Fiddlin' John Carson
"Fiddlin'" John Carson (March 23, 1868 – December 11, 1949) was an American old-time fiddler and singer who recorded what is widely considered to be the first country music song featuring vocals and lyrics. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 23, 1868 (Fannin County), Died December 11, 1949 (Atlanta)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1934
Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, vocalist, leader, composer, speaker, lyricist, arranger, songwriter, guitar, author
= 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 | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-78995 | 10-in. | 2/27/1934 | Papa's billy goat | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-78997 | 10-in. | 2/27/1934 | Mama's nanny goat | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-78998 | 10-in. | 2/27/1934 | I'm glad my wife's in Europe | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-78999 | 10-in. | 2/27/1934 | Be kind to a man when he's down | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82100 | 10-in. | 2/27/1934 | You'll never miss your mother till she's gone | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, songwriter, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82101 | 10-in. | 2/27/1934 | Since she took my licker from me | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82102 | 10-in. | 2/27/1934 | The new "Comin' 'round the mountain" | Fiddlin' John Carson | Mixed vocal trio, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82103 | 10-in. | 2/27/1934 | I was born four thousand years ago | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82104 | 10-in. | 2/27/1934 | When the saints go marching in | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Mixed vocal trio, with string band and talk | instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82105 | 10-in. | 2/27/1934 | The honest farmer | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82106 | 10-in. | 2/27/1934 | Taxes on the farmer feeds them all | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Mixed vocal trio, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82107 | 10-in. | 2/27/1934 | Bear me away on your snowy white wings | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Mixed vocal trio, with string band and talk | instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82108 | 10-in. | 2/27/1934 | I want to make heaven my home | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Mixed vocal trio, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82109 | 10-in. | 2/27/1934 | Going where the sugar cane grows | Fiddlin' John Carson | Mixed vocal trio, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82110 | 10-in. | 2/27/1934 | Tennessee Wagner | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82111 | 10-in. | 2/27/1934 | The storm that struck Miami | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82112 | 10-in. | 2/27/1934 | Georgia's three dollar tag | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82113 | 10-in. | 2/28/1934 | I'm old and feeble | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82114 | 10-in. | 2/28/1934 | Old and in the way | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82115 | 10-in. | 2/28/1934 | Take your burdens to the Lord | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82116 | 10-in. | 2/28/1934 | Gonna raise a ruckus | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, arranger, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82117 | 10-in. | 2/28/1934 | Stockade blues | Peanuts Brown ; Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental trio and talk | instrumentalist, violin, speaker, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82118 | 10-in. | 2/28/1934 | Do you ever think of me? | Peanuts Brown ; Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Vocal and instrumental trio, with talk and yodeling | instrumentalist, violin, speaker, lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82119 | 10-in. | 2/28/1934 | Ain't no bugs on me | Fiddlin' John Carson | Vocal and instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, violin, lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W140628 | 10-in. | 5/27/1925 | Little Mary Phagan | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 8373 | 10-in. | June 1923 | [Unknown title(s)] | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8374 | 10-in. | June 1923 | The little old log cabin in the lane | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8375 | 10-in. | June 1923 | The old hen cackled and the rooster's going to crow | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8603 | 10-in. | Mar. 1924 | Old and in the way | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | 8604 | Not documented | Mar. 1924 | [Unknown title(s)] | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8605 | 10-in. | Mar. 1924 | Dixie boll weevil | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | composer, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8606 | 10-in. | Mar. 1924 | When Abraham and Isaac rushed the can | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8607 | 10-in. | Mar. 1924 | The cat came back | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8608 | 10-in. | Mar. 1924 | I got mine | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8609 | 12-in. | Mar. 1924 | Dixie cowboy | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8610 | 12-in. | Mar. 1924 | John Henry blues | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8613 | 10-in. | Mar. 1924 | Arkansas traveler | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 8614 | 10-in. | Mar. 1924 | Old Aunt Peggy, won't you set 'em up again? | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental quartet, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 8615 | 12-in. | Mar. 1924 | Dixie division | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental quartet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8616 | 12-in. | Mar. 1924 | Sugar in the gourd | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental quartet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8704 | Not documented | 8/27/1924 | [Unknown title(s)] | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 8705 | 12-in. | 8/27/1924 | The Lightning Express | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8706 | 10-in. | 8/27/1924 | I'm glad my wife's in Europe | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | 8707 | 10-in. | 8/27/1924 | Turkey in the straw | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 8708 | 10-in. | 8/27/1924 | Jimmie on the railroad | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 8709 | 10-in. | 8/27/1924 | Run, nigger, run | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 8710 | 10-in. | 8/27/1924 | I'm nine hundred miles from home | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8711 | 10-in. | 8/27/1924 | It ain't gonna rain no mo' | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8712 | 10-in. | 8/27/1924 | Alabama gal (Won't you come out tonight) | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | 9053 | 10-in. | April 1925 | The death of Floyd Collins | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | 9054 | 10-in. | April 1925 | Charming Betsy | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | 9184 | 10-in. | 7/1/1925 | Flat-footed nigger | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 9185 | 10-in. | 7/1/1925 | Bully of the town | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, violin, composer | |
| OKeh | 9186 | 10-in. | 7/1/1925 | Hop light, lady | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 9187 | 10-in. | 7/1/1925 | The hawk and the buzzard | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, violin, composer | |
| OKeh | 9188 | 10-in. | June 1925 | Hell broke loose in Georgia | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, violin, composer | |
| OKeh | 9189 | 10-in. | 7/1/1925 | Soldiers' joy | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 9259 | 10-in. | 7/7/1925 | The drinker's child | Rosa Lee Carson | Female vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 9260 | Not documented | 7/7/1925 | [Unknown title(s)] | Rosa Lee Carson | Female vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| OKeh | 9261 | Not documented | 7/7/1925 | [Unknown title(s)] | Rose Lee Carson | Female vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| OKeh | 9262 | Not documented | 7/7/1925 | [Unknown title(s)] | Rose Lee Carson | Female vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| OKeh | 9590 | 10-in. | 3/11/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | 9591 | 10-in. | 3/11/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | 9592 | 10-in. | 3/11/1926 | Cackling pullet | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | 9593 | 10-in. | 3/11/1926 | Georgia Wagner | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | 9594 | 10-in. | 3/11/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | 9595 | 10-in. | 3/11/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | 9596 | 10-in. | 3/11/1926 | Goodbye, Liza Jane | Fiddlin' John Carson | 2 fiddles (violins), banjo, and guitar, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 9597 | 10-in. | 3/11/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | 9598 | 10-in. | 3/11/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | 9599 | 10-in. | 3/11/1926 | If there wasn't any women in the world | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | 9632 | 10-in. | 3/17/1926 | Everybody works but Father | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 9633 | Not documented | 3/17/1925 | [Unknown title(s)] | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 9634 | Not documented | 3/17/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 9635 | Not documented | 3/17/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 9845 | 10-in. | 11/1/1926 | Fire in the mountain | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | 9846 | 10-in. | 11/1/1926 | Peter went fishing | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | 9847 | 10-in. | 11/1/1926 | When we meet on that beautiful shore | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 9848 | Not documented | 11/1/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Fiddlin' John Carson & His Virgina Reelers | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 9849 | 10-in. | 11/1/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 9850 | 10-in. | 11/1/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 9851 | 10-in. | 11/1/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 9852 | 10-in. | 11/1/1926 | Long way to Tipperary | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader | |
| OKeh | S-72010 | 10-in. | 11/7/1923 | When you and I were young, Maggie | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | S-72011 | 10-in. | 11/7/1923 | You will never miss your mother until she is gone | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, lyricist, vocalist | |
| OKeh | S-72012 | 10-in. | 11/7/1923 | Be kind to a man when he is down | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
| OKeh | S-72013 | 10-in. | 11/7/1923 | Billy in the low ground | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, composer | |
| OKeh | S-72014 | 10-in. | 11/7/1923 | Casey Jones | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | S-72015 | 10-in. | 11/7/1923 | Old Sallie Goodman | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | S-72016 | 10-in. | 11/7/1923 | Fare you well, old Joe Clark | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | S-72017 | 10-in. | 11/7/1923 | The farmer is the man that feeds them all | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | S-72018 | 10-in. | 11/7/1923 | Papa's billy goat | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | S-72021 | 10-in. | 11/8/1923 | The kickin' mule | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | S-72022 | 10-in. | 11/8/1923 | Nancy Rowland | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | S-72023 | 10-in. | 11/8/1923 | Tom Watson special | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | S-73034 | 12-in. | 12/18/1924 | The baggage coach ahead | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | S-73035 | 12-in. | 12/18/1924 | The orphan child | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | S-73036 | 12-in. | 12/18/1924 | The letter edged in black | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | S-73037 | 10-in. | 12/18/1924 | Steamboat