Dorsey Dixon
Dorsey Murdock Dixon (October 14, 1897, Darlington, South Carolina – April 18, 1968, Plant City, Florida) was an American old-time and country music songwriter and musician. He was also a millworker who spent much of his life working in textile mills in North and South Carolina. Dixon's best known songs were "Wreck on the Highway", which resulted in a copyright dispute with country musician Roy Acuff, and "Babies in the Mill", which was about the Southern textile industry's exploitation of child labor in the early 20th century. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 14, 1897 (Darlington), Died April 18, 1968 (Plant City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, songwriter, composer, lyricist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-94674 | 10-in. | 2/12/1936 | Weave room blues | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-94675 | 10-in. | 2/12/1936 | Two little rosebuds | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | songwriter, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-94676 | 10-in. | 2/12/1936 | Sales tax on the women | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-94677 | 10-in. | 2/12/1936 | Intoxicated rat | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-94678 | 10-in. | 2/12/1936 | Not turning back | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | songwriter, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-94679 | 10-in. | 2/12/1936 | White flower for you | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | composer, lyricist, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-102816 | 10-in. | 6/23/1936 | Answer to "Maple on the hill"—part 1 | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-102817 | 10-in. | 6/23/1936 | Maple on the hill—part 2 | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-102818 | 10-in. | 6/23/1936 | Greenback dollar—part 1 | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-102819 | 10-in. | 6/23/1936 | Spinning room blues | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-102820 | 10-in. | 6/23/1936 | My girl in sunny Tennessee | Dixon Brothers ; Mutt Evans | Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-102821 | 10-in. | 6/23/1936 | A wonderful day | Dixon Brothers ; Mutt Evans | Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-102822 | 10-in. | 6/23/1936 | Are you sure? | Dixon Brothers ; Mutt Evans | Male vocal trio, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-102823 | 10-in. | 6/23/1936 | That old vacant chair | Dixon Brothers ; Mutt Evans | Male vocal trio, with guitar and steel guitar | songwriter, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-02561 | 10-in. | 10/13/1936 | I'm just here to get my baby out of jail—no. 2 | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-02562 | 10-in. | 10/13/1936 | Never be sweethearts again | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-02563 | 10-in. | 10/13/1936 | Bonnie blue eyes—part 2 | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-02564 | 10-in. | 10/13/1936 | Ocean of life | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-02565 | 10-in. | 10/13/1936 | Ramblin' gambler | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-02566 | 10-in. | 10/13/1936 | Dark eyes | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-02567 | 10-in. | 10/13/1936 | Easter day | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-02568 | 10-in. | 10/13/1936 | The old true love | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-07135 | 10-in. | 2/18/1937 | Maple on the hill—Part 4 | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-07136 | 10-in. | 2/18/1937 | Beautiful stars | Dixon Brothers | Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-07137 | 10-in. | 2/18/1937 | I will meet my precious mother | Dixon Brothers | Mixed vocal trio, with 3 guitars | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-07138 | 10-in. | 2/18/1937 | Weaver's life | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-07139 | 10-in. | 2/18/1937 | Darling, do you miss me? | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-07140 | 10-in. | 2/18/1937 | Little Bessie | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-07150 | 10-in. | 2/18/1937 | How can a broke man be happy? | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-07151 | 10-in. | 2/18/1937 | The school house fire | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-011972 | 10-in. | 8/5/1937 | I won't accept anything for my soul | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-011973 | 10-in. | 8/5/1937 | What can I give in exchange for my soul | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-011974 | 10-in. | 8/5/1937 | What would you give in exchange for your soul—part 5 | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-011975 | 10-in. | 8/5/1937 | The girl I left in Danville | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-011976 | 10-in. | 8/5/1937 | Two little boys | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-011977 | 10-in. | 8/5/1937 | The lonely prisoner | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-011978 | 10-in. | 8/5/1937 | The old home brew | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-011979 | 10-in. | 8/5/1937 | Always waiting for you | Beatrice Dixon ; Dorsey Dixon | Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-011980 | 10-in. | 8/5/1937 | When Jesus appears | Beatrice Dixon ; Dorsey Dixon | Female-male vocal duet, with guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-011981 | 10-in. | 8/5/1937 | Satisfied at last | Beatrice Dixon ; Dorsey Dixon | Female-male vocal duet, with guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-011982 | 10-in. | 8/5/1937 | Shining city over the river | Beatrice Dixon ; Dorsey Dixon | Female-male vocal duet, with guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-018655 | 10-in. | 1/25/1938 | Blessed promise in store | Beatrice Dixon ; Dorsey Dixon | Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-018656 | 10-in. | 1/25/1938 | Anywhere is home | Beatrice Dixon ; Dorsey Dixon | Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-018657 | 10-in. | 1/25/1938 | Beneath an old maple | Beatrice Dixon ; Dorsey Dixon | Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-018658 | 10-in. | 1/25/1938 | Fields on fire | Beatrice Dixon ; Dorsey Dixon | Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-018659 | 10-in. | 1/25/1938 | The blood of Jesus saved me | Beatrice Dixon ; Dorsey Dixon | Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-018660 | 10-in. | 1/25/1938 | Where I shall be | Beatrice Dixon ; Dorsey Dixon | Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-018661 | 10-in. | 1/25/1938 | Promise in the book of life | Beatrice Dixon ; Dorsey Dixon | Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-018662 | 10-in. | 1/25/1938 | Broken hearted girl | Beatrice Dixon ; Dorsey Dixon | Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-018683 | 10-in. | 1/25/1938 | Down with the old canoe | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-018684 | 10-in. | 1/25/1938 | I didn't hear anybody pray | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-018685 | 10-in. | 1/25/1938 | Glorious light is dawning | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-018686 | 10-in. | 1/25/1938 | Have courage to only say no | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-018687 | 10-in. | 1/25/1938 | A mother, a baby, a father | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-018688 | 10-in. | 1/25/1938 | The church at the foot of the hill | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-018689 | 10-in. | 1/25/1938 | By himself | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-018690 | 10-in. | 1/25/1938 | Tempted and tried | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-026955 | 10-in. | 9/25/1938 | Time for me to go | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-026956 | 10-in. | 9/25/1938 | Beyond black smoke | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-026957 | 10-in. | 9/25/1938 | When Gabriel blows his trumpet for me | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-026958 | 10-in. | 9/25/1938 | Speak evil of no man | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-026959 | 10-in. | 9/25/1938 | Jimmie and Sallie | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-026960 | 10-in. | 9/25/1938 | The story of George Collins | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-026961 | 10-in. | 9/25/1938 | The light of Homer Rogers | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-026962 | 10-in. | 9/25/1938 | After the ball | Dixon Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0372 | 10-in. | 3/26/1947 | Death by the roadside | Buckeye Boys ; Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dixon, Dorsey," accessed May 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105627.
Dixon, Dorsey. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105627.
"Dixon, Dorsey." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Dixon, Dorsey, 1897-1968 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87809011
Wikidata: Dorsey Dixon - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2410905
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/74043068
MusicBrainz: Dorsey Dixon - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6e8d41cd-f5ac-4fa3-a3dc-cbc45e778ae7
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