Victor matrix BS-82101. Since she took my licker from me / Fiddlin' John Carson

TitleSource
Since she took my licker from me (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Since that gal of mine took my licker from me (Alternate title)Meade
Authors and ComposersNotes
Fiddlin' John Carson (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Fiddlin' John Carson (vocalist)
Rosa Lee Carson (instrumentalist : guitar)
Marion Brown (instrumentalist : guitar)
Bill Willard (instrumentalist : banjo)
Fiddlin' John Carson (instrumentalist : violin)
Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor)
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: Carson's role may be that of arranger rather than composer. The book, Linthead Stomp, notes that "according to biographer Gene Wiggins, Carson probably modeled his 1934 rendition of 'Since she took my licker from me' on a Carolina Twins' 1929 VIctor recording of 'Gal of mine took my licker from me' [BVE-56625]."
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 Master Bluebird B-6247 10-in.
2/27/1934 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 1 Master Montgomery Ward M-4852 10-in.
2/27/1934 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 1A Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-82101. Since she took my licker from me / Fiddlin' John Carson," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200016317/BS-82101-Since_she_took_my_licker_from_me.

Victor matrix BS-82101. Since she took my licker from me / Fiddlin' John Carson. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200016317/BS-82101-Since_she_took_my_licker_from_me.

"Victor matrix BS-82101. Since she took my licker from me / Fiddlin' John Carson." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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