Bill | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | S-73038 | 10-in. | 12/18/1924 | It takes a little rain with the sunshine | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | S-73039 | 10-in. | 12/18/1924 | Old Dan Tucker | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | S-73040 | 10-in. | 12/18/1924 | Boil them cabbage down | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | S-73041 | 10-in. | 12/18/1924 | Old Uncle Ned | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | S-73042 | 10-in. | 12/18/1924 | My north Georgia home | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | S-73456 | 10-in. | 6/24/1925 | Sally Ann | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Rosa Lee Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | S-73457 | Not documented | 6/24/1925 | [Unknown title(s)] | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | S-73458 | 10-in. | 6/24/1925 | There's a hard time coming | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Rosa Lee Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | S-73459 | 10-in. | 6/24/1925 | The Boston burglar | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Rosa Lee Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | S-73461 | 10-in. | 6/24/1925 | Little Mary Phagan | Rosa Lee Carson | Female vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-73463 | 10-in. | 6/24/1925 | The honest farmer | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | S-73464 | 10-in. | 6/24/1925 | To welcome the travellers home | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Rosa Lee Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | S-73465 | 10-in. | 6/24/1925 | Run along home with Lindy | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Rosa Lee Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 73873 | 10-in. | Dec. 1925 | The grave of little Mary Phagan | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 73874 | 10-in. | Dec. 1925 | [Unknown title(s)] | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 73875 | 10-in. | Dec. 1925 | All alone by the sea side | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 73876 | 10-in. | Dec. 1925 | Do round my Lindy | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 73877 | 10-in. | Dec. 1925 | The Batchelors' Hall | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 73878 | 10-in. | Dec. 1925 | The drunkard's hiccups | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 73879 | 10-in. | Dec. 1925 | Liberty | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 73880 | 10-in. | Dec. 1925 | The old frying pan and the old camp kettle | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | 74000 | 10-in. | Feb. 1926 | Little Mary Phagan | Tobe Little | Male vocal solo and whistling, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W80549 | 10-in. | 3/17/1927 | You' ll never miss your mother till she's gone | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | String band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist | |
| OKeh | W80550 | 10-in. | 3/17/1927 | Be kind to a man when he's down | Virginia Reelers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | W80551 | 10-in. | 3/17/1927 | Welcome the traveler home | Virginia Reelers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | W80552 | 10-in. | 3/17/1927 | In my old cabin home | Virginia Reelers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | W80553 | 10-in. | 3/17/1927 | Old and in the way | Virginia Reelers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | W80554 | 10-in. | 3/17/1927 | Papa's billy goat | Virginia Reelers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | W80555 | 10-in. | 3/17/1927 | I'm glad my wife's in Europe | Virginia Reelers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | W80556 | 10-in. | 3/17/1927 | It's a shame to whip your wife on Sunday | Virginia Reelers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | W80557 | 10-in. | 3/17/1927 | Cotton eyed Joe | Virginia Reelers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | W80558 | 10-in. | 3/17/1927 | Jesse James | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | String band | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | W80559 | 10-in. | 3/17/1927 | Don't let your deal go down | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | String band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | W80560 | 10-in. | 3/17/1927 | Swanee River | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | String band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | W81726 | 10-in. | 10/10/1927 | Old Joe Clark | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Male vocal trio, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader | |
| OKeh | W81727 | 10-in. | 10/10/1927 | Gonna swing on the Golden Gate | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Male vocal trio, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader | |
| OKeh | W81728 | 10-in. | 10/10/1927 | Did he ever return? | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader | |
| OKeh | W81729 | 10-in. | 10/10/1927 | If you can't get the stopper out, break off the neck | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Male vocal trio, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader | |
| OKeh | W81730 | 10-in. | 10/10/1927 | Engineer on the Mogull | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader | |
| OKeh | W81731 | 10-in. | 10/10/1927 | Hell bound for Alabama | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader | |
| OKeh | W81749 | 10-in. | 10/11/1927 | Turkey in the hay | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader | |
| OKeh | W81750 | 10-in. | 10/11/1927 | The smoke goes out the chimney just the same | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Male vocal trio, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader | |
| OKeh | W81751 | 10-in. | 10/11/1927 | Going down to Cripple Creek | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | String band, with male vocal trio | instrumentalist, violin, leader, vocalist | |
| OKeh | W81752 | 10-in. | 10/11/1927 | Quit that ticklin' me | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Male vocal trio, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader | |
