Luke Highnight

Birth and Death Data: Born 1897, Died 1940

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: banjo, leader, harmonica, vocalist

Notes: Sometimes listed as Hignite. Original name: Luther Burton Hignight.

= 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
OKeh W400337 10-in. 2/25/1928 Dreams of the Ozarks Minton's Ozark String Band Fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar instrumentalist, banjo  
OKeh W400338 10-in. 2/25/1928 Rhode Island Red Minton's Ozark String Band Fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar instrumentalist, banjo  
OKeh W400339 10-in. 2/25/1928 Shoesole rag Minton's Ozark String Band Fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar instrumentalist, banjo  
OKeh W400340 10-in. 2/25/1928 The Irish frolic Minton's Ozark String Band Fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar instrumentalist, banjo  
OKeh W400341 10-in. 2/25/1928 Run, Johnny, run Luke Highnight Male vocal solo, with banjo vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Brunswick M827 10-in. 11/22/1928 Bailey waltz Luke Highnight ; Ozark Strutters Fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica leader  
Brunswick M828 10-in. 11/22/1928 There’s no hell in Georgia Luke Highnight ; Ozark Strutters Instrumental ensemble leader, instrumentalist, banjo, harmonica  
Brunswick M829 10-in. 11/22/1928 Love somebody Luke Highnight ; Ozark Strutters Instrumental ensemble leader, instrumentalist, banjo, harmonica  
Brunswick M830 10-in. 11/22/1928 Sailing on the ocean Luke Highnight ; Ozark Strutters Instrumental ensemble leader, instrumentalist, banjo, harmonica  
Brunswick M831 10-in. 11/22/1928 Fort Smith breakdown Luke Highnight ; Ozark Strutters Instrumental ensemble leader, instrumentalist, banjo, harmonica  
Brunswick M832 10-in. 11/22/1928 Walk along, John Luke Highnight ; Ozark Strutters Instrumental ensemble leader, instrumentalist, banjo, harmonica  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Highnight, Luke," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111452.

Highnight, Luke. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111452.

"Highnight, Luke." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111452

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