Joe Shelton
Birth and Death Data: Born Hopkins County (county in Texas, United States), Died 1980
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, mandolin, guitar, lead vocal, songwriter
Notes: Frequently listed under birth name, Joe Attlesey.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 198 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | DAL1138 | 10-in. | 5/4/1940 | Cco-se-coo | Sunshine Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | DAL1321 | 10-in. | 3/13/1941 | Who's gonna chop my baby's kindlin' | Sunshine Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO41767 | 10-in. | 9/30/1949 | Just because | Lawrence Loy ; Wilber Waite's Pokeberry Promenaders | String band, with dance calls | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | DAL455 | 10-in. | 6/24/1937 | Just because no. 3 | Saddle Tramps ; Art Satherley | String band, with male vocal duet | songwriter | |
| Decca | 60238 | 10-in. | 12/17/1935 | One eleven special | Curley Fox | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60239 | 10-in. | 12/18/1935 | Listen to the mocking bird | Curley Fox | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60240 | 10-in. | 12/18/1935 | Fifty years ago waltz | Curley Fox | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60241 | 10-in. | 12/18/1935 | Tennessee roll | Curley Fox | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60242 | 10-in. | 12/18/1935 | Matchbox blues | Joe Shelton | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60243 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | Budded roses | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar, mandolin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60244 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | I'm sitting on top of the world | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar, mandolin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60245 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | When it's night time in Nevada | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar, mandolin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60246 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes-1 | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar, mandolin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60247 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | Bury me beneath the willow-1 | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar, mandolin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60248 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | Black sheep | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar, mandolin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60257 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | 'leven miles from Leavenworth | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar, mandolin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60258 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | Daddy don't low no low down hangin' around | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar, mandolin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60259 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | Deep Elem blues No.2 | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar, mandolin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60262 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | At the Shelby County fair-2 | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar, mandolin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60264 | 10-in. | 12/20/1935 | Sweet Evelina | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, mandolin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60265 | 10-in. | 12/20/1935 | Answer to just because | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, mandolin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60266 | 10-in. | 12/20/1935 | Yum yum blues | Curly Fox | instrumentalist, mandolin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60267 | 10-in. | 12/20/1935 | Lover's farewell | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60268 | 10-in. | 12/20/1935 | That's a habit I've never had | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60269 | 10-in. | 12/20/1935 | Four or five times | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shelton, Joe," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115834.
Shelton, Joe. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115834.
"Shelton, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Shelton, Joe, 1911-1980 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2012059174
Wikidata: Joe Attlesey - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q83507039
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/236615201
MusicBrainz: Joe Shelton - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/26d26bd1-6b07-4e84-90e5-af603ebc108a
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