Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, yodeling
Notes: Real name: Luther William Ossenbrink (1906-1981).
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 28 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W147585 | 10-in. | 12/6/1928 | The cowboy's dream | Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W147586 | 10-in. | 12/6/1928 | The dying cowboy | Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | C3876 | 10-in. | 6/10/1941 | Mississippi sawyer | Arkansas (Arkie) Woodchopper and his Square Dance Band | String band, with male square dance calls | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | C3877 | 10-in. | 6/10/1941 | Soldiers joy | Arkansas (Arkie) Woodchopper and his Square Dance Band | String band, with male square dance calls | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | C3878 | 10-in. | 6/10/1941 | Sallie Goodwin | Arkansas (Arkie) Woodchopper and his Square Dance Band | String band, with male square dance calls | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | C3879 | 10-in. | 6/10/1941 | Walkin' up town | Arkansas (Arkie) Woodchopper and his Square Dance Band | String band, with male square dance calls | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | C3880 | 10-in. | 6/10/1941 | Wagoner | Arkansas (Arkie) Woodchopper and his Square Dance Band | String band, with male square dance calls | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | C3881 | 10-in. | 6/10/1941 | My love is but a lassie 'o | Arkansas (Arkie) Woodchopper and his Square Dance Band | String band, with male square dance calls | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | C3882 | 10-in. | 6/10/1941 | Light Foot Bill | Arkansas (Arkie) Woodchopper and his Square Dance Band | String band, with male square dance calls | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 15777 | 10-in. | 10/17/1929 | Barney McCoy | Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Gennett | 15778 | 10-in. | 10/17/1929 | The prisoner at the bar | Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 15779 | 10-in. | 10/17/1929 | Home on the range | Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 15780 | 10-in. | 10/17/1929 | The cowboy's dream | Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 15781 | 10-in. | 10/17/1929 | Zeb Turney's gal | Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 15782 | 10-in. | 10/17/1929 | Frankie and Johnnie | Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 15783 | 10-in. | 10/17/1929 | In the jailhouse now | Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 15784 | 10-in. | 10/17/1929 | The gypsy's warning | Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16236 | 10-in. | 2/10/1930 | Write me a song about Father | Arkansas Woodchopper | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16237 | 10-in. | 2/10/1930 | If Brother Jack were here | Arkansas Woodchopper | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16238 | 10-in. | 2/10/1930 | Old and only in the way | Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16239 | 10-in. | 2/10/1930 | Take me back to Colorado | Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist | |
| Gennett | 16240 | 10-in. | 2/10/1930 | An old man's story | Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16241 | 10-in. | 2/10/1930 | A hard luck guy | Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16242 | 10-in. | 2/10/1930 | The habit | Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar | vocalist, yodeling | |
| Gennett | 16243 | 10-in. | 2/10/1930 | The gypsy's warning | Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106834.
Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106834.
"Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93030660
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