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
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= 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 | Audio |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carson, Fiddlin' John," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104795.
Carson, Fiddlin' John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104795.
"Carson, Fiddlin' John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Fiddlin’ John Carson
Discogs: Fiddlin' John Carson
Allmusic: Fiddlin' John Carson
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Carson, Fiddlin' John, 1868-1949 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85023963
Wikidata: Fiddlin’ John Carson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1411165
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/69115443
MusicBrainz: Fiddlin’ John Carson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e1552774-b34b-41e9-a58b-459bd398504b
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