Richard Burnett
Richard Daniel Burnett (October 8, 1883 – January 23, 1977) was an American folk musician and songwriter from Kentucky. Burnett was born near Monticello, Kentucky. Blind for most of his life, he was a full-time travelling entertainer. With fiddler Leonard Rutherford he formed a long touring partnership, and a brief recording career in which they sang a number of popular and influential sides with Burnett on banjo or guitar. Burnett has been described as "one of the great natural songsters, a man who collected, codified, and transmitted some of our best traditional songs. Dick was also a skilful composer and folk poet of considerable skill; his "Man of Constant Sorrow" remains one of the most evocative country songs." |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 8, 1883, Died January 23, 1977
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, banjo, guitar, violin, speaker
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 33 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W143092 | 10-in. | 11/6/1926 | Lost John | Richard Burnett ; Leonard Rutherford | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W143093 | 10-in. | 11/6/1926 | Little stream of whiskey | Richard Burnett ; Leonard Rutherford | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Columbia | W143094 | 10-in. | 11/6/1926 | Weeping willow tree | Richard Burnett ; Leonard Rutherford | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W143095 | 10-in. | 11/6/1926 | I'll be with you when the roses bloom again | Richard Burnett ; Leonard Rutherford | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W143096 | 10-in. | 11/6/1926 | A short life of trouble | Richard Burnett ; Leonard Rutherford | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W143097 | 10-in. | 11/6/1926 | Pearl Bryan | Richard Burnett ; Leonard Rutherford | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W143873 | 10-in. | 4/2/1927 | My sweetheart in Tennessee | Richard Burnett ; Leonard Rutherford | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W143874 | 10-in. | 4/2/1927 | Are you happy or lonesome? | Richard Burnett ; Leonard Rutherford | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W143875 | 10-in. | 4/2/1927 | Assassination of J. B. Marcum | Richard Burnett ; Leonard Rutherford | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W143876 | 10-in. | 4/2/1927 | Song of the orphan boy | Richard Burnett ; Leonard Rutherford | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145084 | 10-in. | 11/3/1927 | Curley-headed woman | Richard Burnett ; Leonard Rutherford | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and banjo | instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W145085 | 10-in. | 11/3/1927 | Ramblin' reckless hobo | Richard Burnett ; Leonard Rutherford | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Columbia | W145086 | 10-in. | 11/3/1927 | Willie Moore | Richard Burnett ; Leonard Rutherford | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Columbia | W145087 | 10-in. | 11/3/1927 | All night long blues | Richard Burnett ; Leonard Rutherford | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W145088 | 10-in. | 11/3/1927 | Ladies on the steamboat | Richard Burnett ; Leonard Rutherford | Violin and banjo duet, with talking and vocal effects | instrumentalist, banjo, speaker, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W145089 | 10-in. | 11/3/1927 | Billy in the low ground | Richard Burnett ; Leonard Rutherford | Violin and banjo duet, with talking and vocal effects | instrumentalist, banjo, speaker, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W150291 | 10-in. | 4/19/1930 | My sweetheart across the sea | Richard Burnett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, banjo, violin, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W150292 | 10-in. | 4/19/1930 | The fatal wedding night | Richard Burnett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, banjo, violin, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W150293 | 10-in. | 4/19/1930 | Sleeping Lulu | Richard Burnett ; Oscar Ruttledge | Violin and guitar duet | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | W150294 | 10-in. | 4/19/1930 | Blackberry blossoms | Richard Burnett ; Oscar Ruttledge | Violin and guitar duet | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | W150295 | 10-in. | 4/19/1930 | Let her go, I'll meet her | Richard Burnett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, banjo, violin, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W150296 | 10-in. | 4/19/1930 | Goodbye, sweetheart, goodbye | Richard Burnett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, banjo, violin, vocalist | |
| Gennett | 14389 | 10-in. | 10/29/1928 | She is a flower from the fields of Alabama | Rutherford and Burnett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist | |
| Gennett | 14390 | 10-in. | 10/29/1928 | Under the pale moonlight | Rutherford and Burnett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist | |
| Gennett | 14391 | 10-in. | 10/29/1928 | The spring roses | Rutherford and Burnett | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burnett, Richard," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111467.
Burnett, Richard. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111467.
"Burnett, Richard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Burnett, Richard D., 1883-1977 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99071242
Wikidata: Richard Burnett - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5272727
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/21782254
MusicBrainz: Richard Burnett - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a66a4a2f-10e7-4a0a-9709-0dfccee96401
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