James A. Bland

James Alan Bland (October 22, 1854 – May 5, 1911), also known as Jimmy Bland, was an American musician, song writer, and minstrel performer. He is best known for the song "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" which was the official State Song of Virginia from 1940 to 1997.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 22, 1854, Died May 6, 1911

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1898 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 104 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	10705-10708	10-in.	5/22/1923	Carry me back to old Virginny	Criterion Trio ; Marie Tiffany	Female vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	10765-10767	10-in.	5/29/1923	Carry me back to old Virginny	Marie Tiffany	Female vocal solo, with male vocal trio and orchestra	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	13442-13443	10-in.	6/30/1924	Golden slippers	Dixie Jubilee Singers	Mixed vocal chorus	composer
Brunswick	14123-14125	10-in.	11/4/1924	Carry me back to old Virginny	Edith Mason	Female vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	14313-14314	10-in.	11/28/1924	Carry me back to old Virginny	Edith Mason	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E3934	10-in.	10/14/1926	Hand me down my walking cane	Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland	Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E27372	10-in.	4/18/1928	Carry me back to old Virginny	Marie Tiffany	Female vocal solo, with male vocal trio and orchestra	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E33127	10-in.	6/16/1930	Carry me back to old Virginny	Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland	Male vocal duet, with guitar, mandolin, and harmonica	lyricist, composer
Brunswick	E2649-E2651	10-in.	3/16/1926	O dem golden slippers	Cotton Belt Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with piano	composer
Brunswick	E16602-E16604	10-in.	10/13/1925	Carry me back to old Virginny	Edith Mason	Soprano vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E18585-E18587	10-in.	3/27/1926	Carry me back to old Virginny	Edith Mason	Female vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E21845-E21847	10-in.	3/11/1927	Golden slippers	Dyke's Magic City Trio	Instrumental trio, with mixed vocal trio	composer
Brunswick	E26304-E26305	10-in.	1/28/1928	Carry me back to old Virginny	Edith Mason	Female vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C2584	10-in.	11/21/1928	Carry me back to old Virginny	Eddie Dunstedter	Organ solo	composer
Edison	964	Not documented	3/21/1912	Carry me back to old Virginny	Donald Chalmers	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	981	10-in.	3/28/1912	Carry me back to old Virginny	Thomas Chalmers	Male vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	1536	Not documented	1921	Carry me back to old Virginia	Losey's Instrumental Quartet	Instrumental quartet	composer
Edison	2793	10-in.	2/3/1914	Carry me back to old Virginny	Thomas Chalmers	Male vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	3885	10-in.	6/17/1915	Aunt Dinah's golden wedding	Empire Vaudeville Company	Comic scene and singing, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4925	10-in.	8/16/1916	Carry me back to old Virginny	Anna Case ; Criterion Quartet	Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	6295	10-in.	July 1918	Carry me back to Old Virginny	Frederick MacMurray	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Edison	7421	10-in.	6/23/1920	Carry me back to old Virginny	Robert Gayler ; Vera Poppe	Cello solo, with piano	composer
Edison	7470	10-in.	8/2/1920	Carry me back to old Virginny	Carsten Woll	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	10804	10-in.	1/29/1926	Carry me back to old Virginny	Donald Chalmers ; Kaplan's Melodists	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Edison	18108	10-in.	12/15/1927	O! Dem golden slippers	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo and male vocal duet, with violin, banjo, and guitar	composer, lyricist

(Results 76-100 of 104 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bland, James A.," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108950.

Bland, James A.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108950.

"Bland, James A.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.