Wilber Ball
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-69432 | 10-in. | 6/13/1931 | When the cactus is in bloom | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with steel guitar, guitar, and yodeling | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-69443 | 10-in. | 6/15/1931 | Looking for a new mama | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar, steel guitar, and ukulele | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16316 | 10-in. | 2/25/1930 | T for Texas | Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16318 | 10-in. | 2/25/1930 | The streets of that city | Lullaby Larkers | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Gennett | 16319 | 10-in. | 2/25/1930 | Down in the jail house on my knees | Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16320 | 10-in. | 2/25/1930 | Memphis yodel | Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16321 | 10-in. | 2/25/1930 | My Carolina sunshine girl | Wilbur Ball | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | vocalist | |
| Gennett | 16464 | 10-in. | 4/9/1930 | Blue yodel no. 6 | Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16465 | 10-in. | 4/9/1930 | Desert blues | Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16466 | 10-in. | 4/9/1930 | Just a lonely hobo | Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16467 | 10-in. | 4/9/1930 | Virginia blues | Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16840 | 10-in. | 7/21/1930 | On my way to Lonesome Valley | Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16841 | 10-in. | 7/21/1930 | I'm lonely and blue | Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16842 | 10-in. | 7/21/1930 | Never no mo blues | Amos Greene | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16843 | 10-in. | 7/21/1930 | Hobo Bill's last ride | Wilbur Ball ; Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16844 | 10-in. | 7/21/1930 | Train whistle blues | Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16845 | 10-in. | 7/21/1930 | Texas blues | Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 17066 | 10-in. | 9/22/1930 | That's why I'm blue | Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 17067 | 10-in. | 9/22/1930 | Hobo blues | Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 17068 | 10-in. | 9/22/1930 | Crazy blues | Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo and male vocal duet, with yodeling, guitar, and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 17069 | 10-in. | 9/22/1930 | Brakeman's blues | Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 17072 | 10-in. | 9/22/1930 | My dear old happy valley home | Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 17307 | 10-in. | 11/24/1930 | Box car blues | Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 17309 | 10-in. | 11/24/1930 | No daddy blues | Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 17536 | 10-in. | 2/14/1931 | When you wore a tulip | Lullaby Larkers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ball, Wilber," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108393.
Ball, Wilber. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108393.
"Ball, Wilber." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Ball, Wilber - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00030899
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.