Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, yodeling

Notes: Real name: Luther William Ossenbrink (1906-1981).

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 28 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W147585 10-in. 12/6/1928 The cowboy's dream Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia W147586 10-in. 12/6/1928 The dying cowboy Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Columbia C3876 10-in. 6/10/1941 Mississippi sawyer Arkansas (Arkie) Woodchopper and his Square Dance Band String band, with male square dance calls vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia C3877 10-in. 6/10/1941 Soldiers joy Arkansas (Arkie) Woodchopper and his Square Dance Band String band, with male square dance calls vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia C3878 10-in. 6/10/1941 Sallie Goodwin Arkansas (Arkie) Woodchopper and his Square Dance Band String band, with male square dance calls vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia C3879 10-in. 6/10/1941 Walkin' up town Arkansas (Arkie) Woodchopper and his Square Dance Band String band, with male square dance calls vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia C3880 10-in. 6/10/1941 Wagoner Arkansas (Arkie) Woodchopper and his Square Dance Band String band, with male square dance calls vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia C3881 10-in. 6/10/1941 My love is but a lassie 'o Arkansas (Arkie) Woodchopper and his Square Dance Band String band, with male square dance calls vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia C3882 10-in. 6/10/1941 Light Foot Bill Arkansas (Arkie) Woodchopper and his Square Dance Band String band, with male square dance calls vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15777 10-in. 10/17/1929 Barney McCoy Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15778 10-in. 10/17/1929 The prisoner at the bar Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15779 10-in. 10/17/1929 Home on the range Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15780 10-in. 10/17/1929 The cowboy's dream Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15781 10-in. 10/17/1929 Zeb Turney's gal Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15782 10-in. 10/17/1929 Frankie and Johnnie Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15783 10-in. 10/17/1929 In the jailhouse now Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15784 10-in. 10/17/1929 The gypsy's warning Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Gennett 16236 10-in. 2/10/1930 Write me a song about Father Arkansas Woodchopper Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16237 10-in. 2/10/1930 If Brother Jack were here Arkansas Woodchopper Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16238 10-in. 2/10/1930 Old and only in the way Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16239 10-in. 2/10/1930 Take me back to Colorado Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist  
Gennett 16240 10-in. 2/10/1930 An old man's story Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16241 10-in. 2/10/1930 A hard luck guy Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16242 10-in. 2/10/1930 The habit Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 16243 10-in. 2/10/1930 The gypsy's warning Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 1-25 of 28 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106834.

Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106834.

"Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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