Mississippi Sheiks

The Mississippi Sheiks were a popular and influential American guitar and fiddle group of the 1930s. They were notable mostly for playing country blues but were adept at many styles of popular music of the time. In 2004, they were inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame.

Their 1930 blues single "Sitting on Top of the World" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008. In 2018, it was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant".

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1935

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-82600 10-in. 3/26/1934 Hitting the numbers Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
Victor BVE-82601 10-in. 3/26/1934 It's done gone wet Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
Victor BVE-82602 10-in. 3/26/1934 Pencil won't write no more Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
Victor BVE-82603 10-in. 3/26/1934 I am the devil Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
Victor BVE-82604 10-in. 3/26/1934 Baby please make a change Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
Victor BVE-82605 10-in. 3/26/1934 She's got something crazy Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
Victor BVE-82606 10-in. 3/26/1934 You'll work down to me someday Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
Victor BVE-82607 10-in. 3/26/1934 Somebody's got to help me Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
Victor BVE-82608 10-in. 3/26/1934 Good-morning blues Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
Victor BVE-82609 10-in. 3/26/1934 Blues on my mind Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
Victor BVE-82632 10-in. 3/27/1934 Lonesome grave took my baby Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
Victor BVE-82633 10-in. 3/27/1934 Pop skull blues Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
Victor BVE-82634 10-in. 3/27/1934 Sweet Maggie Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal duet, with violin and 2 guitars Musical group  
Victor BVE-82635 10-in. 3/27/1934 Sales tax Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal duet, with violin, 2 guitars, and talk Musical group  
Victor BVE-87628 10-in. 1/19/1935 It's backfiring now Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
Victor BVE-87629 10-in. 1/19/1935 Lean to one woman Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
Victor BVE-87630 10-in. 1/19/1935 The world round-up Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
Victor BVE-87631 10-in. 1/19/1935 Do right blues Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
Victor BVE-87632 10-in. 1/19/1935 I can't go wrong Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
Victor BVE-87633 10-in. 1/19/1935 Dead wagon blues Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and talk Musical group  
Victor BVE-87634 10-in. 1/19/1935 She's going to her lonesome grave Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
Victor BVE-87635 10-in. 1/19/1935 Fingering with your fingers Mississippi Sheiks Violin and 2 guitars Musical group  
Columbia W152412 10-in. 6/20/1933 She's got something crazy Mississippi Sheiks Violin and 2 guitars Musical group  
Columbia W152413 10-in. 6/20/1933 Kitty cat blues Mississippi Sheiks Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia W152414 10-in. 6/20/1933 Show me what you got Mississippi Sheiks Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia W152415 10-in. 6/20/1933 Walking blues Mississippi Sheiks Violin and 2 guitars Musical group  
Columbia W152416 10-in. 6/20/1933 She's O.K. blues Mississippi Sheiks Violin and 2 guitars Musical group  
Columbia W152417 10-in. 6/20/1933 My baby blues Mississippi Sheiks Violin and 2 guitars Musical group  
Columbia W152418 10-in. 6/20/1933 Red wasp blues Mississippi Sheiks Violin and 2 guitars Musical group  
Columbia W152419 10-in. 6/20/1933 Cause it's so good to me Mississippi Sheiks Violin and 2 guitars Musical group  
OKeh W403800 10-in. 2/17/1930 Driving that thing Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and talk Musical group  
OKeh W403801 10-in. 2/17/1930 Alberta blues Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and talk Musical group  
OKeh W403802 10-in. 2/17/1930 Winter time blues Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W403805 10-in. 2/17/1930 Sitting on top of the world Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W403806 10-in. 2/17/1930 Stop and listen blues Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W403807 10-in. 2/17/1930 Lonely one in this town Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with 2 violins and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404111 10-in. 6/9/1930 Days is lonesome Texas Alexander ; Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars Musical group  
OKeh W404112 10-in. 6/9/1930 Seen better days Texas Alexander ; Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404113 10-in. 6/9/1930 Last stage blues Texas Alexander ; Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404114 10-in. 6/9/1930 Stealing to her man Texas Alexander ; Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars Musical group  
OKeh W404115 10-in. 6/9/1930 She' so far Texas Alexander ; Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404116 10-in. 6/9/1930 Rolling and stumbling blues Texas Alexander ; Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404117 10-in. 6/9/1930 Frost Texas tornado blues Texas Alexander ; Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404118 10-in. 6/9/1930 Texas troublesome blues Texas Alexander ; Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404139 10-in. 6/10/1930 We are both feeling good right now Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal duet, with violin and 2 guitars Musical group  
OKeh W404140 10-in. 6/10/1930 Cracking them things Bo Carter ; Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal duet, with violin and 2 guitars Musical group  
OKeh W404141 10-in. 6/10/1930 Grinding old fool Bo Carter ; Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars Musical group  
OKeh W404142 10-in. 6/10/1930 Jake leg blues Bo Carter ; Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars Musical group  
OKeh W404143 10-in. 6/10/1930 Back to Mississippi Bo Carter ; Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars Musical group  
