Robert E. Massey

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1926

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-31906 10-in. 5/19/1925 The chain gang song Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica lyricist, composer  
Victor B-31906 10-in. 2/4/1925 The chain gang song Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with guitar lyricist, composer  
Victor B-31907 10-in. 2/4/1925 I will ne'er forget my mother and my home Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer, lyricist  
Victor B-32054 10-in. 3/4/1925 The runaway train Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor BVE-32054 10-in. 5/19/1925 The runaway train Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica lyricist  
Victor BVE-34667 10-in. 3/2/1926 Guy Massey's farewell Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar composer  
Columbia 140320 10-in. 2/5/1925 The chain gang song Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with guitar lyricist, composer  
Columbia 140321 10-in. 2/5/1925 Mother and home Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar lyricist, composer  
Columbia W140497 10-in. 4/4/1925 The runaway train Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with guitar and ukulele lyricist  
Columbia W141749 10-in. 3/3/1926 Guy Massey's farewell Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar composer, lyricist  
Columbia W141957 10-in. 4/13/1926 Old Bill Moser's Ford Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with violin and harmonica lyricist, composer  
OKeh S-73222 10-in. Mar. 1925 Chain gang song Tobe Little Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica composer, lyricist  
OKeh 74132 10-in. 4/21/1926 Old Bill Moser's Ford Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist, composer  
OKeh 74133 10-in. 4/21/1926 Guy Massey's farewell Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar lyricist, composer  
Brunswick 15723-15725 10-in. 5/14/1925 The runaway train Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with guitar, "chromonica," and whistling solo lyricist  
Brunswick 15726-15728 10-in. 5/14/1925 The chain gang song Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with guitar, "chromonica," and anvil effect composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E15771 10-in. 5/21/1925 The runaway train Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with guitar, chromonica, and whistling lyricist  
Brunswick E15772 10-in. 5/21/1925 Chain gang song Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with guitar and chromonica composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E16055-E16056 10-in. 6/24/1925 Boston burglar Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E18284-E18285 10-in. 3/9/1926 Guy Massey’s farewell Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar composer, lyricist  
Edison 10257 10-in. 3/17/1925 The chain gang song Vernon Dalhart and Company Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica composer, lyricist  
Edison 10344 10-in. 4/30/1925 The runaway train Vernon Dalhart and Company Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Massey, Robert E.," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/114014.

Massey, Robert E.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/114014.

"Massey, Robert E.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/114014

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Massey, Robert E. - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008043342

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/53953455

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