Bob Shelton

Birth and Death Data: Born July 4, 1909 (Hopkins County), Died 1983

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, harmony vocal, jug, string bass, songwriter, composer, lyricist

Notes: Also often credited under birth name, Bob Attlesey.

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 164 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia CO41767 10-in. 9/30/1949 Just because Lawrence Loy ; Wilber Waite's Pokeberry Promenaders Male square dance caller, with string band songwriter  
Brunswick DAL455 10-in. 6/24/1937 Just because no. 3 Saddle Tramps String band, with male vocal duet songwriter  
Brunswick DAL1363 10-in. 3/18/1941 Monkey business Sunshine Boys String band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Decca 60239 10-in. 12/18/1935 Listen to the mocking bird Curley Fox instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 60240 10-in. 12/18/1935 Fifty years ago waltz Curley Fox instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 60241 10-in. 12/18/1935 Tennessee roll Curley Fox instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 60243 10-in. 12/19/1935 Budded roses The Shelton Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, jug  
Decca 60244 10-in. 12/19/1935 I'm sitting on top of the world The Shelton Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, jug  
Decca 60245 10-in. 12/19/1935 When it's night time in Nevada The Shelton Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, jug  
Decca 60248 10-in. 12/19/1935 Black sheep The Shelton Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, jug  
Decca 60257 10-in. 12/19/1935 'leven miles from Leavenworth The Shelton Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, jug  
Decca 60258 10-in. 12/19/1935 Daddy don't low no low down hangin' around The Shelton Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, jug  
Decca 60259 10-in. 12/19/1935 Deep Elem blues No.2 The Shelton Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, jug  
Decca 60261 10-in. 12/19/1935 New John Henry blues-1 The Shelton Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, jug  
Decca 60262 10-in. 12/19/1935 At the Shelby County fair-2 The Shelton Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, jug  
Decca 60263 10-in. 12/19/1935 Rid in' on a humpback mule-1 The Shelton Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, jug  
Decca 60264 10-in. 12/20/1935 Sweet Evelina The Shelton Brothers vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 60265 10-in. 12/20/1935 Answer to just because The Shelton Brothers instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca 60267 10-in. 12/20/1935 Lover's farewell The Shelton Brothers vocalist  
Decca 60268 10-in. 12/20/1935 That's a habit I've never had The Shelton Brothers vocalist  
Decca 60269 10-in. 12/20/1935 Four or five times The Shelton Brothers vocalist  
Decca 61820 10-in. 2/17/1937 Answer to blue eyes The Shelton Brothers vocalist  
Decca 61821 10-in. 2/17/1937 I'm gonna fix your wagon The Shelton Brothers vocalist  
Decca 61822 10-in. 2/17/1937 The story of seven roses The Shelton Brothers vocalist  
Decca 61823 10-in. 2/17/1937 I'm here to get my baby out of jail The Shelton Brothers vocalist  
(Results 1-25 of 164 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shelton, Bob," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/115833.

Shelton, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/115833.

"Shelton, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/115833

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