Victor matrix BS-82110. Tennessee Wagner / Fiddlin' John Carson

TitleSource
Tennessee Wagner (Primary title)Victor ledgers
Wagoner (Alternate title)Meade
Authors and ComposersNotes
Fiddlin' John Carson (composer)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes
Fiddlin' John Carson (vocalist)
Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor)
Rosa Lee Carson (instrumentalist : guitar)
Marion Brown (instrumentalist : guitar)
Bill Willard (instrumentalist : banjo)
Fiddlin' John Carson (instrumentalist : violin)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with string band
  • Instrumentation: Fiddle (violin), banjo, and 2 guitars
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: Meade notes that the name of the tune dates back to the 1840s, when a Tennessee racing horse, "Wagner," beat Kentucky's "Grey Eagle." Carson is credited as songwriter in Victor ledgers. His role may be that of arranger rather than songwriter.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Made for Bluebird"; "Mr. Oberstein present."
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/27/1934 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 1 Unknown
2/27/1934 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 1A Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-82110. Tennessee Wagner / Fiddlin' John Carson," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200016326/BS-82110-Tennessee_Wagner.

Victor matrix BS-82110. Tennessee Wagner / Fiddlin' John Carson. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200016326/BS-82110-Tennessee_Wagner.

"Victor matrix BS-82110. Tennessee Wagner / Fiddlin' John Carson." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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