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 76-100 of 100 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Gennett	14924	10-in.	3/16/1929	She ain't built that way	Asa Martin	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, mandolin
Gennett	15522	10-in.	8/29/1929	When the roses bloom again for the bootlegger	Asa Martin	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, mandolin
Gennett	15523	10-in.	8/29/1929	The Virginia moonshiner	Asa Martin	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, mandolin
Gennett	15532	10-in.	8/29/1929	The wreck of Number Four	Dick Bell	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, mandolin
Gennett	15533	10-in.	8/29/1929	Goin' to the west next fall	Green Bailey	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, mandolin
Gennett	15536	10-in.	8/29/1929	An old fashioned picture of Mother	Asa Martin ; Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Male vocal duet, with guitar	vocalist
Gennett	16086	10-in.	1/13/1930	Rye straw	Asa Martin ; Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	16087	10-in.	1/13/1930	Callahan	Asa Martin ; Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Fiddle (violin) solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	16088	10-in.	1/13/1930	Long long ago	Asa Martin ; Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Male vocal duet, with guitar and harmonica	vocalist
Gennett	16090	10-in.	1/13/1930	Sailor on the deep blue sea	Asa Martin ; Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Guitar and mandolin duet	instrumentalist, mandolin
Gennett	16091	10-in.	1/13/1930	Sally Gooden	Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Fiddle (violin) solo, with guitar and harmonica	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	16092	10-in.	1/13/1930	Chicken reel	Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Fiddle (violin) solo, with guitar and harmonica	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	16093	10-in.	1/13/1930	Maneater	Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Fiddle (violin) solo, with guitar and harmonica	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	16094	10-in.	1/13/1930	Hawk's got a chicken	Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Fiddle (violin) solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	16095	10-in.	1/13/1930	Old fashioned picture of Mother	Asa Martin ; Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	instrumentalist, violin, mandolin
Gennett	16096	10-in.	1/14/1930	Lilly Dale	Asa Martin ; Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Male vocal duet, with guitar	vocalist
Gennett	16097	10-in.	1/14/1930	Johnny the drunkard	Asa Martin	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, mandolin
Gennett	16098	10-in.	1/14/1930	All that I've got's done gone	Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Fiddle (violin) solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	16099	10-in.	1/14/1930	The drunken man's dream	Fiddlin' Doc Roberts	Fiddle (violin) solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, violin
Gennett	16523	10-in.	4/24/1930	Barefoot boy with boots on	Earl Bowers	Male vocal solo, with mandolin and guitar	instrumentalist, mandolin
Gennett	16524	10-in.	4/24/1930	I tickled her under the chin	Asa Martin	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, mandolin
Gennett	16525	10-in.	4/24/1930	Put on your old gray bonnet	Asa Martin and James Roberts	Male vocal duet, with guitar and 2 mandolins	instrumentalist, mandolin
Gennett	16526	10-in.	4/24/1930	Maggie dear I'm called away	Asa Martin ; James Roberts	Male vocal duet, with guitar and 2 mandolins	instrumentalist, mandolin
Gennett	16527	10-in.	4/24/1930	That's home sweet home to me	Asa Martin	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, mandolin
Gennett	16528	10-in.	4/24/1930	The old fashioned picture of Mother	Asa Martin	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, mandolin

(Results 76-100 of 100 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Roberts, Fiddlin' Doc," accessed May 20, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/208582.

Roberts, Fiddlin' Doc. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 20, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/208582.

"Roberts, Fiddlin' Doc." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 20 May 2024.