Luther Roundtree
Luther 'Red' Roundtree, (born August 4, 1905 in Mount Pleasant, Texas - died April 30, 1990) was an American plectrum banjo player and co-founder of The Banjo Kings in 1951, an American banjo band. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 4, 1905, Died April 30, 1990
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1942 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, banjo
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | PBS-072524 | 10-in. | 7/28/1942 | Hotcha cornia (Black eyes) | City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Willie Spicer | Jazz/dance band, with sneezaphone (sound effects) | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Victor | PBS-072525 | 10-in. | 7/28/1942 | Der Fuehrer's face | City Slickers ; Carl Grayson ; Spike Jones ; Willie Spicer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and birdaphone (sound effects) | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Victor | PBS-072526 | 10-in. | 7/28/1942 | Oh! By jingo! (Oh! By gee! By gosh, by gum, by juv) | Boys in the Back Room ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter ; Willie Spicer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal ensemble, and anvilaphone (sound effects) | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Victor | PBS-072527 | 10-in. | 7/28/1942 | The sheik of Araby | City Slickers ; Carl Grayson ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter ; Willie Spicer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet and hiccuphone (sound effects) | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Victor | PBS-072528 | 10-in. | 7/28/1942 | I wanna go back to West Virginia | Boys in the Back Room ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter ; Willie Spicer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal ensemble, and trainaphone (sound effects) | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Victor | D6VB-2134 | 10-in. | 9/4/1946 | I never had a chance | Country Washburne Orchestra ; Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D6VB-2135 | 10-in. | 9/4/1946 | I'm restless | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D6VB-2136 | 10-in. | 9/4/1946 | No children allowed | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D6VB-2137 | 10-in. | 9/4/1946 | My heart went that-a-way | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D6VB-2138 | 10-in. | 9/4/1946 | My Chickashay gal | Country Washburne Orchestra ; Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0524 | 10-in. | 4/25/1947 | Boggs boogie | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0525 | 10-in. | 4/25/1947 | Red hair and green eyes | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0526 | 10-in. | 4/25/1947 | All aboard for Oklahoma | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0527 | 10-in. | 4/25/1947 | Texas steel guitar | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | RHCO4511 | 10-in. | 6/12/1951 | I found you out | Johnny Bond | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | RHCO10007 | 10-in. | 6/12/1951 | Alabama boogie boy | Johnny Bond | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Roundtree, Luther," accessed November 12, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112993.
Roundtree, Luther. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112993.
"Roundtree, Luther." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Roundtree, Luther, 1905-1990 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006032163
Wikidata: Red Roundtree - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2134510
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/76065874
MusicBrainz: Red Roundtree - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2029dda4-7f1a-4b62-9e10-da2dd30f9f37
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