James Cowan Powers
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1927
Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, leader
Notes: Known as "Fiddlin' Powers."
= 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 | B-30578 | 10-in. | 8/18/1924 | Brown's dream | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | B-30579 | 10-in. | 8/18/1924 | Old Swinnie | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | B-30580 | 10-in. | 8/18/1924 | Three forks of Kentucky River | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | B-30581 | 10-in. | 8/18/1924 | The little old cabin in the lane | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | B-30582 | 10-in. | 8/18/1924 | Old Joe Clark | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | B-30583 | 10-in. | 8/18/1924 | Sour wood mountains | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | B-30584 | 10-in. | 8/19/1924 | Cumberland Gap | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | B-30585 | 10-in. | 8/19/1924 | Buck Creek girls | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | B-30588 | 10-in. | 8/19/1924 | Billy in the low ground | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | B-30589 | 10-in. | 8/19/1924 | Birdie | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | B-30590 | 10-in. | 8/19/1924 | Patty on the turnpike | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | B-30591 | 10-in. | 8/19/1924 | Sallie Goodin | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | B-30592 | 10-in. | 8/19/1924 | Callahan's reel | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | B-30595 | 10-in. | 8/19/1924 | Rocky road to Dinah's house | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | B-30596 | 10-in. | 8/19/1924 | Sugar in the gourd | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | B-30597 | 10-in. | 8/19/1924 | Cripple Creek | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | B-30598 | 10-in. | 8/19/1924 | Ida Red | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | [Trial 1924-08-11-03] | 10-in. | 8/11/1924 | Way down in Georgia | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| OKeh | W81639 | 10-in. | 9/28/1927 | A shady tree | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | String band | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | W81640 | 10-in. | 9/28/1927 | Did you ever see the devil, Uncle Joe? | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | String band, with vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | W81641 | 10-in. | 9/28/1927 | Old Molly Hair | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | String band, with vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | W81642 | 10-in. | 9/28/1927 | Charlie Karo | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | String band | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | W81643 | 10-in. | 9/28/1927 | Old Virginia reel | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | String band, with talk | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| OKeh | W81644 | 10-in. | 9/28/1927 | Old Virginia reel | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | String band, with talk | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Edison | 10612 | 10-in. | 10/2/1925 | Old Joe Clark | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Edison | 10613 | 10-in. | 10/2/1925 | Sour Wood Mountains | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Edison | 10614 | 10-in. | 10/3/1925 | Ida Red | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Edison | 10615 | 10-in. | 10/3/1925 | A pretty fair miss | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Edison | 10616 | 10-in. | 10/3/1925 | Cripple Creek | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Edison | 10620 | 10-in. | 10/6/1925 | Cluck old hen | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Edison | 10621 | 10-in. | 10/6/1925 | Rocky road to Dinah's house | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Edison | 10622 | 10-in. | 10/7/1925 | Little old log cabin in the lane | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Edison | 10623 | 10-in. | 10/7/1925 | Sugar in the gourd | Fiddlin' Powers & Family | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Powers, James Cowan," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/208121.
Powers, James Cowan. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/208121.
"Powers, James Cowan." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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