Billy Burkes
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1932
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, steel guitar, vocalist, composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-45091 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | Mississippi moon | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-55308 | 10-in. | 8/8/1929 | Tuck away my lonesome blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-55309 | 10-in. | 8/8/1929 | Train whistle blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-55332 | 10-in. | 8/10/1929 | Jimmie's Texas blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-56449 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | Whisper your mother's name | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with steel guitar, guitar, and ukulele | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-56451 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | At last my dreams have come true | Burkes Brothers | Male vocal trio, with guitar, steel guitar, and ukulele | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-56452 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | Lonesome and lonely | Burkes Brothers | Male vocal trio, with guitar, steel guitar, and ukulele | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-56528 | 10-in. | 11/13/1929 | Hobo Bill's last ride | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-56594 | 10-in. | 11/25/1929 | Mississippi River blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-56595 | 10-in. | 11/25/1929 | Nobody knows but me | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-56607 | 10-in. | 11/26/1929 | Anniversary blue yodel | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-56608 | 10-in. | 11/26/1929 | She was happy till she met you | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-56617 | 10-in. | 11/27/1929 | Blue yodel no. 11 | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-56618 | 10-in. | 11/28/1929 | A drunkard's child | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-56619 | 10-in. | 11/28/1929 | That's why I'm blue | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-56620 | 10-in. | 11/28/1929 | Why did you give me your love? | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-70647 | 10-in. | 2/4/1932 | My time ain't long | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-70648 | 10-in. | 2/4/1932 | Ninety-nine year blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with bass and 3 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burkes, Billy," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108381.
Burkes, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108381.
"Burkes, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Burkes, Billy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00030505
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