Chris Bouchillon
Christopher Allen Bouchillon (August 21, 1893 – September 18, 1968) was an American country music and blues musician from South Carolina, who is often credited with being the originator of the talking blues musical style. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 21, 1893, Died September 18, 1968
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1928
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, speaker, guitar, composer
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 34 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W143060 | 10-in. | 11/4/1926 | Talking blues | Chris Bouchillon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist | |
Columbia | W143061 | 10-in. | 11/4/1926 | Hannah | Chris Bouchillon | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | [W]143771 | 10-in. | 3/26/1927 | Waltz me around again, Willie | Chris Bouchillon | Male vocal solo and male vocal duet, with guitar | vocalist | |
Columbia | W143772 | 10-in. | 3/26/1927 | Let it alone | Chris Bouchillon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist | |
Columbia | [W]143773 | 10-in. | 3/26/1927 | You look awful good to me | Chris Bouchillon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist | |
Columbia | W143774 | 10-in. | 3/26/1927 | In a city far away | Chris Bouchillon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist | |
Columbia | W143896 | 10-in. | 4/5/1927 | South Carolina blues | Chris Bouchillon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | speaker, vocalist | |
Columbia | W143897 | 10-in. | 4/5/1927 | My fat girl | Chris Bouchillon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | speaker, vocalist | |
Columbia | W143898 | 10-in. | 4/5/1927 | Born in hard luck | Chris Bouchillon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist | |
Columbia | W143899 | 10-in. | 4/5/1927 | The medicine show | Chris Bouchillon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist | |
Columbia | W145208 | 10-in. | 11/10/1927 | Chris visits the barber shop | Chris Bouchillon | Monologue, with guitar | speaker | |
Columbia | W145209 | 10-in. | 11/10/1927 | A bull fight in Mexico | Chris Bouchillon | Monologue, with guitar | speaker | |
Columbia | W145210 | 10-in. | 11/10/1927 | A week end at Sam Stover's | Chris Bouchillon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist | |
Columbia | W145211 | 10-in. | 11/10/1927 | Hebrew and home brew | Chris Bouchillon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist | |
Columbia | W145212 | 10-in. | 11/10/1927 | Goodnight Hun | Chris Bouchillon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist | |
Columbia | W145213 | 10-in. | 11/10/1927 | Sam Stover and the clergyman | Chris Bouchillon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist | |
Columbia | W146085 | 10-in. | 4/16/1928 | Old blind Heck | Chris Bouchillon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W146086 | 10-in. | 4/16/1928 | New talking blues | Chris Bouchillon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W146087 | 10-in. | 4/16/1928 | I got mine | Chris Bouchillon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W146088 | 10-in. | 4/16/1928 | I've been married three times | Chris Bouchillon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W146089 | 10-in. | 4/16/1928 | My wife's wedding | Chris Bouchillon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W146090 | 10-in. | 4/16/1928 | Oyster stew | Chris Bouchillon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W147333 | 10-in. | 10/29/1928 | Adam and Eve | Chris Bouchillon ; Mrs. Chris Bouchillon | Comic dialogue, with guitar | speaker | |
Columbia | W147334 | 10-in. | 10/29/1928 | Adam and Eve | Chris Bouchillon ; Mrs. Chris Bouchillon | Comic dialogue, with guitar | speaker | |
Columbia | W147335 | 10-in. | 10/29/1928 | Adam and Eve, part 3 | Chris Bouchillon ; Mrs. Chris Bouchillon | Comic dialogue, with guitar | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bouchillon, Chris," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106035.
Bouchillon, Chris. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106035.
"Bouchillon, Chris." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Bouchillon, Chris - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88659752
Wikidata: Chris Bouchillon - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5111843
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/4053084
MusicBrainz: Chris Bouchillon - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/036afd90-9d4a-4993-8464-090ee407dd8d
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