Fiddlin' John Carson

Fiddlin' John Carson

"Fiddlin'" John Carson (March 23, 1868 – December 11, 1949) was an American old-time fiddler and singer who recorded what is widely considered to be the first country music song featuring vocals and lyrics.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 23, 1868 (Fannin County), Died December 11, 1949 (Atlanta)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, vocalist, leader, composer, speaker, lyricist, arranger, songwriter, guitar, author

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 210 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-78995	10-in.	2/27/1934	Papa's billy goat	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist
Victor	BS-78997	10-in.	2/27/1934	Mama's nanny goat	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-78998	10-in.	2/27/1934	I'm glad my wife's in Europe	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist
Victor	BS-78999	10-in.	2/27/1934	Be kind to a man when he's down	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Female-male vocal duet, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist
Victor	BS-82100	10-in.	2/27/1934	You'll never miss your mother till she's gone	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, songwriter, vocalist
Victor	BS-82101	10-in.	2/27/1934	Since she took my licker from me	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82102	10-in.	2/27/1934	The new "Comin' 'round the mountain"	Fiddlin' John Carson	Mixed vocal trio, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82103	10-in.	2/27/1934	I was born four thousand years ago	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist
Victor	BS-82104	10-in.	2/27/1934	When the saints go marching in	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Mixed vocal trio, with string band and talk	instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist
Victor	BS-82105	10-in.	2/27/1934	The honest farmer	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82106	10-in.	2/27/1934	Taxes on the farmer feeds them all	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Mixed vocal trio, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82107	10-in.	2/27/1934	Bear me away on your snowy white wings	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Mixed vocal trio, with string band and talk	instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82108	10-in.	2/27/1934	I want to make heaven my home	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Mixed vocal trio, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82109	10-in.	2/27/1934	Going where the sugar cane grows	Fiddlin' John Carson	Mixed vocal trio, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82110	10-in.	2/27/1934	Tennessee Wagner	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82111	10-in.	2/27/1934	The storm that struck Miami	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, lyricist, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82112	10-in.	2/27/1934	Georgia's three dollar tag	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, lyricist, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82113	10-in.	2/28/1934	I'm old and feeble	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist
Victor	BS-82114	10-in.	2/28/1934	Old and in the way	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist
Victor	BS-82115	10-in.	2/28/1934	Take your burdens to the Lord	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82116	10-in.	2/28/1934	Gonna raise a ruckus	Fiddlin' John Carson	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist
Victor	BS-82117	10-in.	2/28/1934	Stockade blues	Peanuts Brown ; Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental trio and talk	instrumentalist, violin, speaker, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82118	10-in.	2/28/1934	Do you ever think of me?	Peanuts Brown ; Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Vocal and instrumental trio, with talk and yodeling	instrumentalist, violin, speaker, lyricist, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-82119	10-in.	2/28/1934	Ain't no bugs on me	Fiddlin' John Carson	Vocal and instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, violin, lyricist, composer, vocalist
Columbia	W140628	10-in.	5/27/1925	Little Mary Phagan	Al Craver	Male vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar	songwriter

(Results 1-25 of 210 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carson, Fiddlin' John," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104795.

Carson, Fiddlin' John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104795.

"Carson, Fiddlin' John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.