Roy Wiggins

Roy Wiggins (June 27, 1926 – August 3, 1999), known professionally as Little Roy Wiggins, was an American steel guitarist who is best known for his work with Eddy Arnold. Wiggins began playing professionally at a young age. As Eddy Arnold's first hire, he developed a signature "ting-a-ling" sound that helped make Arnold the most popular country entertainer for a period. As Arnold moved towards pop music, Wiggins' instrumental work was faded to the background, and then dropped entirely. Wiggins then made several solo instrumental recordings, and toured with other country musicians. Late in life he played for tourists in Tennessee.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 27, 1926 (Nashville), Died August 3, 1999 (Sevierville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: steel guitar, electric guitar, leader, guitar, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 91 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D7VB-1524	10-in.	8/18/1947	Last ole dollar	Lonzo and Oscar ; Winston County Pea Pickers	Male vocal duet, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Victor	D7VB-1525	10-in.	8/19/1947	The prisoner's song	Eddy Arnold ; Tennessee Plowboys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D7VB-1526	10-in.	8/19/1947	Rockin' alone (in an old rocking chair)	Eddy Arnold ; Tennessee Plowboys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D7VB-1527	10-in.	8/19/1947	It makes no difference now	Eddy Arnold ; Tennessee Plowboys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D7VB-1528	10-in.	8/19/1947	Will the circle be unbroken (my family circle)	Eddy Arnold ; Tennessee Plowboys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D7VB-1529	10-in.	8/19/1947	Seven years with the wrong woman	Eddy Arnold ; Tennessee Plowboys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D7VB-1530	10-in.	8/19/1947	Molly darling	Eddy Arnold ; Tennessee Plowboys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D7VB-1531	10-in.	8/19/1947	I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes	Eddy Arnold ; Tennessee Plowboys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D7VB-1532	10-in.	8/19/1947	Who at my door is standing	Eddy Arnold ; Tennessee Plowboys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D7VB-1533	10-in.	8/14/1947	Answer to rainbow at midnight	Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Victor	D7VB-1534	10-in.	8/20/1947	Then I turned and walked slowly away	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Victor	D7VB-1535	10-in.	8/20/1947	Texarkana baby	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Victor	D7VB-1536	10-in.	8/20/1947	(In the) hills of tomorrow	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Victor	D7VB-1537	10-in.	8/20/1947	My daddy is only a picture	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Victor	D7VB-1539	10-in.	8/20/1947	There's not a thing (I wouldn't do for you)	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Victor	D7VB-1541	10-in.	8/20/1947	Anytime	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Victor	D7VB-2821	10-in.	12/17/1947	A heart full of love (for a handful of kisses)	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D7VB-2825	10-in.	12/17/1947	You know how talk gets around	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D7VB-2826	10-in.	12/17/1947	Just a little love (will go a long, long way)	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D8VB-4086	10-in.	12/20/1948	I wish I had a girl like you, mother	Eddy Arnold	String band, with male vocal solo and piano	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D8VB-4087	10-in.	12/20/1948	My mother's sweet voice	Eddy Arnold	String band, with male vocal solo and piano	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D8VB-4088	10-in.	12/20/1948	There's no wings on my angel	Eddy Arnold	String band, with male vocal solo and piano	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D8VB-4089	10-in.	12/20/1948	The echo of your footsteps	Eddy Arnold	String band, with male vocal solo and piano	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D8VB-4096	10-in.	12/21/1948	Don't rob another man's castle	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D8VB-4104	10-in.	12/22/1948	Show me the way back to your heart	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar

(Results 51-75 of 91 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wiggins, Roy," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/355917.

Wiggins, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/355917.

"Wiggins, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.