Carolina Tar Heels
The Carolina Tar Heels was an American old time string band. It originally consisted of Dock Walsh (July 23, 1901 – May 28, 1967) on banjo and Gwen Foster on harmonica. Later Clarence Ashley (September 29, 1895 – June 2, 1967) joined on guitar and Garley Foster (January 10, 1905 – October 5, 1968) would replace Gwen on harmonica. Despite sharing a surname Gwen and Garley were not related. The Carolina Tar Heels were active in the 1920s, and disbanded in 1932. |
Birth and Death Data: Died Ceased 1932
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1936
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group, composer, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 26-38 of 38 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-51079 | 10-in. | 4/4/1929 | The old gray goose | Carolina Tar Heels | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-62968 | 10-in. | 11/19/1930 | Your low down dirty ways | Carolina Tar Heels | Male vocal duet, with banjo, and guitar | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-62969 | 10-in. | 11/19/1930 | Back to Mexico | Carolina Tar Heels | Male vocal duet, with banjo, and guitar | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-62970 | 10-in. | 11/19/1930 | The hen house door is locked | Carolina Tar Heels | Male vocal duet, with banjo, and guitar | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-62971 | 10-in. | 11/19/1930 | Farm girl blues | Carolina Tar Heels | Male vocal duet, with banjo, guitar, and harmonica | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-62972 | 10-in. | 11/19/1930 | Got the farm land blues | Carolina Tar Heels | Male vocal duet, with banjo, and guitar | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-62973 | 10-in. | 11/19/1930 | Washing Mama's dishes | Carolina Tar Heels | Male vocal duet, with banjo, guitar, and harmonica | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-71617 | 10-in. | 2/25/1932 | Times ain't like they used to be | Original Carolina Tar Heels | Vocal and instrumental duet | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-71618 | 10-in. | 2/25/1932 | Why should I care | Carolina Tar Heels | Vocal and instrumental duet | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-71619 | 10-in. | 2/25/1932 | She shook it on the corner | Carolina Tar Heels | Vocal and instrumental duet | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-71624 | 10-in. | 2/25/1932 | Nobody cares if I'm blue | Original Carolina Tar Heels | Vocal and instrumental duet | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-99136 | 10-in. | 2/14/1936 | A leaf from the sea | Wade Mainer ; Zeke Morris | Male vocal duet, with banjo, guitar, and harmonica | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W145965 | 10-in. | 4/5/1928 | Bring me a leaf from the sea | Al Craver ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | composer, lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carolina Tar Heels," accessed April 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103756.
Carolina Tar Heels. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103756.
"Carolina Tar Heels." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 April 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Carolina Tar Heels
Discogs: Carolina Tar Heels
Allmusic: Carolina Tar Heels
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Carolina Tar Heels - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82101140
Wikidata: Carolina Tar Heels - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1724219
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/147984608
MusicBrainz: Carolina Tar Heels - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6f930790-27fb-4369-a2b8-abbefe952821
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