| OKeh | W81753 | 10-in. | 10/11/1927 | It won't happen again for a hundred years or more | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Male vocal trio, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | W81754 | 10-in. | 10/11/1927 | The little log cabin by the stream | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader | |
| OKeh | W81755 | 10-in. | 10/11/1927 | Christmas time will soon be over | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | W81756 | 10-in. | 10/11/1927 | Run along home, Sandy | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | W401098 | 10-in. | 9/5/1928 | You will never miss your mother until she is gone | Emil Velazco | Pipe organ solo, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W402116 | 10-in. | 8/10/1928 | Moonshine Kate | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with talk | instrumentalist, violin, speaker | |
| OKeh | W402117 | 10-in. | 8/10/1928 | John's trip to Boston | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with talk | instrumentalist, violin, speaker | |
| OKeh | W402118 | 10-in. | 8/10/1928 | John makes good licker | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with talk and male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker | |
| OKeh | W402119 | 10-in. | 10/10/1928 | I'm going to take the train for Charlotte | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) and banjo duet | instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | W402120 | 10-in. | 8/10/1928 | Ain't no bugs on me | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo and banjo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | W402121 | 10-in. | 8/10/1928 | The burglar and the old maid | Fiddlin' John Carson | Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo and banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | W402337 | 10-in. | 3/16/1929 | Hawk and buzzard | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Female-male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, composer | |
| OKeh | W402338 | 10-in. | 3/16/1929 | Down South where the sugar cane grows | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Female-male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, composer | |
| OKeh | W402339 | 10-in. | 3/16/1929 | Meet her when the sun goes down | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet, with female-male vocal duet | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, composer | |
| OKeh | W402340 | 10-in. | 3/16/1929 | My Ford sedan | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet, with female-male vocal duet | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, composer | |
| OKeh | W402341 | 10-in. | 3/16/1929 | You can't get milk from a cow named Ben | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Dialogue and fiddle (violin) and guitar duet | speaker, instrumentalist, violin, author | |
| OKeh | W402342 | 10-in. | 3/16/1929 | Going to the county fair | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Dialogue and fiddle (violin) and guitar duet | speaker, instrumentalist, violin, author | |
| OKeh | W402554 | 10-in. | 8/5/1929 | Welcome the travelers home, no. 2 | Fiddlin' John Carson | Instrumental trio, with female-male vocal duet | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, composer | |
| OKeh | W402555 | 10-in. | 8/5/1929 | You'll never miss your mother until she's gone, no. 2 | Fiddlin' John Carson | Instrumental trio, with female-male vocal duet | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, composer | |
| OKeh | W402556 | 10-in. | 8/5/1929 | John makes good licker | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Instrumental trio, with talk and female-male vocal duet | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, speaker | |
| OKeh | W402557 | 10-in. | 8/5/1929 | John makes good licker | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Instrumental trio, with talk and female-male vocal duet | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, speaker | |
| OKeh | W402558 | 10-in. | 8/5/1929 | She's more like her mother everyday | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Instrumental trio, with talk and male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, speaker, vocalist | |
| OKeh | W402559 | 10-in. | 8/5/1929 | Times are not like they used to be | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Instrumental trio, with talk and male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, speaker, vocalist | |
| OKeh | W402988 | 10-in. | 9/24/1929 | The medicine show | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Emmett Miller | Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker | |
| OKeh | W402989 | 10-in. | 9/24/1929 | The medicine show | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Emmett Miller | Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker | |
| OKeh | W402992 | 10-in. | 9/25/1929 | The medicine show | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Emmett Miller | Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker | |
| OKeh | W402997 | 10-in. | 9/25/1929 | The medicine show | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Emmett Miller | Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker | |
| OKeh | W402998 | 10-in. | 9/25/1929 | The medicine show | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Emmett Miller | Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker | |
| OKeh | W402999 | 10-in. | 9/25/1929 | The medicine show | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Emmett Miller | Descriptive scene, with vocal and instrumental ensemble | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker | |
| OKeh | W403446 | 10-in. | 12/17/1929 | Pa's birthday party | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Instrumental trio, with dialogue and mixed vocal trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker | |
| OKeh | W403447 | 10-in. | 12/17/1929 | Corn licker and barbecue | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Instrumental trio, with dialogue and mixed vocal trio | instrumentalist, violin, speaker, vocalist | |
| OKeh | W403448 | 10-in. | 12/17/1929 | Corn licker and barbecue | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Instrumental trio, with dialogue and mixed vocal trio | instrumentalist, violin, speaker, vocalist | |
