Sam McGee

Birth and Death Data: Born May 1, 1894 (Franklin), Died August 21, 1975 (Franklin)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, banjo-guitar, banjo, speaker

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 86 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick E2794-E2795 10-in. 4/17/1926 In a cool shady nook Sam McGee Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E2796-E2797 10-in. 4/17/1926 If I could only blot out the past Sam McGee Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E2798-E2799 10-in. 4/17/1926 Knoxville blues Sam McGee Guitar solo instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4923-E4924 10-in. 5/7/1927 Bake that chicken pie Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4925-E4926 10-in. 5/7/1927 Rock about my Sara Jane Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4927-E4928 10-in. 5/7/1927 Tell her to come back home Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4929-E4930 10-in. 5/7/1927 Hold that wood-pile down Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4931-E4932 10-in. 5/7/1927 Carve that possum Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4933-E4934 10-in. 5/7/1927 Hop high ladies, the cake’s all dough Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4935-E4936 10-in. 5/7/1927 Sail away, ladies Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4944-E4945 10-in. 5/9/1927 I’m a-goin’ away in the morn Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4946-E4947 10-in. 5/9/1927 Sleepy Lou Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4948-E4949 10-in. 5/9/1927 The gray cat on the Tennessee farm Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4950-E4951 10-in. 5/9/1927 Walk, Tom Wilson, walk Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4952-E4953 10-in. 5/9/1927 I’se gwine back to Dixie Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4954-E4955 10-in. 5/9/1927 Take me home, poor Julia Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4956-E4957 10-in. 5/9/1927 Go along mule Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4958-E4959 10-in. 5/9/1927 Tom and Jerry Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4960-E4961 10-in. 5/9/1927 The rabbit in the pea patch Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4962-E4963 10-in. 5/9/1927 Jordan is a hard road to travel Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4964-E4966 10-in. 5/9/1927 [Unknown title(s)] Uncle Dave Macon ; Uncle Dave Macon Fruit Jar Drinkers Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4967-E4968 10-in. 5/9/1927 Piccaninny lullaby song Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4969-E4970 10-in. 5/10/1927 Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb Dixie Sacred Singers Male vocal trio, with instrumental quartet vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4971-E4972 10-in. 5/10/1927 The maple on the hill Dixie Sacred Singers Male vocal trio, with instrumental quartet vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E4973-E4974 10-in. 5/10/1927 Poor old Dad Uncle Dave Macon ; McGee Brothers Male vocal trio, with instrumental quartet vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 26-50 of 86 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McGee, Sam," accessed November 18, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/206570.

McGee, Sam. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/206570.

"McGee, Sam." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/206570

External Sources

Discogs: Sam McGee

Allmusic: Sam McGee

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: McGee, Sam, 1894-1975 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86102586

Wikidata: Sam McGee - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q648685

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/61748763

MusicBrainz: Sam McGee - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f7607863-8e62-4803-b919-22e8fb842d2b

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/180650

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