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. They recorded around 70 tracks, primarily in the first half of the 1930s. 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".

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1926, Died Ceased 1936

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1935

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 98 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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  
(Results 26-50 of 98 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mississippi Sheiks," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109115.

Mississippi Sheiks. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109115.

"Mississippi Sheiks." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

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

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