Fred Kirby

Frederick Austin Kirby (July 19, 1910 - April 22, 1996) was an American country-and-western recording and performance artist and song writer.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 19, 1910, Died April 22, 1996

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, composer, lyricist, yodeling

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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
Victor BS-94667 10-in. 2/12/1936 My man Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling vocalist, yodeling  
Victor BS-94668 10-in. 2/12/1936 I'm a gold diggin' papa Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling vocalist, yodeling  
Victor BS-94669 10-in. 2/12/1936 Lonesome lullaby Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling composer, lyricist, vocalist, yodeling  
Victor BS-94670 10-in. 2/12/1936 I'm lonesome, sad, and blue Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling composer, lyricist, vocalist, yodeling  
Victor BS-94671 10-in. 2/12/1936 In the shade of the old pine tree Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with guitar composer, lyricist, vocalist  
Victor BS-94672 10-in. 2/12/1936 Cottage by the wayside Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling vocalist, yodeling  
Victor BS-94673 10-in. 2/12/1936 My old fashioned sweetheart Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with guitar composer, lyricist, vocalist  
Victor BS-94680 10-in. 2/13/1936 My little Texas town Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling composer, lyricist, vocalist, yodeling  
Victor BS-94681 10-in. 2/13/1936 Roll on, roll on Fred Kirby ; Bob Phillips Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars vocalist  
Victor BS-94682 10-in. 2/13/1936 My darling Nell Fred Kirby ; Bob Phillips Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars vocalist  
Victor BS-94683 10-in. 2/13/1936 Round-up time in heaven Fred Kirby ; Bob Phillips Male vocal duet, with yodeling and 2 guitars vocalist, yodeling  
Victor BS-94684 10-in. 2/13/1936 My Carolina sweetheart Fred Kirby ; Bob Phillips Male vocal duet, with yodeling and 2 guitars vocalist, yodeling  
Victor BS-102700 10-in. 6/19/1936 My old saddle horse is missing Fred Kirby ; Don White Male vocal duet, with guitars instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Victor BS-102701 10-in. 6/19/1936 That good old Utah trail Cliff Carlisle ; Fred Kirby Male vocal duet and yodeling, with guitar and steel guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Victor BS-102702 10-in. 6/19/1936 My man Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and yodeling vocalist, yodeling, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-102703 10-in. 6/19/1936 I got a red hot mama Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and yodeling vocalist, yodeling, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-102704 10-in. 6/19/1936 My heavenly sweetheart Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling vocalist  
Victor BS-102705 10-in. 6/19/1936 Play that waltz again (Sleepy Rio Grande) Fred Kirby ; Don White Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
Victor BS-02549 10-in. 10/12/1936 Song of the golden West Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with violin, string bass, and guitars vocalist  
Victor BS-02550 10-in. 10/12/1936 Wagon train keep rollin' along Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with violin, string bass, and guitars vocalist  
Victor BS-02551 10-in. 10/12/1936 Get along, Old Paint Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with violin, string bass, and guitars vocalist  
Victor BS-02552 10-in. 10/12/1936 Underneath the Texas moonlight Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with violin, string bass, and guitars vocalist  
Victor BS-02553 10-in. 10/12/1936 Where the longhorn cattle roam Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with violin, string bass, and guitars vocalist  
Victor BS-02554 10-in. 10/12/1936 I'm the roughest and toughest Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with violin, string bass, and guitars vocalist  
Victor BS-07160 10-in. 2/19/1937 Cowboy's dying dream Cliff Carlisle ; Fred Kirby Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, steel guitar, and yodeling vocalist  
Victor BS-013048 10-in. 8/7/1937 Night time on the prairie Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist  
Victor BS-013049 10-in. 8/7/1937 Home (Answer to "Home on the range") Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist  
Victor BS-013050 10-in. 8/7/1937 Yes, my mother comes from Ireland Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist  
Victor BS-013051 10-in. 8/7/1937 My sweet little mother of the range Fred Kirby ; Don White Male vocal duet, with string band vocalist  
Victor BS-013052 10-in. 8/7/1937 Hello my baby Fred Kirby Vocal trio, with string band vocalist  
Victor E0VB-4603 10-in. 5/15/1950 When that love bug bites you (he'll keep gnawin' gnawin' gnawin') Wilf Carter Male vocal solo, with string band composer  
Victor E0VB-5189 10-in. 7/24/1950 When that hell bomb falls Jack Holden ; Frances Kay Male-female vocal duet, with string band composer  
Victor D6VB-1357 10-in. 3/19/1946 Atomic power Buchanan Brothers ; Georgia Catamounts Male vocal duet, with string band composer  
Victor D7VB-1948 10" 10/29/1947 Lost deep in the bottom of the sea Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson Male vocal solo, with string band composer  
Columbia RHCO4207 10-in. 8/4/1950 The old country preacher Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Columbia RHCO4208 10-in. 8/4/1950 When that hell bomb falls Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Columbia RHCO4209 10-in. August 1950 My red hot potato Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Columbia RHCO4210 10-in. August 1950 My zig zaggin' baby Fred Kirby Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Columbia HCO4219 10-in. 8/6/1950 When that love bug bites you (he'll keep gnawin', gnawin', gnawin' Little Jimmy Dickens Male vocal solo, with string band lyricist, composer  
Columbia CCO4896 10-in. 11/18/1947 Heartaches and flowers Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Columbia CO40754 10-in. 5/4/1949 God is my landlord The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with string band lyricist, composer  
Decca 64068 10-in. 6/7/1938 Precious Jesus I'll be here Fred Kirby's Carolina Boys vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 64069 10-in. 6/7/1938 Birmingham jail Fred Kirby's Carolina Boys vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 64070 10-in. 6/7/1938 God's love will shine Fred Kirby's Carolina Boys vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 64071 10-in. 6/7/1938 Prayer meetin' time in the mountain Fred Kirby's Carolina Boys vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 64078 10-in. 6/7/1938 Hello my baby Fred Kirby's Carolina Boys vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 64079 10-in. 6/7/1938 You're the only star in my blue heaven Fred Kirby vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 64080 10-in. 6/7/1938 Calling ole faithful Fred Kirby vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 64081 10-in. 6/7/1938 Deep sea blues Fred Kirby vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 64082 10-in. 6/7/1938 Columbus stockade blues Fred Kirby vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 64083 10-in. 6/7/1938 Find my precious home Fred Kirby vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 64084 10-in. 6/7/1938 Change in business Fred Kirby vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 64085 10-in. 6/7/1938 My Carolina home Fred Kirby vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 64166 10-in. 6/15/1938 Cathedral in the pipes Fred Kirby vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 64167 10-in. 6/15/1938 Every day is Mother's day to me Fred Kirby vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 64168 10-in. 6/15/1938 Bury me beneath the roses Fred Kirby vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 64169 10-in. 6/15/1938 Life's railway to heaven Fred Kirby vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirby, Fred," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104765.

Kirby, Fred. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104765.

"Kirby, Fred." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104765

External Sources

Wikipedia: Fred Kirby

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Kirby, Fred - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85000635

Wikidata: Fred Kirby - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5495665

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/1428312

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/146669

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