Fiddlin' Doc Roberts

Fiddlin' Doc Roberts (April 26, 1897 - August 4, 1978) was an American Kentucky-style old-time fiddler.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 26, 1897, Died August 4, 1978

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, mandolin, vocalist

Notes: Also listed as Doc Roberts.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 100 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Gennett	12572	10-in.	October 1926	The death of John Henry	Welby Toomey	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	12573	10-in.	October 1926	The drunkard's dream	Welby Toomey	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	12575	10-in.	October 1926	In the shadow of the pine	Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist
Gennett	12576	10-in.	October 1926	Abraham and Isaac	Welby Toomey	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	12577	10-in.	October 1926	Roving gambler	Welby Toomey	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	12580	10-in.	October 1926	Someday we'll meet again	Welby Toomey	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	12581	10-in.	October 1926	Little brown jug	Welby Toomey	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	12582	10-in.	October 1926	I had but fifteen cents	Welby Toomey	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	13038	10-in.	8/26/1927	Arkansas traveler	Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Fiddle (violin) solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	13039	10-in.	8/26/1927	Buck Creek gal	Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Fiddle (violin) solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	13040	10-in.	8/26/1927	Black eyed Susie	Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Fiddle (violin) solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	13041	10-in.	8/26/1927	Old buzzard	Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Fiddle (violin) solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	13042	10-in.	8/26/1927	Waynesburgh	Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Fiddle (violin) solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	13043	10-in.	8/26/1927	Cripple Creek	Fiddlin' Doc Roberts ; Fiddlin' Bob White	Fiddle (violin) solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	13044	10-in.	8/27/1927	Turkey in the straw	Taylor's Kentucky Boys	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	13045	10-in.	8/27/1927	Old hen crackled and the rooster crowed	Taylor's Kentucky Boys	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	13046	10-in.	8/27/1927	Sourwood Mountain	Taylor's Kentucky Boys	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	13048	10-in.	8/27/1927	Camp Nelson blues	Booker Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	13051	10-in.	8/27/1927	Down in the valley	Marion Underwood	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	13052	10-in.	8/27/1927	Little log cabin in the lane	Kenneth Borton	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	13053	10-in.	8/27/1927	That's what the old bachelor's made of	Kenneth Borton	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	13054	10-in.	8/27/1927	Billy in the low ground	Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Fiddle (violin), with guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	13055	10-in.	8/27/1927	And the cat came back	Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Fiddle (violin), with guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	13798	10-in.	5/10/1928	The Knoxville girl	Jim Burke	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Gennett	13799	10-in.	5/10/1928	Dance with a girl with a hole in her stocking	Asa Martin ; Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	instrumentalist, violin

(Results 1-25 of 100 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Roberts, Fiddlin' Doc," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/208582.

Roberts, Fiddlin' Doc. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/208582.

"Roberts, Fiddlin' Doc." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.