OKeh W404144 10-in. 6/12/1930 West Jackson blues Bo Carter ; Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and 2 guitars Musical group  
OKeh W404145 10-in. 6/12/1930 Jail bird love song Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal duet, with violin and 2 guitars Musical group  
OKeh W404146 10-in. 6/12/1930 Yodeling fiddling blues Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo and yodeling, with violin and 2 guitars Musical group  
OKeh W404147 10-in. 6/12/1930 Baby keeps stealing lovin' on me Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and 2 guitars Musical group  
OKeh W404148 10-in. 6/12/1930 River bottom blues Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin, 2 guitars, and talk Musical group  
OKeh W404149 10-in. 6/12/1930 Bootleggers' blues Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404150 10-in. 6/12/1930 Loose like that Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo and dialogue, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404709 10-in. 12/15/1930 Sitting on top of the world no. 2 Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404710 10-in. 12/15/1930 Your good man caught the train and gone Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404711 10-in. 12/15/1930 Times done got hard Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404712 10-in. 12/15/1930 Unhappy blues Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404713 10-in. 12/15/1930 Still I'm traveling on Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404714 10-in. 12/15/1930 Jackson stomp Mississippi Mud Steppers 2 guitars and mandolin Musical group  
OKeh W404715 10-in. 12/15/1930 Farewell waltz Mississippi Mud Steppers 2 guitars and mandolin Musical group  
OKeh W404716 10-in. 12/15/1930 Vicksburg stomp Mississippi Mud Steppers 2 guitars and mandolin Musical group  
OKeh W404717 10-in. 12/15/1930 Morning glory waltz Mississippi Mud Steppers 2 guitars and mandolin Musical group  
OKeh W404718 10-in. 12/15/1930 Sunset waltz Mississippi Mud Steppers Violin, guitar, and mandolin Musical group  
OKeh W404719 10-in. 12/15/1930 Alma waltz Mississippi Mud Steppers Violin, guitar, and mandolin Musical group  
OKeh W404782 10-in. 12/19/1930 Honey babe, let the deal go down Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404783 10-in. 12/19/1930 She ain't no good Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404784 10-in. 12/19/1930 Ramrod blues Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404785 10-in. 12/19/1930 Stop and listen blues no. 2 Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W404786 10-in. 12/19/1930 Church bells blues Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W405006 10-in. 10/24/1931 Please don't wake it up Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W405007 10-in. 10/24/1931 Please baby Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W405008 10-in. 10/24/1931 Things about comin' my way Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W405009 10-in. 10/24/1931 The world is going wrong Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W405010 10-in. 10/24/1931 She's a bad girl Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W405011 10-in. 10/24/1931 Tell me what the cats fight about Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W405012 10-in. 10/24/1931 Kind treatment Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W405013 10-in. 10/24/1931 Livin' in a strain Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W405014 10-in. 10/24/1931 Lazy, lazy river Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W405015 10-in. 10/24/1931 Too long Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W405020 10-in. 10/25/1931 Shake hands and tell me goodbye Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W405021 10-in. 10/25/1931 Bed spring poker Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W405022 10-in. 10/25/1931 When you're sick with the blues Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
OKeh W405023 10-in. 10/25/1931 I've got blood in my eyes for you Mississippi Sheiks Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar Musical group  
Decca L 1544 10-in. July 1932 Shooting high dice-1 Mississippi Sheiks Musical group  
Decca L 1545 10-in. July 1932 Isn't a pain to me-1 Mississippi Sheiks Musical group  
Decca L 1548 10-in. July 1932 She's crazy about her lovin'-1 Mississippi Sheiks Musical group  
Decca L 1550 10-in. July 1932 Tell me to do right-1 Mississippi Sheiks Musical group  
Decca L 1551 10-in. July 1932 New stop and listen-1 Mississippi Sheiks Musical group  
Decca L 1554 10-in. July 1932 Go 'way woman-1 Mississippi Sheiks Musical group  
Decca L 1555 10-in. July 1932 New shake that thing-1 Mississippi Sheiks Musical group  
Decca L 1556 10-in. July 1932 The new sittin' on top of the world-1 Mississippi Sheiks Musical group  
Decca L 1557 10-in. July 1932 He calls that religion-1 Mississippi Sheiks Musical group  
Decca L 1560 10-in. July 1932 Don't wake it up-1 Mississippi Sheiks Musical group  
Decca L 1562 10-in. July 1932 Please baby-1 Mississippi Sheiks Musical group  
Decca L 1565 10-in. July 1932 I'll be gone, long gone Mississippi Sheiks Musical group  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mississippi Sheiks," accessed June 1, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109115.

Mississippi Sheiks. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 1, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109115.

"Mississippi Sheiks." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 1 June 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109115

External Sources

Wikipedia: Mississippi Sheiks

Discogs: Mississippi Sheiks

Allmusic: Mississippi Sheiks

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Mississippi Sheiks - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91012464

Wikidata: Mississippi Sheiks - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q938570

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/144530582

MusicBrainz: Mississippi Sheiks - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/159f73c7-74f3-40d9-8937-ee90fdae4d67

ISNI: 0000 0001 0725 3754 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000107253754

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