Johnnie Bailes
Birth and Death Data: Born June 24, 1918, Died December 21, 1989
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1959
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, guitar, songwriter, composer, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 38 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D6VB-2967 | 10-in. | 9/30/1946 | Dust on the bible | Blue Sky Boys | Male vocal duet | songwriter | |
| Victor | D9VB-0806 | 10-in. | 1/31/1949 | I heard my savior call | Johnnie and Jack ; Tennessee Mountain Boys | Male vocal solo, with string band and male vocal harmony | songwriter | |
| Victor | D9VB-0819 | 10-in. | 1/31/1949 | When heaven comes down | Blue Sky Boys | Male vocal duet, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | C4370 | 10-in. | 2/17/1945 | The drunkard's grave | Bailes Brothers | Male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
| Columbia | C4371 | 10-in. | 2/17/1945 | Searching for a soldier's grave | Bailes Brothers | Male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | C4372 | 10-in. | 2/17/1945 | As long as I live | Bailes Brothers | Male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | C4373 | 10-in. | 2/17/1945 | Dust on the Bible | Bailes Brothers | Male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
| Columbia | C4374 | 10-in. | 2/17/1945 | There's tears in my eyes (all the time) | Bailes Brothers | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
| Columbia | C4376 | 10-in. | 2/17/1945 | I've got my one way ticket (to the sky) | Bailes Brothers | Male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
| Columbia | C4377 | 10-in. | 2/17/1945 | I want to be loved (but only by you) | Bailes Brothers | Male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
| Columbia | C4379 | 10-in. | 2/17/1945 | I guess i'll go on dreaming | Bailes Brothers | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
| Columbia | CCO4766 | 10-in. | 4/22/1947 | Whiskey is the devil (in liquid form) | Bailes Brothers | Male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
| Columbia | CCO4768 | 10-in. | 4/22/1947 | Building on the sands | Bailes Brothers | String band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
| Columbia | CCO4769 | 10-in. | 4/22/1947 | We're living in the last days now | Bailes Brothers | String band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
| Columbia | CCO4770 | 10-in. | 4/22/1947 | You'll always be the only one | Bailes Brothers | Male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
| Columbia | CCO4771 | 10-in. | 4/22/1947 | Oh so many years | Bailes Brothers | Male vocal quartet, with string band | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CCO4772 | 10-in. | 4/22/1947 | If you have retreated from God | Bailes Brothers | String band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
| Columbia | CCO4773 | 10-in. | 4/22/1947 | Ashamed to own the blessed savior | Bailes Brothers | Male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
| Columbia | CCO4774 | 10-in. | 4/22/1947 | Do you expect a reward from God | Bailes Brothers | Male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
| Columbia | CCO4775 | 10-in. | 4/22/1947 | Read Romans ten and nine | Bailes Brothers | Male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
| Columbia | CCO4904 | 10-in. | 11/19/1947 | It's so hard to smile | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | CO38715 | 10-in. | 12/21/1947 | Come to the savior | Bailes Brothers | Male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO38717 | 10-in. | 12/21/1947 | Has the devil got a mortgage on you | Bailes Brothers | String band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | CO38718 | 10-in. | 12/21/1947 | My heart echoes | Bailes Brothers | Vocal duet, with string band | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | CO38720 | 10-in. | 12/21/1947 | Pretty flowers | Bailes Brothers | Male vocal duet, with string band | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bailes, Johnnie," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/115023.
Bailes, Johnnie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/115023.
"Bailes, Johnnie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Bailes, Johnnie, 1918-1989 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009133980
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