James "Hal" Smith

Birth and Death Data: Born 1925, Died October 30, 2008

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, string bass

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= 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
Columbia CO40685 10-in. 4/11/1949 Country boy Little Jimmy Dickens Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia CO40686 10-in. 4/11/1949 I'm fading fast with the time Little Jimmy Dickens Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia CO40687 10-in. 4/11/1949 I'll be back a-Sunday Little Jimmy Dickens Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia CO40688 10-in. 4/11/1949 My heart's bouquet Little Jimmy Dickens Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia CO40692 10-in. 4/13/1949 Room full of roses George Morgan Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia CO41681 10-in. 8/26/1949 I love everything about you George Morgan Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia CO41682 10-in. 8/26/1949 Ring on your finger George Morgan Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia CO41683 10-in. 8/26/1949 Cry-baby heart George Morgan Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia CO41684 10-in. 8/26/1949 Why in heaven's name George Morgan Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia CO42813 10-in. 2/3/1950 Greedy fingers George Morgan Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia CO42814 10-in. 2/3/1950 Angel mother George Morgan Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia CO42819 10-in. 2/3/1950 Lucky seven George Morgan Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia CO42820 10-in. 2/3/1950 You win the bride George Morgan Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia CO42821 10-in. 2/3/1950 So far George Morgan Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia CO42822 10-in. 2/3/1950 Warm hands, cold heart George Morgan and Dolly Good Mixed vocal duet, with string band instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia CO45224 10-in. 1/30/1951 Mr. moon Carl Smith Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia CO45225 10-in. 1/30/1951 If teardrops were pennies Carl Smith Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia CO45226 10-in. 1/30/1951 There's nothing as sweet as my baby Carl Smith Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia CO46367 10-in. 6/8/1951 Me and my broken heart Carl Smith Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia CO46810 10-in. 8/4/1951 Let old Mother Nature have her way Carl Smith Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 74337 12/15/1947 It's a lonely world The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 74338 12/15/1947 Mississippi gal The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 74339 12/15/1947 The trouble with me is trouble The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 74340 12/15/1947 Heart, please be still The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 74347 12/16/1947 Waiting for a train The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 74348 12/16/1947 I hope I'm wrong The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 74349 12/16/1947 Forever is ending today The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 74350 12/16/1947 Have you ever been lonely? The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NT 108 8/11/1947 That wild and wicked look in your eye The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NT 109 8/11/1947 A lonely heart knows The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NT 110 8/11/1947 Don't your face look red The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NT 111 8/11/1947 Answer to Rainbow at midnight The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NT 120 8/13/1947 Watching my past go by The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NT 121 8/13/1947 A woman wrecked many a good The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NT 122 8/13/1947 Headin' down the wrong highway The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NT 123 8/13/1947 White Christmas The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 1002 1/23/1949 Till the end of the world The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 1003 1/24/1949 Daddy, when is Mommy coming home? The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 2371 3/29/1951 Brake man's blues Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 2372 3/29/1951 Travelin' blues Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 2373 3/29/1951 When the cactus is in bloom Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 2379 4/23/1951 The sailor's plea Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 2380 4/23/1951 My Carolina sunshine girl Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 2381 4/23/1952 Ben Dewberry's final run Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 2382 4/23/1951 Peach pickin' time down in Georgia Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 2383 4/23/1951 Those gambler's blues Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca NA 2384 4/23/1951 Highway of sorrow Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca N 513 12/14/1947 Let's say goodbye like we said hello The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca N 514 12/14/1947 Takin' it easy here The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca N 515 12/14/1947 Seaman's blues The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca N 516 12/14/1947 How can I forget you The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca N 517 12/14/1947 Yesterday's winner is a loser today The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  
Decca N 518 12/14/1947 I'm with a crowd but so alone The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, violin  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, James "Hal"," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/344306.

Smith, James "Hal". (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/344306.

"Smith, James "Hal"." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/344306

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Smith, Hal, 1923-2008 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2011088719

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q106068447

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/5052159478121727990009

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