Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (March 21, 1882 – September 4, 1973) was a folklorist, performer of traditional Appalachian music, and lawyer from western North Carolina. He was often known by the nickname "Minstrel of the Appalachians." |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 21, 1882 (Mars Hill), Died September 4, 1973
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, banjo, speaker, composer, guitar
Notes: Listed on some labels as "The Minstrel of the Appalachians."
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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 |
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Columbia | W150220 | 10-in. | 4/15/1930 | Take me home, little birdie | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | W150221 | 10-in. | 4/15/1930 | I wish I was a mole in the ground | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | W150228 | 10-in. | 4/15/1930 | Speaking the truth | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | Sermon, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | speaker | |
Columbia | W150229 | 10-in. | 4/15/1930 | Stump speech in the 10th district | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | Speech, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | speaker | |
OKeh | 8578 | 10-in. | 3/15/1924 | Jesse James | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, banjo | |
OKeh | 8579 | 10-in. | 3/15/1924 | I wish I was a mole in the ground | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, banjo | |
OKeh | 8580 | Not documented | Mar. 1924 | [Unknown title(s)] | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, banjo | |
OKeh | 8581 | Not documented | Mar. 1924 | [Unknown title(s)] | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, banjo | |
OKeh | 9291 | Not documented | Aug. 1925 | [Unknown title(s)] | Bascom Lamar Lunsford ; Blackwell Lunsford | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
OKeh | 9292 | 10-in. | Aug. 1925 | The fate of Santa Barbara | Bascom Lamar Lunsford ; Blackwell Lunsford | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal, composer | |
OKeh | 9293 | 10-in. | Aug. 1925 | Sherman Valley | Bascom Lamar Lunsford ; Blackwell Lunsford | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
OKeh | 9294 | Not documented | Aug. 1925 | [Unknown title(s)] | Bascom Lamar Lunsford ; Blackwell Lunsford | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Brunswick | AL117-AL118 | 10-in. | 2/6/1928 | Lost John Dean | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | AL119-AL120 | 10-in. | 2/6/1928 | Get along home, Cindy | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | AL121-AL121 | 10-in. | 2/6/1928 | Mountain dew | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | AL123-AL124 | 10-in. | 2/6/1928 | “Nol Pros” Nellie | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal, composer, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | AL125-AL126 | 10-in. | 2/6/1928 | Lulu Wall | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | AL127-AL128 | 10-in. | 2/6/1928 | Darby’s ram | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | AL129-AL130 | 10-in. | 2/6/1928 | Stepstones | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | AL131-AL132 | 10-in. | 2/6/1928 | Wish I was a mole in the ground | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | AL133-AL134 | 10-in. | 2/6/1928 | Kidder Cole | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | AL135-AL136 | 10-in. | 2/6/1928 | Italy | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | AL137-AL138 | 10-in. | 2/6/1928 | Little turtle dove | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | AL139-AL140 | 10-in. | 2/6/1928 | Dry bones | Bascom Lamar Lunsford | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, banjo |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lunsford, Bascom Lamar," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104400.
Lunsford, Bascom Lamar. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104400.
"Lunsford, Bascom Lamar." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
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External Sources
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Lunsford, Bascom Lamar, 1882-1973 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83189998
Wikidata: Bascom Lamar Lunsford - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4866335
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/74047677
MusicBrainz: Bascom Lamar Lunsford - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a20db0dc-70a3-447c-a984-69b0f70bac0b
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