Merritt Smith

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, songwriter, lyricist, composer

Notes: With Keith Pooser, often sub-credited as The Two Larks.

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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
Columbia W151972 10-in. 10/28/1931 My heart's turned back to Dixie Leo Boswell ; Merritt Smith Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars songwriter, vocalist  
Columbia W151973 10-in. 10/28/1931 Sona my darling Leo Boswell ; Merritt Smith Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars songwriter, vocalist  
Columbia W151974 10-in. 10/28/1931 Try not forget The Regal Hill-billy Singers Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars songwriter, vocalist  
Columbia W151975 10-in. 10/28/1931 When the harvest moon is shining Leo Boswell ; Merritt Smith Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars vocalist, songwriter  
OKeh W402275 10-in. 3/11/1929 The old rugged cross Keith Pooser ; Merritt Smith Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist  
OKeh W402276 10-in. 3/11/1929 Softly and tenderly Keith Pooser ; Merritt Smith Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist  
OKeh W402277 10-in. 3/11/1929 In a garden Keith Pooser ; Merritt Smith Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
OKeh W402278 10-in. 3/11/1929 Carolina moon Keith Pooser ; Merritt Smith Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
OKeh W402279 10-in. 3/11/1929 Down among the sugar cane Keith Pooser ; Merritt Smith Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
OKeh W402280 10-in. 3/11/1929 Sleepy head Keith Pooser ; Merritt Smith Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
OKeh W402518 10-in. 7/10/1929 Take the name of Jesus with you Keith Pooser ; Merritt Smith Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), cello, and piano vocalist  
OKeh W402519 10-in. 7/10/1929 Death is only a dream Keith Pooser ; Merritt Smith Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), cello, and piano vocalist  
OKeh W402520 10-in. 7/10/1929 The beautiful garden of prayer Keith Pooser ; Merritt Smith Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), cello, and piano vocalist  
OKeh W402521 10-in. 7/10/1929 Somewhere Keith Pooser ; Merritt Smith Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), cello, and piano vocalist  
OKeh W402522 10-in. 7/10/1929 Memories of home Keith Pooser ; Merritt Smith Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), cello, and piano vocalist, lyricist, composer  
OKeh W402523 10-in. 7/10/1929 Goodbye, Eliza Jane Keith Pooser ; Merritt Smith Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
OKeh W402524 10-in. 7/10/1929 The lonesome road Keith Pooser ; Merritt Smith Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Merritt," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116291.

Smith, Merritt. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116291.

"Smith, Merritt." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116291

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Smith, Merritt - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr00011406

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/73691691

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