Jimmy Yates

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: steel guitar, guitar, composer, musical saw

Notes: Name also spelled "Jimmie" on disc labels.

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= 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-47051 10-in. 9/18/1928 Bloody war Jimmy Yates’ Boll Weevils String band, with male vocal solo composer, instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Victor BVE-47052 10-in. 9/18/1928 Shoo fly Jimmy Yates’ Boll Weevils String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Victor BVE-47053 10-in. 9/18/1928 Smiles Jimmy Yates’ Boll Weevils String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Victor BVE-47054 10-in. 9/18/1928 If you'll be mine again Jimmy Yates’ Boll Weevils String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, steel guitar, composer  
Columbia W147362 10-in. 10/31/1928 Sailing down the Chesapeake Bay Red Mountain Trio Vocal and instrumental trio, with talking instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia W147363 10-in. 10/31/1928 Dixie Red Mountain Trio Vocal and instrumental trio, with talking, whistling, and percussive effects instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia W147364 10-in. 10/31/1928 Carolina sunshine Red Mountain Trio Vocal and instrumental trio, with whistling instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia W147365 10-in. 10/31/1928 Gypsy love song Red Mountain Trio Vocal and instrumental trio, with whistling instrumentalist, steel guitar, musical saw  
Brunswick ATL8008 10-in. Mar. 1930 Farewell blues Four Buzz Saws Instrumental ensemble, with humming instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Brunswick ATL8009 10-in. Mar. 1930 The tree song Four Buzz Saws Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars, tenor guitar, and steel guitar instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Brunswick ATL8010 10-in. Mar. 1930 Three o’clock in the morning Four Buzz Saws Vocal, with 2 guitars, tenor guitar, and steel guitar instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Brunswick ATL8011 10-in. Mar. 1930 I’m forever blowing bubbles Four Buzz Saws Vocal, with 2 guitars, tenor guitar, and steel guitar instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Brunswick ATL8012 10-in. Mar. 1930 Elevator blues Four Buzz Saws Instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Brunswick ATL8013 10-in. Mar. 1930 Baptising Sister Lucy Lee Four Buzz Saws Instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, steel guitar  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Yates, Jimmy," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101539.

Yates, Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101539.

"Yates, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101539

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