Carson Robison

Carson Robison

Carson Jay Robison ((1890-08-04)August 4, 1890 – (1957-03-24)March 24, 1957) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Although his impact is generally forgotten today, he played a major role in promoting country music in its early years through numerous recordings and radio appearances. He was also known as Charles Robison and sometimes composed under the pseudonym, Carlos B. McAfee.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 4, 1890 (Oswego), Died March 24, 1957 (Poughkeepsie)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, composer, tenor vocal, lyricist, whistling, harmonica, songwriter, leader, vocalist, drums, speaker, jew's harp, arranger, piano, organ, chimes, yodeling

Notes: Sometimes appears on disc label as Carson Robinson, Carson J. Robison (The Whistling Jaybird), Carlos B. McAfee, and Joe Billings.

Recordings (Results 326-350 of 1016 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-63197	10-in.	11/6/1930	I'm a-gittin' ready to go	Phil Crow Trio	Male vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble and clapping	vocalist, tenor vocal, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-63199	10-in.	11/6/1930	The prison child	Bud Billings	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica
Victor	BVE-63200	10-in.	11/6/1930	The fate of the Fleagle Gang	Bud Billings	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica
Victor	BVE-63340	10-in.	8/14/1930	Shine on, harvest moon	The Southerners	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-63341	10-in.	8/14/1930	Memories	The Southerners	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-63676	10-in.	9/29/1930	Somewhere in old Wyoming	Bud Billings ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-63677	10-in.	9/29/1930	Drifting and dreaming	Bud Billings ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-63678	10-in.	9/29/1930	My heart is where the Mohawk flows tonight	Bud Billings ; Joe Billings	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter, whistling
Victor	BVE-64363	10-in.	11/20/1930	The wedding of the birds	Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with whistling	vocalist, whistling
Victor	BVE-64814	10-in.	11/26/1930	When your hair has turned to silver (I will love you just the same)	Bud Billings ; Joe Billings	Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-64815	10-in.	11/26/1930	I'm alone because I love you	Bud Billings ; Joe Billings	Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	CVE-64816	12-in.	11/26/1930	The whistle boys	Fred Erdman ; Carson Robison	Announcing, with whistling	vocalist, whistling
Victor	BVE-67712	10-in.	12/15/1930	Bidin' my time	Bluejeans	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, harmonica, guitar
Victor	BVE-68811	10-in.	3/20/1931	Cornpone in potlikker	Bud Billings ; Joe Billings	Male vocal duet, with violin, clarinet, and guitar	songwriter
Victor	BRC-69630	10-in.	5/20/1931	There must be a bright tomorrow (For each yesterday of tears)	Bud Billings ; Carson Robison	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BRC-69631	10-in.	5/20/1931	Silvery Arizona moon	Bud Billings ; Carson Robison	Vocal and instrumental ensemble, with whistling	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, whistling
Victor	BRC-69632	10-in.	5/20/1931	Southern moon	Bud Billings ; Carson Robison	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BRC-69633	10-in.	5/20/1931	In Sleepy Hollow	Bud Billings ; Carson Robison	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer
Victor	ABRC-69923	10-in.	6/10/1931	Left my gal in the mountains	Gloria Palace Orchestra ; Gene Kardos	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BRC-69975	10-in.	6/24/1931	Beautiful dreamer	Francis Luther	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BRC-70201	10-in.	7/21/1931	When the moon comes over the mountain	Bud Billings ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BRC-70254	10-in.	9/24/1931	In the Cumberland Mountains	Bud Billings ; Joe Billings ; Carson Robison	Male vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, whistling, composer, lyricist
Victor	BRC-70255	10-in.	9/24/1931	Missouri Valley	Bud Billings ; Joe Billings	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Victor	BRC-70256	10-in.	9/24/1931	Roll on you mellow moon	Bud Billings ; Joe Billings	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Victor	BRC-72228	10-in.	4/4/1932	When the sun goes down in a little prairie town	Bud Billings ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble and whistling	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal, whistling

(Results 326-350 of 1016 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Robison, Carson," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106785.

Robison, Carson. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106785.

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