Curly Fox
Arnim LeRoy Fox (November 9, 1910 – November 10, 1995), better known as Curly (or Curley) Fox, was an American old-time and country fiddler, singer and country musician. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 9, 1910 (Graysville), Died November 10, 1995 (Nashville)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1945
Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, vocalist, guitar, songwriter
Notes: Also spelled Curley Fox.
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 45 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W149208 | 10-in. | 10/21/1929 | Free a little bird (1930 model) | Roane County Ramblers | Instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149209 | 10-in. | 10/21/1929 | Johnson City rag | Roane County Ramblers | String band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149210 | 10-in. | 10/21/1929 | Callahan rag | Roane County Ramblers | Instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149211 | 10-in. | 10/21/1929 | Alabama trot | Roane County Ramblers | Instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149212 | 10-in. | 10/21/1929 | Big footed nigger | Roane County Ramblers | Instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149213 | 10-in. | 10/21/1929 | Smoky Mountain waltz | Roane County Ramblers | Instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | C4362 | 10-in. | 2/15/1945 | Don't you lie to me | Fox Hunters ; Curley Fox ; Texas Ruby | String band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | C4363 | 10-in. | 2/15/1945 | Don't let that man get you down | Fox Hunters ; Curley Fox ; Texas Ruby | String band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Decca | 60238 | 10-in. | 12/17/1935 | One eleven special | Curley Fox | instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | 60239 | 10-in. | 12/18/1935 | Listen to the mocking bird | Curley Fox | instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | 60240 | 10-in. | 12/18/1935 | Fifty years ago waltz | Curley Fox | instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | 60241 | 10-in. | 12/18/1935 | Tennessee roll | Curley Fox | instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | 60242 | 10-in. | 12/18/1935 | Matchbox blues | Joe Shelton | instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | 60243 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | Budded roses | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | 60244 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | I'm sitting on top of the world | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | 60245 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | When it's night time in Nevada | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | 60246 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes-1 | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | 60247 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | Bury me beneath the willow-1 | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | 60248 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | Black sheep | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | 60257 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | 'leven miles from Leavenworth | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | 60258 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | Daddy don't low no low down hangin' around | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | 60259 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | Deep Elem blues No.2 | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | 60260 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | Curley's new talkin' blues | Curley Fox | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60261 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | New John Henry blues-1 | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | ||
| Decca | 60263 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | Rid in' on a humpback mule-1 | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fox, Curly," accessed September 22, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107083.
Fox, Curly. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 22, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107083.
"Fox, Curly." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 22 September 2023.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Fox, Curly - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94048696
Wikidata: Curly Fox - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5194885
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/133834282
MusicBrainz: Curly Fox - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/45d7a6e4-4d92-4b2c-9910-7d9b9861bf75
ISNI: 0000 0000 9144 3501 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000091443501
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