| OKeh | W403449 | 10-in. | 12/17/1929 | Who's the best fiddler? | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Instrumental trio, with dialogue | speaker, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | W403500 | 10-in. | 12/17/1929 | Who bit the wart off Grandma's nose? | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Instrumental trio, with dialogue and male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, speaker, vocalist | |
| OKeh | W403501 | 10-in. | 12/17/1929 | Kate's snuff box | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Instrumental trio, with dialogue | instrumentalist, violin, speaker | |
| OKeh | W403502 | 10-in. | 12/17/1929 | Sunny Tennessee | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | W403503 | 10-in. | 12/17/1929 | Whatcha gonna do when your licker gives out? | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | W403916 | 10-in. | 4/24/1930 | The last old dollar is gone | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars and talk | speaker | |
| OKeh | W403920 | 10-in. | 4/24/1930 | The raccoon and the possum | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | W403921 | 10-in. | 4/24/1930 | The hen and the rooster | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | W403922 | 10-in. | 4/24/1930 | Goin' where the climate suits my clothes | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | W403923 | 10-in. | 4/24/1930 | The Dominicker duck | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | W403924 | 10-in. | 4/24/1930 | Silver threads among the gold | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Female-male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | W403925 | 10-in. | 4/24/1930 | On the banks of the old Tennessee | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Female-male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | W403926 | 10-in. | 4/24/1930 | You gotta let my dog alone | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Dialogue, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, violin, speaker | |
| OKeh | W403927 | 10-in. | 4/24/1930 | John in the army | Fiddlin' John Carson | Instrumental trio and male vocal solo, with comic dialogue | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker | |
| OKeh | W403928 | 10-in. | 4/24/1930 | The old grey horse ain't what he used to be | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Dialogue, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | speaker, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | W403929 | 10-in. | 4/24/1930 | You can’t forget the day you was born | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Female-male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | W404620 | 10-in. | 12/9/1930 | After the ball | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | W404621 | 10-in. | 12/9/1930 | My home in Dixieland | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | leader, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | W404622 | 10-in. | 12/9/1930 | The old ship is sailing for the promised land | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | leader, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | W404623 | 10-in. | 12/9/1930 | That woman don’t treat John right | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | W404624 | 10-in. | 12/9/1930 | At the cross | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Mixed vocal trio and male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | W404625 | 10-in. | 12/9/1930 | Take the train to Charlotte | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Mixed vocal trio and male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | leader, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | W404626 | 10-in. | 12/9/1930 | Little more sugar in the coffee | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Male vocal solo and male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | leader, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| OKeh | W404627 | 10-in. | 12/9/1930 | Didn’t he ramble | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Mixed vocal trio, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | W404628 | 10-in. | 12/9/1930 | You gonna get something you don’t expect | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | W404629 | 10-in. | 12/9/1930 | Darktown Strutters' Ball | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| OKeh | W404647 | 10-in. | 12/10/1930 | Knotty Head Jake | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental accompaniment | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W404648 | 10-in. | 12/10/1930 | I've got a white man working for me | Fiddlin' John Carson | Instrumental, with talk | instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | W404649 | 10-in. | 12/10/1930 | Nobody knows my troubles but me | Fiddlin' John Carson | Instrumental, with talk | instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | W405073 | 10-in. | 10/30/1931 | I intend to make heaven my home | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Female-male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | W405083 | 10-in. | 10/31/1931 | Pole cat blues | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate | Female-male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Brunswick | E36493 | 10-in. | 3/23/1931 | You will never miss your mother until she is gone | Phil Luther Crow ; Frank Luther | Male vocal duet, with clarinet, guitar, and accordion | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | AT354-AT355 | 10-in. | 3/3/1928 | Billy in the low ground | Dr. Humphrey Bate Possum Hunters | String band, with dance calls | composer | |
| Brunswick | 1072-1074 | 10-in. | 8/7/1925 | Little Mary Phagan | Charlie Oaks | Male vocal solo, guitar, and Jew's harp | songwriter | |
| Edison | 9731 | 10-in. | 9/23/1924 | You will never miss your mother until she is gone | Blue Ridge Duo | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carson, Fiddlin' John," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104795.
Carson, Fiddlin' John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104795.
"Carson, Fiddlin' John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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