Karl Davis
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: mandolin, vocalist, songwriter, composer, lyricist
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 81 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | E0VB-4012 | 10-in. | 3/26/1950 | The unfinished rug | Blue Sky Boys | Male vocal duet, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | E0VB-4014 | 10-in. | 3/26/1950 | Lord, be with us - amen | Blue Sky Boys | Male vocal duet, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | E0VB-4017 | 10-in. | 3/26/1950 | The new golden rule | Blue Sky Boys | Male vocal duet, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | E1VB-2054 | 10-in. | 4/26/1951 | Pennsylvania | The Beaver Valley Sweethearts | Male vocal solo, with female vocal duet and string band | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-0830 | 10-in. | 5/7/1947 | Kentucky | Blue Sky Boys | Male vocal duet, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-0832 | 10-in. | 5/7/1947 | The chapel in the hills | Blue Sky Boys | Male vocal duet, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2009 | 10-in. | 11/7/1947 | I see a bright light shining | Kentucky Pardners (Charlie Monroe) ; Charlie Monroe | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2072 | 10-in. | 11/14/1947 | Watching the girls go by | Lonzo and Oscar ; Winston County Pea Pickers | Male vocal duet, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-2073 | 10-in. | 11/14/1947 | Girls don't nag your husbands | Lonzo and Oscar ; Winston County Pea Pickers | Male vocal duet, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2693 | 10-in. | 12/16/1947 | Romans 6:23 | Blue Sky Boys | Male vocal duet, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D9VB-0336 | 10-in. | 1/20/1949 | Seven beers with the wrong woman | Lawrence Duchow ; Red Raven Orchestra ; Leo Rohan | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D9VB-1959 | 10-in. | 10/12/1949 | God sent my little girl | Carter Sisters ; Anita Carter ; Maybelle Carter | Female vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
| Columbia | CP1008 | 10-in. | 3/21/1934 | I traced her little footsteps in the snow | Cumberland Ridge Runners ; Red Foley | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Columbia | CP1009 | 10-in. | 3/21/1934 | Seven long years | Cumberland Ridge Runners ; Red Foley | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Columbia | CP1010 | 10-in. | 3/21/1934 | Just one little kiss | Red Foley | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Columbia | CP1011 | 10-in. | 3/21/1934 | Echoes of my plantation home | Red Foley | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Columbia | CP1016 | 10-in. | 3/21/1934 | I got the freight train blues | Red Foley | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Columbia | CP1019 | 10-in. | 3/22/1934 | I'm here to get my baby out of jail | Taylor & Davis | Vocal duet, with mandolin and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Columbia | CP1020 | 10-in. | 3/22/1934 | I dreamed I searched heaven for you | Taylor & Davis | Vocal duet, with mandolin and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Columbia | CP1021 | 10-in. | 3/21/1934 | In my childhood days | Red Foley | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Columbia | C1157 | 10-in. | 11/1/1935 | There'll come a time | Karl and Harty | Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Columbia | C1158 | 10-in. | 11/1/1935 | Two babes | Karl and Harty | Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Columbia | C1159 | 10-in. | 11/1/1935 | There's a beautiful home | Karl and Harty | Male vocal duet, with violin (fiddle), guitar and mandolin | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Columbia | C1161 | 10-in. | 11/1/1935 | My blue eyed boy | Karl Davis | Male vocal solo, with violin (fiddle), guitar and mandolin | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Columbia | C1162 | 10-in. | 11/1/1935 | Friendless and sad | Karl and Harty | Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin | vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Karl," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111377.
Davis, Karl. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111377.
"Davis, Karl." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Davis, Karl, 1905-1979 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99041829
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/11939702
Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1758328 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1758328
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