Gennett matrix 16206. There's a vacant chair at home sweet home / John McGhee and Frank Welling

TitleSource
There's a vacant chair at home sweet home (Primary title)Gennett
PersonnelNotes
John McGhee and Frank Welling (Vocal group)
Harper and Hill (Vocal group)Listing on Superior 2678.
Harper and Turner (Vocal group)Listing on Supertone 9656.
Hutchens Brothers (Vocal group)Listing on Champion 45096 and MW 4927.
John McGhee (vocalist)
Frank Welling (vocalist)
John McGhee (instrumentalist : guitar)
Frank Welling (instrumentalist : steel guitar)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel 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); Rockwell; Abrams; Trade catalog; Trade catalog; Center for Popular Music (MTSU); MacKenzie Files: Decca Royalty statements (IHS); Ginell Decca Hillbilly; IHS-MacKenzie.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/4/1930 Richmond, Indiana [Unlettered first take] Unknown
2/4/1930 Richmond, Indiana A Unknown
2/4/1930 Richmond, Indiana B Master Gennett 7269 10-in.
2/4/1930 Richmond, Indiana B Master Champion 16032 10-in.
2/4/1930 Richmond, Indiana B Master Champion 45096 10-in.
2/4/1930 Richmond, Indiana B Master Decca (Australia) X-1270 10-in.
2/4/1930 Richmond, Indiana B Master Montgomery Ward 4927 10-in.
2/4/1930 Richmond, Indiana B Master Superior 2678 10-in.
2/4/1930 Richmond, Indiana B Master Supertone 9656 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gennett matrix 16206. There's a vacant chair at home sweet home / John McGhee and Frank Welling," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000466626/16206-Theres_a_vacant_chair_at_home_sweet_home.

Gennett matrix 16206. There's a vacant chair at home sweet home / John McGhee and Frank Welling. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000466626/16206-Theres_a_vacant_chair_at_home_sweet_home.

"Gennett matrix 16206. There's a vacant chair at home sweet home / John McGhee and Frank Welling." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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