Steve Ledford

Birth and Death Data: Born June 2, 1906 (Bakersville), Died September 19, 1980

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, vocalist, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-011820 10-in. 8/2/1937 Riding on that Train Forty-five Steve Ledford ; Wade Mainer ; Zeke Morris Male vocal solo, with string band and talk instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Victor BS-011821 10-in. 8/2/1937 Little Maggie Steve Ledford ; Wade Mainer ; Zeke Morris Male vocal trio, with string band vocalist, instrumentalist, violin  
Victor BS-011822 10-in. 8/2/1937 Little pal Wade Mainer ; Zeke Morris Male vocal duet, with string band instrumentalist, violin  
Victor BS-011823 10-in. 8/2/1937 Down in the willow Wade Mainer ; Zeke Morris Male vocal duet, with string band instrumentalist, violin  
Victor BS-018766 10-in. 1/27/1938 Since I met my mother-in-law Steve Ledford ; The Mountaineers Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, instrumentalist, violin  
Victor BS-018767 10-in. 1/27/1938 Don't get too deep in love Wade Mainer ; Sons of the Mountaineers Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, violin  
Victor BS-018770 10-in. 1/27/1938 Where romance calls Wade Mainer ; Sons of the Mountaineers Female vocal solo and yodeling, with violin and guitar instrumentalist, violin  
Victor BS-018772 10-in. 1/27/1938 Mitchell blues Wade Mainer ; Sons of the Mountaineers String band instrumentalist, violin  
Victor BS-018776 10-in. 1/27/1938 Your love was not true Hall Brothers Male vocal duet, with violin and 2 guitars instrumentalist, violin  
Victor BS-018777 10-in. 1/27/1938 Constant sorrow Hall Brothers Male vocal duet, with violin and 2 guitars instrumentalist, violin  
Victor BS-018778 10-in. 1/27/1938 The wrong road Hall Brothers Male vocal solo, with violin and 2 guitars instrumentalist, violin  
Victor BS-018779 10-in. 1/27/1938 Bachelor blues Steve Ledford ; The Mountaineers Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist  
Victor BS-018780 10-in. 1/27/1938 Only a broken heart Steve Ledford ; The Mountaineers Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist  
Victor BS-018781 10-in. 1/27/1938 Happy or lonesome Steve Ledford ; The Mountaineers Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist  
Victor BS-047523 10-in. 2/5/1940 No letter in the mail today Happy-Go-Lucky Boys Vocal and instrumental trio instrumentalist, violin  
Victor BS-047524 10-in. 2/5/1940 Come back, sweetheart Happy-Go-Lucky Boys Vocal and instrumental trio instrumentalist, violin  
Victor BS-047525 10-in. 2/5/1940 I hope she's satisfied Happy-Go-Lucky Boys Vocal and instrumental trio instrumentalist, violin  
Victor BS-047526 10-in. 2/5/1940 Happy-go-lucky breakdown Happy-Go-Lucky Boys Instrumental trio instrumentalist, violin  
Victor BS-047527 10-in. 2/5/1940 Wat-cha gonna do with the baby? Happy-Go-Lucky Boys Vocal and instrumental trio instrumentalist, violin  
Victor BS-047637 10-in. 2/9/1940 Little pal Byron Parker Mountaineers Male vocal duet, with string band composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ledford, Steve," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100660.

Ledford, Steve. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100660.

"Ledford, Steve." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100660

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Ledford, Steve - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2002070517

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q109360413

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/26426091

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