Bob Shelton
Birth and Death Data: Born Hopkins County (county in Texas, United States), Died 1983
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, harmony vocal, jug, songwriter, string bass, composer, lyricist
Notes: Also often credited under birth name, Bob Attlesey.
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 167 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 | DAL1363 | 10-in. | 3/18/1941 | Monkey business | Sunshine Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| 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 | |
| Brunswick | FW1156 | 10-in. | 10/1/1934 | When they baptized Sister Lucy Lee | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Decca | 60239 | 10-in. | 12/18/1935 | Listen to the mocking bird | Curley Fox | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 60240 | 10-in. | 12/18/1935 | Fifty years ago waltz | Curley Fox | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 60241 | 10-in. | 12/18/1935 | Tennessee roll | Curley Fox | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 60243 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | Budded roses | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, jug | ||
| Decca | 60244 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | I'm sitting on top of the world | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, jug | ||
| Decca | 60245 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | When it's night time in Nevada | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, jug | ||
| Decca | 60248 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | Black sheep | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, jug | ||
| Decca | 60257 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | 'leven miles from Leavenworth | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, jug | ||
| Decca | 60258 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | Daddy don't low no low down hangin' around | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, jug | ||
| Decca | 60259 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | Deep Elem blues No.2 | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, jug | ||
| Decca | 60261 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | New John Henry blues-1 | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, jug | ||
| Decca | 60262 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | At the Shelby County fair-2 | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, jug | ||
| Decca | 60263 | 10-in. | 12/19/1935 | Rid in' on a humpback mule-1 | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, jug | ||
| Decca | 60264 | 10-in. | 12/20/1935 | Sweet Evelina | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60265 | 10-in. | 12/20/1935 | Answer to just because | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60267 | 10-in. | 12/20/1935 | Lover's farewell | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60268 | 10-in. | 12/20/1935 | That's a habit I've never had | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60269 | 10-in. | 12/20/1935 | Four or five times | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 61820 | 10-in. | 2/17/1937 | Answer to blue eyes | The Shelton Brothers | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shelton, Bob," accessed January 4, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115833.
Shelton, Bob. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 4, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115833.
"Shelton, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 4 January 2026.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Shelton, Bob, 1909-1983 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2012059171
Wikidata: Bob Attlesey - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q83507813
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/235277344
MusicBrainz: Bob Shelton - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/212879c6-3dce-40b6-abf2-aacf7d101d12
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