Carson Robison

Carson Robison

Carson Jay Robison ((1890-08-04)August 4, 1890 – (1957-03-24)March 24, 1957) was an American country music singer and songwriter. He was a recording artist from the mid-1920s until his death in 1957. He was also known as Charles Robison and used the pseudonym Carlos B. McAfee for some of his compositions.

Birth and Death Data: Born Oswego (city in Kansas, United States), Died March 24, 1957 (Poughkeepsie (city in New York, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1028 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, tenor vocal, composer, lyricist, whistling, harmonica, songwriter, leader, vocalist, drums, speaker, jew's harp, arranger, piano, organ, chimes, yodeling

Notes: Sometimes appears on disc label as Carson Robinson, Carson J. Robison (The Whistling Jaybird), Carlos B. McAfee, and Joe Billings.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 1138 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-29954	10-in.	5/1/1924	Song birds in Georgia	Wendell W. Hall ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with guitar, ukulele, and whistling	vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, whistling
Victor	B-29955	10-in.	5/1/1924	Whistling the blues away	Wendell W. Hall	Male vocal solo, with guitar and whistling	instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter, vocalist, whistling
Victor	B-29963	10-in.	5/5/1924	Swanee River dreams	Wendell W. Hall ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with guitar, violin, and piano	vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	B-29964	10-in.	5/5/1924	Old plantation melody	Wendell W. Hall	Male vocal solo, with guitar, violin, and piano	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	B-29971	10-in.	5/7/1924	Lilac (Don't lie like that)	Wendell W. Hall	Male vocal solo, with guitar, ukulele, and whistle	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	B-29972	10-in.	5/7/1924	Pretty pettin' man	Wendell W. Hall	Male vocal solo, with guitar and ukulele	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	B-29979	10-in.	5/9/1924	Nightingale	Nelson Maples ; S.S. Leviathan Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and bird imitations	vocalist, whistling
Victor	B-30107	10-in.	5/15/1924	I'm on my way back home	Charles Dornberger Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and whistling	composer, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-30138	10-in.	5/27/1924	On the mall	Goldman Band ; Edwin Franko Goldman	Band, with whistling	vocalist, whistling
Victor	B-30178	10-in.	6/11/1924	Lonely Lane	Wendell W. Hall	Male vocal solo, with violin, piano, and whistling	vocalist, whistling
Victor	B-30179	10-in.	6/11/1924	Pickaninny lullaby	Wendell W. Hall	Male vocal solo, with guitar, violin, and ukulele	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	B-30546	10-in.	8/5/1924	Hayseed rag	The Dizzy Trio	Instrumental trio, with jew's harp and piano	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	B-30581	10-in.	8/18/1924	The little old cabin in the lane	Fiddlin' Powers & Family	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-30582	10-in.	8/18/1924	Old Joe Clark	Fiddlin' Powers & Family	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-30583	10-in.	8/18/1924	Sour wood mountains	Fiddlin' Powers & Family	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-30598	10-in.	8/19/1924	Ida Red	Fiddlin' Powers & Family	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-30632	10-in.	8/13/1924	Wreck of the Old 97	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-30632	10-in.	3/18/1926	Wreck of the Old 97	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with guitar, violin, and train whistle	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	B-30633	10-in.	8/13/1924	The prisoner's song	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with viola and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-30633	10-in.	3/18/1926	The prisoner's song	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	B-30634	10-in.	8/13/1924	Way out West in Kansas	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and piano	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	B-30638	10-in.	8/14/1924	Teresita	Orquesta Internacional	Orchestra, with whistling	vocalist, whistling
Victor	BVE-30668	10-in.	3/22/1927	Beso de luna	Orquesta Internacional	Orchestra, with whistling	vocalist, whistling
Victor	B-30668	10-in.	8/25/1924	Beso de luna	Orquesta Internacional	Orchestra, with whistling	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, whistling
Victor	B-30671	10-in.	8/25/1924	Way out West in Kansas	Billy Murray ; Ed Smalle	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer

(Results 1-25 of 1138 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Robison, Carson," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106785.

Robison, Carson. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106785.

"Robison, Carson." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.