J. E. Mainer

J. E. Mainer (July 20, 1898 – June 12, 1971) was an American old time fiddler who followed in the wake of Gid Tanner and his Skillet Lickers.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 20, 1898 (Weaverville), Died June 12, 1971

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, vocalist, violin

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
Victor	BS-94328	10-in.	8/6/1935	Ship sailing now	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Wade Mainer ; Zeke Morris	String band, with male vocal duet	leader
Victor	BS-94329	10-in.	8/6/1935	This world is not my home	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Zeke Morris	String band, with male vocal solo	leader
Victor	BS-94330	10-in.	8/6/1935	Maple on the hill	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Wade Mainer ; Zeke Morris	String band, with male vocal duet	leader
Victor	BS-94331	10-in.	8/6/1935	Take me in the lifeboat	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Wade Mainer ; Zeke Morris	String band, with male vocal duet	leader
Victor	BS-94332	10-in.	8/6/1935	Seven and a half	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers	String band, with male vocal solo	leader, vocalist
Victor	BS-94333	10-in.	8/6/1935	New curly headed baby	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Wade Mainer ; Zeke Morris	String band, with male vocal duet	leader
Victor	BS-94336	10-in.	8/6/1935	Broken-hearted blues	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Daddy John Love	String band, with male vocal solo	leader
Victor	BS-94337	10-in.	8/6/1935	Greenback dollar	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Daddy John Love	String band, with male vocal solo	leader
Victor	BS-94338	10-in.	8/6/1935	Let her go God bless her	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Daddy John Love ; Zeke Morris	String band, with male vocal trio	leader, vocalist
Victor	BS-94339	10-in.	8/6/1935	City on the hill	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Daddy John Love ; Wade Mainer ; Zeke Morris	String band, with male vocal quartet	leader, vocalist
Victor	BS-94340	10-in.	8/6/1935	The longest train	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Daddy John Love ; Zeke Morris	String band, with male vocal trio	leader, vocalist
Victor	BS-94341	10-in.	8/6/1935	Write a letter to Mother	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Daddy John Love ; Wade Mainer ; Zeke Morris	String band, with male vocal quartet	leader, vocalist
Victor	BS-94342	10-in.	8/6/1935	Lights in the valley	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Daddy John Love ; Wade Mainer ; Zeke Morris	String band, with male vocal quartet	leader, vocalist
Victor	BS-94343	10-in.	8/6/1935	Searching for a pair of blue eyes	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Daddy John Love	String band, with male vocal solo	leader
Victor	BS-99113	10-in.	2/14/1936	Goin' back West in the fall	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal ensemble	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-99114	10-in.	2/14/1936	New lost train blues	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers	2 fiddles (violins) and guitar	leader
Victor	BS-99115	10-in.	2/14/1936	Number 111	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers	Fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars, with talk	leader, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-99116	10-in.	2/14/1936	I am walking in the light	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers	Male vocal trio, with banjo and guitar	vocalist, leader
Victor	BS-99117	10-in.	2/14/1936	Don't cause Mother's hair to go grey	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers	Male vocal duet, with banjo and guitar	leader
Victor	BS-99118	10-in.	2/14/1936	When I reach my home eternal	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-99119	10-in.	2/14/1936	Fatal wreck of the bus	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	leader, vocalist
Victor	BS-99120	10-in.	2/14/1936	Behind the parlor door	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	leader, vocalist
Victor	BS-99121	10-in.	2/14/1936	Satisfied	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers	Male vocal trio, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-99122	10-in.	2/14/1936	One to love me	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	leader, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-102600	10-in.	6/15/1936	On a cold winter night	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Wade Mainer	Male vocal solo, with string band	leader, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-102601	10-in.	6/15/1936	John Henry was a little boy	Beacham Blackweller ; J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Wade Mainer	Male vocal trio, with string band	leader, vocalist
Victor	BS-102602	10-in.	6/15/1936	The old and faded picture	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Wade Mainer ; Zeke Morris	Male vocal trio, with string band	vocalist, leader
Victor	BS-102603	10-in.	6/15/1936	Take me home to the sweet sunny South	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Wade Mainer	Male vocal solo, with string band	leader
Victor	BS-102604	10-in.	6/15/1936	Walk that lonesome valley	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Wade Mainer ; Zeke Morris	Male vocal duet, with string band	leader
Victor	BS-102605	10-in.	6/15/1936	Got a home in that rock	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Wade Mainer ; Zeke Morris	Male vocal duet, with string band	leader
Victor	BS-102606	10-in.	6/15/1936	Johnson's old grey mule	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Wade Mainer ; Zeke Morris	Male vocal trio, with string band and talk	vocalist, leader
Victor	BS-102607	10-in.	6/15/1936	Won't be worried long	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Wade Mainer ; Zeke Morris	Male vocal trio, with string band	leader, vocalist
Victor	BS-102608	10-in.	6/15/1936	Goin' down the river of Jordan	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; Wade Mainer ; Zeke Morris	Male vocal trio, with string band	leader
Victor	BS-102609	10-in.	6/15/1936	Why do you bob your hair, girls?	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers	Male vocal solo, with string band	leader, vocalist
Victor	BS-102610	10-in.	6/15/1936	Down among the budded rosebuds	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader
Victor	BS-102611	10-in.	6/15/1936	Watermelon on the vine	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers ; J. E. Mainer ; Wade Mainer ; Zeke Morris	Male vocal trio, with string band	vocalist, leader
Victor	BS-032635	10-in.	2/4/1939	Drunkard's hiccoughs	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	BS-032636	10-in.	2/4/1939	Country blues	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers	Violin and 2 guitars	leader
Victor	BS-032637	10-in.	2/4/1939	I'm a poor pilgrim	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers	Male vocal trio, with violin and 2 guitars	leader
Victor	BS-032638	10-in.	2/4/1939	Concord rag	J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers	Violin and 2 guitars	leader

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mainer, J. E.," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104229.

Mainer, J. E.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104229.

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