Ernest Thompson

Birth and Death Data: Born 1892, Died 1961 (High Point)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924

Roles Represented in DAHR: harmonica, guitar, vocalist, banjo, kazoo

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 81724 10-in. 4/25/1924 War town quick-step Ernest Errott Thompson Harmonica solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
Columbia 81725 10-in. 4/25/1924 Mississippi sawyer Ernest Errott Thompson Harmonica solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
Columbia 81726 10-in. 4/25/1924 Don't put a tax on the beautiful girls Ernest Thompson Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica (self-accompaniment) instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmonica  
Columbia 81727 10-in. 4/25/1924 Are you from Dixie? Ernest Thompson Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmonica  
Columbia 81728 10-in. 4/25/1924 Little brown jug Ernest Errott Thompson Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica (self-accompaniment) instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmonica  
Columbia 81729 10-in. 4/25/1924 How are you goin' to wet your whistle? Ernest Errott Thompson Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
Columbia 81730 10-in. 4/25/1924 Red Wing Ernest Errott Thompson Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica (self-accompaniment) vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
Columbia 81731 10-in. 4/25/1924 Snow deer Ernest Errott Thompson Harmonica solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
Columbia 81732 10-in. 4/25/1924 Sparrow bird waltz Ernest Errott Thompson Harmonica solo, with guitar instrumentalist, harmonica, guitar  
Columbia 81733 10-in. 4/25/1924 Kiss waltz Ernest Errott Thompson Harmonica solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
Columbia 81734 10-in. 4/25/1924 Yield not to temptation Ernest Errott Thompson Male vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmonica  
Columbia 81735 10-in. 4/25/1924 Life's railway to heaven Ernest Thompson Male vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmonica  
Columbia 81736 10-in. 4/25/1924 Yellow rose in Texas Ernest Errott Thompson Harmonica solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
Columbia 81737 10-in. 4/25/1924 Soldier's joy Ernest Errott Thompson Harmonica solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
Columbia 81742 10-in. 4/26/1924 The wreck of the Southern Old '97 Ernest Thompson Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmonica  
Columbia 81743 10-in. 4/26/1924 Lightning Express Ernest Errott Thompson Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmonica  
Columbia 81744 10-in. 4/26/1924 Chicken roost behind the moon Ernest Errott Thompson Male vocal solo, with banjo and harmonica vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo, harmonica  
Columbia 81745 10-in. 4/26/1924 Coon crap game Ernest Errott Thompson Male vocal solo, with banjo and harmonica instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist, harmonica  
Columbia 81746 10-in. 4/26/1924 Frankie Baker Ernest Thompson Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
Columbia 81747 10-in. 4/26/1924 Jessie James Ernest Errott Thompson Harmonica solo, with banjo instrumentalist, banjo, harmonica  
Columbia 81748 10-in. 4/26/1924 Climbing up the golden stairs Ernest Errott Thompson Harmonica solo, with banjo instrumentalist, banjo, harmonica  
Columbia 81961 10-in. 9/9/1924 Weeping willow tree Ernest Errott Thompson Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica, vocalist  
Columbia 81983 10-in. 9/9/1924 The little rosebud casket Ernest Thompson Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica, vocalist  
Columbia 81984 10-in. 9/9/1924 The old time religion Ernest Thompson Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica, vocalist  
Columbia 81985 10-in. 9/9/1924 I'm going down to Jordan Ernest Thompson Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica, vocalist  
Columbia 81986 10-in. 9/9/1924 John Henry, steel-driver Ernest Errott Thompson Male vocal solo, with guitar and/or harmonica vocalist  
Columbia 81987 10-in. 9/9/1924 Sylvester Johnson Lee Ernest Errott Thompson Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica, vocalist  
Columbia 81992 10-in. 9/10/1924 At a Georgia camp meeting Connie Faw Sides ; Ernest Thompson Instrumental duet instrumentalist, banjo, harmonica  
Columbia 81993 10-in. 9/10/1924 Silly Bill Connie Faw Sides ; Ernest Thompson Instrumental duet instrumentalist, banjo, harmonica  
Columbia 81994 10-in. 9/10/1924 Underneath the southern moon Connie Faw Sides ; Ernest Errott Thompson Female vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
Columbia 81995 10-in. 9/10/1924 You're as welcome as the flowers in May Connie Faw Sides ; Ernest Errott Thompson Female vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
Columbia 81996 10-in. 9/10/1924 In the shadow of the pine Connie Faw Sides ; Ernest Errott Thompson Female vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
Columbia 81997 10-in. 9/10/1924 Where the River Shannon flows Connie Faw Sides ; Ernest Errott Thompson Female vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
Columbia 81998 10-in. 9/11/1924 Mammy's little coal black Rose Connie Faw Sides Female vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
Columbia 81999 10-in. 9/11/1924 They made it twice as nice as paradise Connie Faw Sides ; Ernest Errott Thompson Female vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica  
Columbia 140000 10-in. 9/11/1924 Whistling Rufus Ernest Thompson Male vocal solo and whistling, with banjo and harmonica vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo, harmonica  
Columbia 140001 10-in. 9/11/1924 When you're all in down and out Ernest Thompson Male vocal solo and whistling, with banjo and harmonica vocalist, instrumentalist, harmonica, banjo  
Columbia 140032 10-in. 9/11/1924 Jim Thompson's old grey mule Ernest Errott Thompson Male vocal solo, with banjo and harmonica (self-accompaniment) instrumentalist, banjo, harmonica, vocalist  
Columbia 140033 10-in. 9/11/1924 Alexander's ragtime band Ernest Errott Thompson Harmonica and kazoo solo, with guitar instrumentalist, kazoo, harmonica  
Columbia 140034 10-in. 9/11/1924 The Mississippi dippy dip Ernest Errott Thompson Harmonica and kazoo solo, with guitar instrumentalist, kazoo, harmonica  
Columbia 140035 10-in. 9/12/1924 In the baggage coach ahead Ernest Errott Thompson Male vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, harmonica, vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Thompson, Ernest," accessed June 10, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115306.

Thompson, Ernest. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115306.

"Thompson, Ernest." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 10 June 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115306

External Sources

Discogs: Ernest Thompson

Allmusic: Ernest Thompson

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Thompson, Ernest Errott, 1892-1961 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010104966

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1356536

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/152849990

MusicBrainz: Ernest Thompson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2ee0d848-b9a1-4df7-9724-fa91f1703abe

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