Gennett matrix 12417. Railroad daddy / Edgar Boaz ; Fiddlin' Doc Roberts ; Welby Toomey

TitleSource
Railroad daddy (Primary title)Gennett
PersonnelNotes
Welby Toomey (vocalist)
Edgar Boaz (instrumentalist : guitar)
Fiddlin' Doc Roberts (instrumentalist : violin)
John Ferguson [Welby Toomey] (vocalist)Listing on Challenge 159 for Welby Toomey.
Fiddlin' Dock Roberts (instrumentalist : violin)Listing on Gennett 3202 for Fiddlin' Doc Roberts.
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Information on Gennett Records derives from data compiled and provided by Malcolm Rockwell and Charlie Dahan. Original sources consulted are noted in “sources.”
Source(s): Russell; Gennett ledgers (IJS); Abrams.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/13/1925 Richmond, Indiana [Unlettered first take] Unknown
11/13/1925 Richmond, Indiana A Master 3202 10-in.
11/13/1925 Richmond, Indiana A Master 159 10-in.
11/13/1925 Richmond, Indiana A Master 504 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gennett matrix 12417. Railroad daddy / Edgar Boaz ; Fiddlin' Doc Roberts ; Welby Toomey," accessed December 28, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000462834/12417-Railroad_daddy.

Gennett matrix 12417. Railroad daddy / Edgar Boaz ; Fiddlin' Doc Roberts ; Welby Toomey. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 28, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000462834/12417-Railroad_daddy.

"Gennett matrix 12417. Railroad daddy / Edgar Boaz ; Fiddlin' Doc Roberts ; Welby Toomey." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 28 December 2025.

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