-in.	5/18/1947	I'll hold you in my heart (till I can hold you in my arms)	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D7VB-0733	10-in.	5/18/1947	Bouquet of roses	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D7VB-0734	10-in.	5/18/1947	What a fool I was	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D7VB-0735	10-in.	5/18/1947	Little angel with a dirty face	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D7VB-0737	10-in.	5/18/1947	Take them cold feet outa my back (before I kick you out)	Lonzo and Oscar ; Winston County Pea Pickers	Male vocal duet, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D7VB-0738	10-in.	5/18/1947	Old buttermilk sky	Lonzo and Oscar ; Winston County Pea Pickers	Male vocal duet, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D7VB-0739	10-in.	5/18/1947	Cornbread, 'lasses and sassafrass tea	Lonzo and Oscar ; Winston County Pea Pickers	Male vocal duet, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D7VB-0740	10-in.	5/18/1947	My adobe hacienda	Lonzo and Oscar ; Winston County Pea Pickers	Male vocal duet, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D7VB-1517	10-in.	8/18/1947	When you were sweet sixteen	Lonzo and Oscar ; Winston County Pea Pickers	Male vocal duet, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Victor	D7VB-1518	10-in.	8/18/1947	Poppin' bubble gum	Lonzo and Oscar ; Winston County Pea Pickers	Male vocal duet, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D7VB-1519	10-in.	8/18/1947	You blacked my blue eyes once too often	Lonzo and Oscar ; Winston County Pea Pickers	Male vocal duet, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Victor	D7VB-1521	10-in.	8/18/1947	There's a hole in the bottom of the sea	Lonzo and Oscar ; Winston County Pea Pickers	Male vocal duet, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Victor	D7VB-1522	10-in.	8/18/1947	Near you	Lonzo and Oscar ; Winston County Pea Pickers	Male vocal duet, with comic dialogue and string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Victor	D7VB-1523	10-in.	8/18/1947	You won't do it no more	Lonzo and Oscar ; Winston County Pea Pickers	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, electric guitar

(Results 26-50 of 91 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wiggins, Roy," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/355917.

Wiggins, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/355917.

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