Elmer Bird
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, guitar, vocalist, composer, lyricist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-69444 | 10-in. | 6/16/1931 | Ship that's sailing high | Bird's Kentucky Corn Crackers | Vocal trio, with instrumental quartet | composer, lyricist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-69445 | 10-in. | 6/16/1931 | In a little town in old Kentucky | Bird's Kentucky Corn Crackers | Vocal trio, with instrumental quartet | leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-69446 | 10-in. | 6/16/1931 | Little Mamie | Bird's Kentucky Corn Crackers | Vocal trio, with instrumental quartet | leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-69447 | 10-in. | 6/16/1931 | Crossed old Jordan's stream | Bird's Kentucky Corn Crackers | Vocal trio, with instrumental quartet | leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Gennett | 15866 | 10-in. | 11/8/1929 | The lily of the valley | Elmer Bird ; Jack Hicks | Male vocal duet, with 3 guitars and 2 mandolins | vocalist | |
| Gennett | 15867 | 10-in. | 11/8/1929 | I would not be denied | Elmer Bird ; Jack Hicks | Male vocal duet, with 3 guitars and 2 mandolins | vocalist | |
| Gennett | 15868 | 10-in. | 11/8/1929 | Kentucky stomp | Elmer Bird and his Happy Four | Three guitars and 2 mandolins | leader | |
| Gennett | 15869 | 10-in. | 11/8/1929 | Sleepy Creek wail | Elmer Bird and his Happy Four | Three guitars and 2 mandolins | leader | |
| Gennett | 15870 | 10-in. | 11/8/1929 | Cricket on the hearth | Louis Bird ; Jack Hicks | Male vocal duet, with 3 guitars and 2 mandolins | leader | |
| Gennett | 15873 | 10-in. | 11/8/1929 | When the liquor flows again | Charles Dykes ; Elmer Bird and his Happy Four | Male vocal solo, with 3 guitars and 2 mandolins | leader | |
| Gennett | 16251 | 10-in. | 2/11/1930 | Sweet Marie | A. J. Ball ; Elmer Bird | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | vocalist | |
| Gennett | 16253 | 10-in. | 2/11/1930 | East Tennessee blues | Elmer Bird and his String Band | Fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars | leader | |
| Gennett | 16254 | 10-in. | 2/11/1930 | Muscle shoal blues | Elmer Bird and his String Band | Fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bird, Elmer," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105633.
Bird, Elmer. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105633.
"Bird, Elmer." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Bird, Elmer, 1920- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87812454
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