Andrew Jenkins
The Rev. Andrew W. Jenkins (November 26, 1885 – April 25, 1957) was a leading composer of American country, folk and gospel songs. He is credited with more than 800 compositions, about a third of which were nonsacred. He and his stepchildren performed as the Jenkins Family, a group considered to be the first family act to record country music, while Jenkins himself was among the most important country composers of the 1920s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 26, 1895, Died April 25, 1957
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, lyricist, guitar, violin, songwriter, speaker, whistling, arranger
Notes: Sometimes listed as "Rev. Andrew Jenkins."
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 203 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-33287 | 10-in. | 10/5/1925 | Stone Mountain memorial | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-33288 | 10-in. | 10/5/1925 | Dreams of the Southland | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-33374 | 10-in. | 9/9/1925 | Death of Floyd Collins | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-33587 | 10-in. | 10/20/1925 | Dream of a miner's child | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BVE-34662 | 10-in. | 3/2/1926 | Floyd Collins waltz | Vernon Dalhart Trio | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BVE-37594 | 10-in. | 2/2/1927 | The wreck of the Royal Palm | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BVE-38458 | 10-in. | 4/12/1927 | Billy the Kid | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BVE-38906 | 10-in. | 5/12/1927 | Dream of the miner's child | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BVE-40751 | 10-in. | 11/30/1927 | Ben Dewberry's final run | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-49793 | 10-in. | 3/26/1929 | Flood song | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BVE-56618 | 10-in. | 11/28/1929 | A drunkard's child | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-63199 | 10-in. | 11/6/1930 | The prison child | Bud Billings | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BVE-63200 | 10-in. | 11/6/1930 | The fate of the Fleagle Gang | Bud Billings | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-82810 | 10-in. | 7/30/1934 | Death is only a dream | Jenkins Family | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-82811 | 10-in. | 7/30/1934 | The glory-land way | Jenkins Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and mandolin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-82812 | 10-in. | 7/30/1934 | When we all get to heaven | Jenkins Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and mandolin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-82813 | 10-in. | 7/30/1934 | The haven of rest | Jenkins Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and mandolin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-82814 | 10-in. | 7/30/1934 | Jesus is all the world to me | Jenkins Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and mandolin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-82815 | 10-in. | 7/30/1934 | I will sing of my Redeemer | Jenkins Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and mandolin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-82816 | 10-in. | 7/30/1934 | Dying from home, and lost | Jenkins Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and mandolin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-82817 | 10-in. | 7/30/1934 | We are going down the valley | Jenkins Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and mandolin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-82818 | 10-in. | 7/30/1934 | Under the blood | Jenkins Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and mandolin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-82819 | 10-in. | 7/30/1934 | When I see the blood | Jenkins Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and mandolin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-82820 | 10-in. | 7/30/1934 | Jesus I come | Jenkins Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and mandolin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-82821 | 10-in. | 7/30/1934 | Eat at the welcome table | Jenkins Family | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jenkins, Andrew," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112794.
Jenkins, Andrew. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112794.
"Jenkins, Andrew." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Andrew Jenkins
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Jenkins, Andrew, 1885-1956 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005084247
Wikidata: Andrew Jenkins - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4757497
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