Hugh Cross

Birth and Death Data: Born 1904, Died 1970

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, speaker, songwriter, yodeling, composer, lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BSHQ-73047 10-in. 6/30/1932 Back to old Smoky Mountains Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with guitar songwriter  
Victor BSHQ-73049 10-in. 6/30/1932 That ramshackle shack Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with guitar songwriter  
Victor BS-99330 10-in. 2/24/1936 That ramshackle shack Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers String band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia W143931 10-in. 4/7/1927 When the roses bloom again Cross and McCartt Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W143932 10-in. 4/7/1927 Sweet Rosie O'Grady Cross and McCartt Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W143933 10-in. 4/7/1927 The parlor is a pleasant place to sit in Sunday night Hugh Cross Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W143934 10-in. 4/7/1927 I'm going away from the cotton fields Hugh Cross Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W145069 10-in. 11/2/1927 Last night was the end of the world Hugh Cross Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia W145070 10-in. 11/2/1927 Down where the cotton blossoms grow Hugh Cross Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W145071 10-in. 11/2/1927 The mansion of aching hearts Hugh Cross Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W145072 10-in. 11/2/1927 Where the morning glories twine around the door Hugh Cross Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W145091 10-in. 11/3/1927 Red River Valley Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia W145092 10-in. 11/3/1927 When you wore a tulip Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist  
Columbia W145093 10-in. 11/3/1927 Lorena Hugh Cross Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W145094 10-in. 11/3/1927 In the evening Hugh Cross Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W146008 10-in. 4/11/1928 I love you best of all Hugh Cross ; Mrs. Hugh Cross Female-male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia W146009 10-in. 4/11/1928 You're as welcome as the flowers in May Hugh Cross ; Mrs. Hugh Cross Female-male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia W146010 10-in. 4/11/1928 If I had only had a home sweet home Hugh Cross ; Mrs. Hugh Cross Female-male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia W146011 10-in. 4/11/1928 My little home in Tennessee Hugh Cross Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia W146026 10-in. 4/12/1928 Tuck me to sleep (In my old Kentucky home) Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia W146027 10-in. 4/12/1928 Gonna raise ruckus tonight Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia W146028 10-in. 4/12/1928 Where the morning glories grow Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett Male vocal duet, with guitar and whistling vocalist  
Columbia W146029 10-in. 4/12/1928 My wild Irish Rose Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia W147244 10-in. 10/22/1928 Call me back, pal o' mine Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia W147259 10-in. 10/23/1928 In the hills of Tennessee Hugh Cross Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W147260 10-in. 10/23/1928 Never no more blues Hugh Cross Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W147265 10-in. 10/23/1928 Clover blossoms Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia W147266 10-in. 10/23/1928 Smiles Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia W147267 10-in. 10/23/1928 Tell me Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia W147278 10-in. 10/24/1928 Day at the county fair Hugh Cross ; K. D. Malone ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner Descriptive scene, with instrumental ensemble and male vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar, speaker  
Columbia W147279 10-in. 10/24/1928 Day at the county fair Hugh Cross ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner Descriptive scene, with instrumental ensemble and male vocal duet speaker  
Columbia W148204 10-in. 4/8/1929 Dearest sweetest mother Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Cross Female-male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W148205 10-in. 4/8/1929 Mother's plea Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Cross Female-male vocal duet, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia W148206 10-in. 4/8/1929 Down where the Swanee River flows Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Cross Female-male vocal duet, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia W148207 10-in. 4/8/1929 Pretty little blue-eyed Sally Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Cross Female-male vocal duet, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia W148216 10-in. 4/9/1929 Back home in Tennessee Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Cross Female-male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W148217 10-in. 4/9/1929 In 1960 you'll find Dixie looking just the same Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Cross Female-male vocal duet, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia W148218 10-in. 4/9/1929 I'm going to climb the Blue Ridge Mountains back to you Hugh Cross Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling vocalist, yodeling, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W148219 10-in. 4/9/1929 Wabash Cannon Ball Hugh Cross Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling vocalist, yodeling, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W148229 10-in. 4/10/1929 I'm going to settle down Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia W148230 10-in. 4/10/1929 Go feather your nest Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia W149284 10-in. 10/29/1929 My old cabin home Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Cross