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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 9th, 1910 (Graysville), Died November 10th, 1995 (Nashville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1935

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, vocalist, guitar

Notes: Also spelled Curley Fox.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 43 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  
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 instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 60244 10-in. 12/19/1935 I'm sitting on top of the world The Shelton Brothers instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 60245 10-in. 12/19/1935 When it's night time in Nevada The Shelton Brothers instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 60246 10-in. 12/19/1935 I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes-1 The Shelton Brothers instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 60247 10-in. 12/19/1935 Bury me beneath the willow-1 The Shelton Brothers instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 60248 10-in. 12/19/1935 Black sheep The Shelton Brothers instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 60257 10-in. 12/19/1935 'leven miles from Leavenworth The Shelton Brothers instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 60258 10-in. 12/19/1935 Daddy don't low no low down hangin' around The Shelton Brothers instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 60259 10-in. 12/19/1935 Deep Elem blues No.2 The Shelton Brothers instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 60260 10-in. 12/19/1935 Curley's new talkin' blues Curley Fox vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 60261 10-in. 12/19/1935 New John Henry blues-1 The Shelton Brothers instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 60263 10-in. 12/19/1935 Rid in' on a humpback mule-1 The Shelton Brothers instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Decca 60266 10-in. 12/20/1935 Yum yum blues Curly Fox instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 60267 10-in. 12/20/1935 Lover's farewell The Shelton Brothers instrumentalist, violin  
(Results 1-25 of 43 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fox, Curly," accessed October 20, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107083.

Fox, Curly. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 20, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107083.

"Fox, Curly." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 20 October 2021.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107083

External Sources

Wikipedia: Curly Fox

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Fox, Curly - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94048696

Wikidata: Curly Fox - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5194885

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/133834282/

MusicBrainz: Fox, Curly - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/45d7a6e4-4d92-4b2c-9910-7d9b9861bf75

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