Charlie Poole

Charles Cleveland Poole (March 22, 1892 – May 21, 1931) was an American musician, singer, banjo player, and leader of the North Carolina Ramblers, which was a string band that recorded many popular songs between 1925 and 1930.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 22, 1892 (Randolph County), Died May 21, 1931 (Eden)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, banjo, speaker

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W140786 10-in. 7/27/1925 Girl I left in sunny Tennessee North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist  
Columbia W140787 10-in. 7/27/1925 I'm the man that rode the mule 'round the world North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist  
Columbia W140788 10-in. 7/27/1925 Can I sleep in your barn tonight mister North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist  
Columbia W140789 10-in. 7/27/1925 Don't let your deal go down blues North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist  
Columbia W142631 10-in. 9/16/1926 Wild horse North Carolina Ramblers Violin, banjo, and guitar instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W142632 10-in. 9/16/1926 Forks of Sandy North Carolina Ramblers ; Posey Rorer Violin, banjo, and guitar instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W142633 10-in. 9/16/1926 Mountain reel North Carolina Ramblers Violin, banjo, and guitar instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W142637 10-in. 9/17/1926 Goodbye booze North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist  
Columbia W142638 10-in. 9/17/1926 Monkey on a string North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist  
Columbia W142643 10-in. 9/18/1926 Little dog waltz North Carolina Ramblers Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist  
Columbia W142644 10-in. 9/18/1926 A kiss waltz North Carolina Ramblers Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist  
Columbia W142645 10-in. 9/18/1926 Leaving home North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist  
Columbia W142646 10-in. 9/18/1926 Budded rose North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist  
Columbia W142657 10-in. 9/20/1926 There'll come a time North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist  
Columbia W142658 10-in. 9/20/1926 White House blues North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist  
Columbia W142659 10-in. 9/20/1926 The highwayman North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist  
Columbia W142660 10-in. 9/20/1926 Hungry hash house North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist  
Columbia W144509 10-in. 7/25/1927 If I lose, I don't care North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist  
Columbia W144510 10-in. 7/25/1927 On the battle fields of Belgium North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist  
Columbia W144511 10-in. 7/25/1927 You ain't talkin' to me North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist  
Columbia W144512 10-in. 7/25/1927 Coon from Tennessee North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist  
Columbia W144513 10-in. 7/25/1927 When I left my good old home North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist  
Columbia W144514 10-in. 7/25/1927 Letter that never came North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist  
Columbia W144515 10-in. 7/25/1927 Take a drink on me North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist  
Columbia W144516 10-in. 7/25/1927 Falling by the wayside North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist  
Columbia W144517 10-in. 7/26/1927 Down in Georgia Charlie Poole Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W144518 10-in. 7/26/1927 Sunset march Charlie Poole Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W144519 10-in. 7/26/1927 Teasin' Fritz Charlie Poole Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W144520 10-in. 7/26/1927 The wreck of Virginian No. 3 Roy Harvey ; North Carolina Ramblers Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W144521 10-in. 7/26/1927 Don't let your deal go down Charlie Poole Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W146767 10-in. 7/23/1928 A young boy left his home one day North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W146768 10-in. 7/23/1928 My wife went away and left me North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W146769 10-in. 7/23/1928 I cannot call her Mother North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W146770 10-in. 7/23/1928 I once loved a sailor North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W146771 10-in. 7/23/1928 Husband and wife were angry one night North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W146772 10-in. 7/23/1928 Hangman, hangman, slack the rope North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W146773 10-in. 7/23/1928 Ramblin' blues North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio and whistling vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W146774 10-in. 7/23/1928 Took my gal a-walkin' North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W146775 10-in. 7/23/1928 What is home without babies North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W146776 10-in. 7/23/1928 Jealous Mary North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W146778 10-in. 7/23/1928 Old and only in the way North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W146779 10-in. 7/23/1928 Shootin' Creek North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Dialogue, with instrumental trio speaker, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W148469 10-in. 5/6/1929 Bill Mason North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W148470 10-in. 5/6/1929 Goodbye Mary dear North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W148471 10-in. 5/6/1929 Leaving dear old Ireland North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W148472 10-in. 5/6/1929 Baltimore fire North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W148474 10-in. 5/7/1929 Wayward boy North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W148475 10-in. 5/6/1929 Sweet sunny South North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W148476 10-in. 5/7/1929 He rambled North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W148477 10-in. 5/7/1929 The mother's plea for her son North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W149900 10-in. 1/23/1930 Sweet sixteen North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W149901 10-in. 1/23/1930 My gypsy girl North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W149902 10-in. 1/23/1930 Only girl I ever loved North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W149903 10-in. 1/23/1930 I left my German home North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W149904 10-in. 1/23/1930 Write a letter to my mother North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W149905 10-in. 1/23/1930 When I'm far away North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W149906 10-in. 1/23/1930 If the river was whisky North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W149907 10-in. 1/23/1930 It's movin' day North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W149908 10-in. 1/23/1930 Southern medley Roy Harvey ; Charlie Poole Banjo and guitar duet instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W149909 10-in. 1/23/1930 Honeysuckle Roy Harvey ; Charlie Poole Violin, banjo, and guitar instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia W150773 10-in. 9/9/1930 Good-bye sweet Liza Jane North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist  
Columbia W150774 10-in. 9/9/1930 Look before you leap North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist  
Columbia W150775 10-in. 9/9/1930 One moonlight night North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist  
Columbia W150776 10-in. 9/9/1930 Little doctor fell in the well North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist  
Columbia W150777 10-in. 9/9/1930 Just keep waiting till the good time comes North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist  
Columbia W150778 10-in. 9/9/1930 Mother's last farewell kiss North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist  
Columbia W150779 10-in. 9/9/1930 Milwaukee blues North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist  
Columbia W150780 10-in. 9/9/1930 Where the whippoorwill is whispering goodnight North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Poole, Charlie," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104419.

Poole, Charlie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104419.

"Poole, Charlie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104419

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LCNAR: Poole, Charlie, 1892-1931 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83201028

Wikidata: Charlie Poole - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1066976

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FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/120033

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