Female-male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W149285 10-in. 10/29/1929 When the flowers bloom again in the Ozarks Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Cross Female-male vocal duet, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia W149286 10-in. 10/29/1929 When the golden rod is blooming Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Cross Female-male vocal duet, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia W149287 10-in. 10/29/1929 I'd love to fall asleep Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Cross Female-male vocal duet, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia W149291 10-in. 10/30/1929 There's a mother old and gray Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Cross Female-male vocal duet, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia W149292 10-in. 10/30/1929 When the bees are in the hive Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Cross Female-male vocal duet, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia W149293 10-in. 10/30/1929 Daddy Hugh Cross Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia W149294 10-in. 10/30/1929 Back to old Kentucky Hugh Cross Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia W149334 10-in. 11/1/1929 Corrine Corrina Hugh Cross ; Bob Nichols Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia W149335 10-in. 11/1/1929 I left my gal in the mountains Hugh Cross ; Bob Nichols Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist  
Columbia W149336 10-in. 11/2/1929 Carolina's callin' Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Cross Female-male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W149337 10-in. 11/2/1929 Are you happy or lonesome? Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Cross Female-male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W149338 10-in. 11/2/1929 Kickapoo medicine show Hugh Cross ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner Descriptive scene, with string band speaker  
Columbia W149339 10-in. 11/2/1929 Kickapoo medicine show Hugh Cross ; Clayton McMichen ; Fate Norris ; Riley Puckett ; Lowe Stokes ; Gid Tanner Descriptive scene, with string band and vocal effects speaker  
Columbia W150236 10-in. 4/16/1930 When I lived in Arkansas Hugh Cross ; Bob Nichols Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W150237 10-in. 4/16/1930 In the hills of old Virginia Hugh Cross ; Bob Nichols Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia W150320 10-in. 4/21/1930 When it's peach-picking time in Georgia Hugh Cross ; Bob Nichols Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist  
Columbia W150343 10-in. 4/22/1930 Smoky Mountain home Hugh Cross ; Bob Nichols Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia H820 10-in. 6/4/1942 Don't make me go to bed and I'll be good Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Brunswick K8106 10-in. 4/8/1930 The great Hatfield-McCoy feud Bill Brown ; Heavy Martin ; Walt McKinney ; Homer Miller ; Lowe Stokes ; Roger Williams Descriptive scene instrumentalist, guitar, speaker  
Brunswick K8107 10-in. 4/8/1930 The great Hatfield-McCoy feud Bill Brown ; Heavy Martin ; Walt McKinney ; Homer Miller ; Lowe Stokes ; Roger Williams Descriptive scene speaker, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick K8110 10-in. 4/8/1930 [Unknown title(s)] Bill Brown ; Heavy Martin ; Walt McKinney ; Homer Miller ; Lowe Stokes ; Roger Williams Descriptive scene speaker, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick K8111 10-in. 4/8/1930 The great Hatfield-McCoy feud Bill Brown ; Heavy Martin ; Walt McKinney ; Homer Miller ; Lowe Stokes ; Roger Williams Descriptive scene speaker, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick K8112 10-in. 4/8/1930 The great Hatfield-McCoy feud Bill Brown ; Heavy Martin ; Walt McKinney ; Homer Miller ; Lowe Stokes ; Roger Williams Descriptive scene speaker, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick K8113 10-in. 4/8/1930 The great Hatfield-McCoy feud Bill Brown ; Heavy Martin ; Walt McKinney ; Homer Miller ; Lowe Stokes ; Roger Williams Descriptive scene speaker, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 62398 10-in. 7/16/1937 Honeymoon stream Hugh and Shug vocalist  
Decca 62399 10-in. 7/16/1937 Union County Hugh and Shug vocalist  
Decca 62400 10-in. 7/16/1937 On a green mountainside in Virginia Hugh and Shug vocalist  
Decca 62401 10-in. 7/16/1937 That's my paradise Hugh and Shug vocalist  
Decca 62402 10-in. 7/14/1937 Weeping willow lane Hugh and Shug vocalist  
Decca 62403 10-in. 7/14/1937 Sugar babe Hugh and Shug vocalist  
Decca 62404 10-in. 7/16/1937 The little girl dressed in blue Hugh and Shug vocalist  
Decca 62405 10-in. 7/16/1937 Where the golden poppies grow Hugh and Shug vocalist  
Decca 62406 10-in. 7/16/1937 What's the reason Hugh and Shug vocalist  
Decca 62407 10-in. 7/14/1937 There's a blue sky over yonder Hugh and Shug vocalist  
Decca 62408 10-in. 7/14/1937 Back to Old Smoky mountain Hugh and Shug vocalist  
Decca 62409 10-in. 7/14/1937 Nobody's sweetheart Hugh and Shug vocalist  
Decca 62410 10-in. 7/14/1937 Are you from Dixie? Hugh and Shug vocalist  
Decca 62411 10-in. 7/14/1937 Moonlight and roses Hugh and Shug vocalist  
Decca 62412 10-in. 7/14/1937 When you wore a tulip Hugh and Shug vocalist  
Decca 62413 10-in. 7/14/1937 Five foot two, eyes of blue Hugh and Shug vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cross, Hugh," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112597.

Cross, Hugh. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112597.

"Cross, Hugh." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112597

External Sources

Allmusic: Hugh Cross

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Cross, Hugh, 1904-1970 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004110274

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1634268

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/12027906

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