Andrew Jenkins
The Rev. Andrew W. Jenkins (November 26, 1885 – April 25, 1957) was a leading composer of American country, folk and gospel songs. He is credited with more than 800 compositions, about a third of which were nonsacred. He and his stepchildren performed as the Jenkins Family, a group considered to be the first family act to record country music, while Jenkins himself was among the most important country composers of the 1920s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 26, 1895, Died April 25, 1957
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, lyricist, guitar, violin, songwriter, speaker, whistling, arranger
Notes: Sometimes listed as "Rev. Andrew Jenkins."
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 203 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-047562 | 10-in. | 2/6/1940 | God put a rainbow in the clouds | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar | composer | |
| Columbia | W140627 | 10-in. | 5/27/1925 | The death of Floyd Collins | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W140930 | 10-in. | 9/11/1925 | Stone Mountain memorial | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W140931 | 10-in. | 9/11/1925 | Frank Dupree | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | composer | |
| Columbia | W141152 | 10-in. | 10/17/1925 | The dream of the miner's child | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W141314 | 10-in. | 11/24/1925 | Thomas E. Watson | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W141637 | 10-in. | 2/16/1926 | The death of Floyd Collins | Dalhart’s Texas Panhandlers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo and whistling | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W141638 | 10-in. | 2/16/1926 | Kinnie Wagner | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W141640 | 10-in. | 2/16/1926 | He will lead me home | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin and organ | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W142616 | 10-in. | 9/14/1926 | Kinnie Wagner's surrender | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W143309 | 10-in. | 1/14/1927 | The wreck of the Royal Palm Express | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W143554 | 10-in. | 3/1/1927 | Billy the Kid | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W151484 | 10-in. | 4/4/1931 | The wreck of the west bound air liner | Ira Ball | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W151908 | 10-in. | 10/23/1931 | Too late | Wanner and Jenkins | Male vocal duet, with guitar | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151909 | 10-in. | 10/23/1931 | Just a lonely cowboy | Wanner and Jenkins | Male vocal duet, with guitar | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151910 | 10-in. | 10/23/1931 | Cowboy's letter from home | Wanner and Jenkins | Male vocal duet, with guitar | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151911 | 10-in. | 10/23/1931 | My long stem pipe | Wanner and Jenkins | Male vocal duet, with guitar | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151922 | 10-in. | 10/24/1931 | A sweetheart's promise | Wanner and Jenkins | Male vocal duet, with guitar | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Columbia | W151923 | 10-in. | 10/24/1931 | When the dew is on the rose | Wanner and Jenkins | Male vocal duet, with guitar | vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8724 | 10-in. | Aug. 1924 | If I could hear my mother pray again | Jenkins Family | Mixed vocal trio, with organ | vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8725 | 10-in. | Aug. 1924 | Farewell | Jenkins Family | Mixed vocal trio, with organ | vocalist, composer | |
| OKeh | 8726 | 10-in. | Aug. 1924 | The church in the wildwood | Jenkins Family | Mixed vocal trio, with organ | vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8727 | 10-in. | Aug. 1924 | I got mine | Jenkins Family | Mixed vocal trio, with organ | vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8728 | 10-in. | Aug. 1924 | The silver lining | Jenkins Family | Mixed vocal trio, with organ | vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8729 | 10-in. | Aug. 1924 | Sail on | Jenkins Family | Mixed vocal trio, with organ | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jenkins, Andrew," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112794.
Jenkins, Andrew. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112794.
"Jenkins, Andrew." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Andrew Jenkins
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Jenkins, Andrew, 1885-1956 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005084247
Wikidata: Andrew Jenkins - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4757497
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