Clarence Ashley
Clarence "Tom" Ashley (September 29, 1895 – June 2, 1967) was an American musician and singer, who played the clawhammer banjo and the guitar. He began performing at medicine shows in the Southern Appalachian region as early as 1911, and gained initial fame during the late 1920s as both a solo recording artist and as a member of various string bands. After his "rediscovery" during the folk revival of the 1960s, Ashley spent the last years of his life playing at folk music concerts, including appearances at Carnegie Hall in New York and at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 29, 1895 (Bristol), Died June 2, 1967 (Winston-Salem)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, banjo
Notes: Also seen as: Thomas Clarence Ashley, Thomas C. Ashley, Tom Ashley.
See Also: Thomas Clarence Ashley
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 26 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-47163 | 10-in. | 10/14/1928 | Roll on, boys | Carolina Tar Heels | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-47164 | 10-in. | 10/14/1928 | You are a little too small | Carolina Tar Heels | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-47165 | 10-in. | 10/14/1928 | Peg and awl | Carolina Tar Heels | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-47166 | 10-in. | 10/14/1928 | I'll be washed | Carolina Tar Heels | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-51067 | 10-in. | 4/3/1929 | My home's across the Blue Ridge Mountains | Carolina Tar Heels | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-51069 | 10-in. | 4/3/1929 | The train's done left me | Carolina Tar Heels | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-51072 | 10-in. | 4/3/1929 | Rude and rambling man | Carolina Tar Heels | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-51079 | 10-in. | 4/4/1929 | The old gray goose | Carolina Tar Heels | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Columbia | W149240 | 10-in. | 10/23/1929 | Frankie Silvers | Byrd Moore and his Hot Shots | Female-male vocal trio, with fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars | vocalist | |
Columbia | W149241 | 10-in. | 10/23/1929 | The hills of Tennessee | Byrd Moore and his Hot Shots | Female-male vocal trio, with fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars | vocalist | |
Columbia | W149242 | 10-in. | 10/23/1929 | Careless love | Byrd Moore and his Hot Shots | Female-male vocal trio, with fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars | vocalist | |
Columbia | W149243 | 10-in. | 10/23/1929 | Three men went a-hunting | Byrd Moore and his Hot Shots | Female-male vocal trio, with fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars | vocalist | |
Columbia | W149250 | 10-in. | 10/23/1929 | Dark holler blues | Clarence Ashley | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Columbia | W149251 | 10-in. | 10/23/1929 | The coo-coo bird | Clarence Ashley | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Columbia | W149252 | 10-in. | 10/23/1929 | Little Sadie | Clarence Ashley | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Columbia | W149253 | 10-in. | 10/23/1929 | Naomi Wise | Clarence Ashley | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Columbia | W150210 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | The house carpenter | Clarence Ashley | Male vocal solo, with banjo | instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist | |
Columbia | W150211 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | Old John Hardy | Clarence Ashley | Male vocal solo, with banjo | instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist | |
Columbia | W150212 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | Ain't got no money babe | Clarence Ashley | Male vocal solo, with banjo | instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist | |
Columbia | W150213 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | Bitter pill blues | Clarence Ashley | Male vocal solo, with banjo | instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist | |
Columbia | W150214 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | Dear, I love you | Clarence Ashley | Male vocal solo, with banjo | instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist | |
Columbia | W150215 | 10-in. | 4/14/1930 | I once knew a little girl | Clarence Ashley | Male vocal solo, with banjo | instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist | |
Gennett | 13419 | 10-in. | 2/2/1928 | Ohio lovers | Clarence Ashley | Male vocal solo, with banjo and guitar | vocalist | |
Gennett | 13420 | 10-in. | 2/2/1928 | Drunkard's dream | Clarence Ashley | Male vocal solo, with banjo and guitar | vocalist | |
Gennett | 13421 | 10-in. | 2/2/1928 | You're a little too small | Clarence Ashley | Male vocal solo, with banjo and guitar | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ashley, Clarence," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110173.
Ashley, Clarence. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110173.
"Ashley, Clarence." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Ashley, Clarence, 1895-1967 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96008778
Wikidata: Clarence Ashley - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1095358
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/49424005
MusicBrainz: Clarence Ashley - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/47c6e951-67f5-45a8-9644-2e7ca375d084
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