Dwight Butcher
Birth and Death Data: Born August 6, 1911, Died November 11, 1978
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1936
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, lyricist, composer, yodeling, songwriter
Notes: Also uses pseudonym Joe Smith (The Colorado Cowboy).
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-74776 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | The lonesome cowboy | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-74777 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | A new day is comin' mighty soon | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-74778 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | Sweet old lady | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-74779 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | By a little bayou | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-74780 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | I am a fugitive from the chain gang | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-74781 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | Frivolous 'Frisco fan | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-74782 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | Frivolous 'Frisco fan | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-74783 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | Sweet old lady | Slim Dwight | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-74784 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | The lonesome cowboy | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-74785 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | By a little bayou | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-74786 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | A new day is comin' mighty soon | Slim Dwight | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-74787 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | I'm a fugitive from a chain gang | Slim Dwight | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-76003 | 10-in. | 4/14/1933 | O Mama why didn't I listen to you | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-76004 | 10-in. | 4/14/1933 | Man that rode a mule around the world | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-76005 | 10-in. | 4/14/1933 | My rambling days are over | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-76006 | 10-in. | 4/14/1933 | Pistol Pete | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-76007 | 10-in. | 4/14/1933 | Got a freight train on my mind | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-76008 | 10-in. | 4/14/1933 | Alarm clock blues | Dwight Butcher | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-76327 | 10-in. | 5/24/1933 | Old love letters (Bring memories of you) | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-82554 | 10-in. | 5/28/1934 | When the sun hides away for the day | Joe Smith | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-82555 | 10-in. | 5/28/1934 | Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker | Joe Smith | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and yodeling | vocalist, yodeling, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-82556 | 10-in. | 5/28/1934 | John Dillinger | Joe Smith | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-82557 | 10-in. | 5/28/1934 | Kidnapping is a terrible crime | Joe Smith | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and yodeling | vocalist, yodeling, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-82558 | 10-in. | 5/28/1934 | Pining for the pines in Carolin' | Joe Smith | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and yodeling | vocalist, yodeling, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-82559 | 10-in. | 5/28/1934 | The Wyoming Trail | Joe Smith | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and yodeling | vocalist, yodeling, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-82560 | 10-in. | 5/28/1934 | Young man, you'd better take care | Joe Smith | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and yodeling | vocalist, yodeling, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-82561 | 10-in. | 5/28/1934 | That silver-haired mother | Joe Smith | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W152590 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | Mississippi waters | Anne, Judy and Zeke with Pete | Female-male vocal trio, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W152591 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | Don't let my mother know | Anne, Judy and Zeke with Pete | Mixed vocal trio, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W152593 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | Me and my still | Anne, Judy and Zeke | Mixed vocal trio, with yodeling and instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Decca | 38792 | 10-in. | 10/4/1934 | Sing me a melody of the mountains | Dwight Butcher | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 38793 | 10-in. | 10/4/1934 | Down in the Lone Star State | Dwight Butcher | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 38794 | 10-in. | 10/4/1934 | I'm lonesome for the lone range | Dwight Butcher | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 38795 | 10-in. | 10/4/1934 | Ain't no tellin' | Dwight Butcher | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60528 | 10-in. | 2/20/1936 | I'm a broken hearted cowboy | Dwight Butcher | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60529 | 10-in. | 2/20/1936 | Don't let my mother know | Dwight Butcher | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60530 | 10-in. | 2/20/1936 | I left my heart in old Kentucky | Dwight Butcher | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60531 | 10-in. | 2/20/1936 | Roll along prairie moon | Dwight Butcher | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Butcher, Dwight," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111485.
Butcher, Dwight. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111485.
"Butcher, Dwight." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Butcher, Dwight, 1911-1978 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99080119
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