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.
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 January 10, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200016326/BS-82110-Tennessee_Wagner.

Victor matrix BS-82110. Tennessee Wagner / Fiddlin' John Carson. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 10, 2026, 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, 2026. Web. 10 January 2026.

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