Chubby Wise
Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise (October 2, 1915 – January 6, 1996) was an American bluegrass fiddler. Originally starting out playing the banjo and guitar, Wise began playing fiddle at age 12, working locally in the Jacksonville area. He joined the Jubilee Hillbillies in 1938, then began playing with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in 1942, including dates at the Grand Ole Opry. He worked with Monroe through 1948, then played with Clyde Moody. He also played with the York Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, and Connie B. Gay. In 1954, Wise became a member of Hank Snow's Rainbow Ranch Boys, again appearing at the Grand Ole Opry; he remained with the group until March 1970. Alongside this he worked as a session musician with Mac Wiseman and Red Allen, among others. Wise returned to Florida in 1984 and went into semi-retirement, though he continued to tour and record occasionally, such as with the Bass Mountain Boys in 1992. He joined producers Randall Franks and Alan Autry for the In the Heat of the Night cast's CD Christmas Time's a Comin' performing "Christmas Time's a Comin'" with the cast on the CD released on Sonlite and MGM/UA. Franks occasionally joined Wise performing twin fiddle with him on his shows. |
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 43 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D7VB-2011 | 10-in. | 11/7/1947 | Shenandoah waltz | Kentucky Pardners (Charlie Monroe) ; Charlie Monroe | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
Columbia | C4354 | 10-in. | 2/13/1945 | Rocky road blues | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | C4355 | 10-in. | 2/13/1945 | Kentucky waltz | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | C4356 | 10-in. | 2/13/1945 | True life blues | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | Male vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | C4358 | 10-in. | 2/13/1945 | Goodbye old pal | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | C4359 | 10-in. | 2/13/1945 | Footprints in the snow | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | C4360 | 10-in. | 2/13/1945 | Blue grass special | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CCO4605 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | Heavy traffic ahead | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CCO4607 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | Blue moon of Kentucky | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CCO4608 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | Toy heart | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CCO4609 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | Summertime is past and gone | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | Male vocal trio, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CCO4610 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | Mansions for me | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CCO4611 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | Mother's only sleeping | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CCO4612 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | Blue yodel #4 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CCO4613 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | Will you be loving another man | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CCO4874 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | I'm going back to old Kentucky | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CCO4875 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | It's mighty dark to travel | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CCO4876 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | I hear a sweet voice calling | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CCO4877 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | Little cabin home on the hill | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CCO4878 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | My rose of old Kentucky | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CCO4879 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | Blue grass breakdown | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CCO4880 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | Sweetheart you done me wrong | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CCO4881 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | The old cross road (is waiting) | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CCO4885 | 10-in. | 10/28/1947 | Along about daybreak | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
Columbia | CCO4886 | 10-in. | 10/28/1947 | When you are lonely | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wise, Chubby," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107255.
Wise, Chubby. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107255.
"Wise, Chubby." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Wise, Chubby - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95048423
Wikidata: Chubby Wise - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5115273
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/60792186
MusicBrainz: Chubby Wise - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/75a7b841-ded8-46e0-bdbf-003c41f40e21
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