Barefoot Bill
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar
Notes: Original name: Ed Bell. Billed on Columbia discs as "Barefoot Bill from Alabama."
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W149352 | 10-in. | 11/4/1929 | My crime blues | Barefoot Bill | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149353 | 10-in. | 11/4/1929 | Snigglin' blues | Barefoot Bill | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149354 | 10-in. | 11/4/1929 | Country woman blues | Barefoot Bill | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149355 | 10-in. | 11/4/1929 | Having fun blues | Barefoot Bill | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149356 | 10-in. | 11/4/1929 | Big Rock Jail | Barefoot Bill | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149357 | 10-in. | 11/4/1929 | From now on | Barefoot Bill | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W150301 | 10-in. | 4/19/1930 | I don't like that | Barefoot Bill ; Pillie Bolling | Male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with guitar duet | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W150302 | 10-in. | 4/19/1930 | She's got a nice line | Barefoot Bill ; Pillie Bolling | Male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with guitar duet | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W150303 | 10-in. | 4/20/1930 | Squabblin' blues | Barefoot Bill | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W150304 | 10-in. | 4/20/1930 | Barefoot Bill's hard luck blues | Barefoot Bill | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W150305 | 10-in. | 4/20/1930 | One more time | Barefoot Bill | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W150306 | 10-in. | 4/20/1930 | Bad boy | Barefoot Bill | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151035 | 10-in. | 12/4/1930 | Drunk spell blues | Ed Bell | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151036 | 10-in. | 12/4/1930 | Starvation moan | Ed Bell | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151037 | 10-in. | 12/4/1930 | Carry it right back home | Ed Bell | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151038 | 10-in. | 12/4/1930 | She's a fool gal | Ed Bell | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151039 | 10-in. | 12/4/1930 | You've got to hand it up to Him | Ed Bell | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W151040 | 10-in. | 12/4/1930 | She can use that thing | Ed Bell | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barefoot Bill," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112724.
Barefoot Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112724.
"Barefoot Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Barefoot Bill - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005042930
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