Robert (Bob) Foster
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: electric steel guitar, songwriter, composer, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 97 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | F4PB-2265 | 10-in. | 5/11/1955 | I'm hot to trot | Terry Fell | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | ||
| Victor | F4PB-2267 | 10-in. | 5/11/1955 | Fa-so-la | Terry Fell | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | ||
| Columbia | CO45224 | 10-in. | 1/30/1951 | Mr. moon | Carl Smith | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO45225 | 10-in. | 1/30/1951 | If teardrops were pennies | Carl Smith | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO45226 | 10-in. | 1/30/1951 | There's nothing as sweet as my baby | Carl Smith | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO45227 | 10-in. | 1/30/1951 | Let's live a little | Carl Smith | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO46367 | 10-in. | 6/8/1951 | Me and my broken heart | Carl Smith | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO46368 | 10-in. | 6/8/1951 | (When you feel like you're in love) Don't just stand there | Carl Smith | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO46809 | 10-in. | 8/4/1951 | My lonely heart's runnin' wild | Carl Smith | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO46810 | 10-in. | 8/4/1951 | Let old Mother Nature have her way | Carl Smith | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO46811 | 10-in. | 8/4/1951 | The little girl in my home town | Carl Smith | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO48216 | 10-in. | 7/8/1952 | You're under arrest (for stealing my heart) | Ray Price | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO48222 | 10-in. | 7/9/1952 | Roses for your wedding | Tommy Warren | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | CO48223 | 10-in. | 7/9/1952 | Do you care for me | Tommy Warren | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO48283 | 10-in. | 8/8/1952 | Back street affair | Billy Walker | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO48284 | 10-in. | 8/8/1952 | You can talk me out of anything (but you) | Billy Walker | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO48294 | 10-in. | 8/8/1952 | You have my heart now | Billy Walker | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO48309 | 10-in. | 8/10/1952 | Claire de la lune (light of the moon) | Vin Bruce | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO48310 | 10-in. | 8/10/1952 | Je laissez mon coeur (I left my heart) | Vin Bruce | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO48311 | 10-in. | 8/10/1952 | Are you forgetting | Vin Bruce | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO48312 | 10-in. | 8/10/1952 | Knockin' on the door | Vin Bruce | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO48477 | 10-in. | 10/16/1952 | The one you hurt | Billy Walker | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO48479 | 10-in. | 10/16/1952 | I had a dream | Billy Walker | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO49038 | 10-in. | 2/18/1953 | Goodbye to a sweetheart (hello to a friend) | Vin Bruce | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Columbia | CO49039 | 10-in. | 2/18/1953 | I'm gonna steal my baby back | Vin Bruce | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Foster, Robert (Bob)," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/315935.
Foster, Robert (Bob). (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/315935.
"Foster, Robert (Bob)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.
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