A. C. Forehand
A. C. (also, "Asey" or "Asa") Forehand and (Blind) Mamie Forehand were husband and wife American gospel musicians. They recorded four songs for Victor Records in 1927. A. C. is credited with the two songs recorded on February 25, and Mamie with the two recorded on February 28 – according to which one of them sang, but both played on all four: A. C. guitar and harmonica, Mamie an instrument variously identified as triangle or finger cymbals. A. C. was born in Columbus, Georgia on August 9, 1890 (according to his second wife, Frances) or 1893 (according to the Social Security Death Index). He lost his sight in 1904. Mamie is said to have been born on June 8, 1895; she too was blind. In the 1920 Census, A. C. gave his age as 29 (which is consistent with the 1890 birth date) and his profession as "None". Mamie was registered as being 23, and their daughter Rideth Mae as being three years old. The family was at that time residing in Birmingham, Alabama. Around 1930, the family moved to Memphis, Tennessee. Mamie died; and in 1936, A. C. married Frances Forest (born July 5, 1920, in New Orleans), a blind pianist and organist. In the 1960s, the couple were active in the Church of God in Christ. A. C. died on May 9, 1972, and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Memphis, in an unmarked grave. Frances outlived him. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 9, 1890 (Columbus), Died May 9, 1972
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, composer, songwriter
Notes: Victor ledgers indicate that this performer was blind.
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-37948 | 10-in. | 2/25/1927 | Mother's prayer | A. C. Forehand | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BVE-37949 | 10-in. | 2/25/1927 | I'm so glad today, today | A. C. Forehand | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BVE-37961 | 10-in. | 2/28/1927 | Honey in the rock | Mamie Forehand | Female vocal solo, with guitar and finger cymbals | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BVE-37962 | 10-in. | 2/28/1927 | Wouldn't mind dying if dying was all | Mamie Forehand | Female vocal solo, with guitar and finger cymbals | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Forehand, A. C.," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105959.
Forehand, A. C.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105959.
"Forehand, A. C.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: A. C. and Mamie Forehand
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LCNAR: Forehand, A. C. - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88601491
Wikidata: A. C. and Mamie Forehand - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21069840
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