Clark Kessinger

Clark Kessinger (July 27, 1896 – June 4, 1975) was an American old-time fiddler. Many of his fiddle tunes made their way to other fiddlers or into the bluegrass music genre.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 27, 1896 (Kanawha County), Died June 4, 1975

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 85 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick E29157 10-in. 2/5/1929 Wild goose chase Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29158 10-in. 2/5/1929 Dill pickles rag Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29159 10-in. 2/5/1929 Tug boat Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29160 10-in. 2/5/1929 Salt River Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29161 10-in. 2/5/1929 Johnny bring the jug ‘round the hill Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29259 10-in. 2/4/1929 Old Jake Gillis Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29260 10-in. 2/4/1929 Durang’s hornpipe Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29261 10-in. 2/4/1929 Hot foot Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29262 10-in. 2/4/1929 Sally Johnson Wright Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29263 10-in. 2/4/1929 Over the waves waltz Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29264 10-in. 2/4/1929 Black Hawk waltz Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29265 10-in. 2/4/1929 Portsmouth Wright Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29266 10-in. 2/4/1929 Little brown jug Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29267 10-in. 2/4/1929 Three forks of Sandy Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29270 10-in. 2/5/1929 Birdie Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29271 10-in. 2/5/1929 Mississippi sawyer Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29272 10-in. 2/5/1929 Richmond polka Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29273 10-in. 2/5/1929 Soldier’s joy Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29274 10-in. 2/5/1929 Chinky pin Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29275 10-in. 2/5/1929 Sally Goodin Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29276 10-in. 2/6/1929 Sourwood Mountain Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29277 10-in. 2/6/1929 Long-eared mule Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E29278 10-in. 2/6/1929 Done gone Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E30119 10-in. 6/23/1929 Brownstown girl Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E30120 10-in. 6/23/1929 Josh and I Kessinger Brothers Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, violin  
(Results 1-25 of 85 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kessinger, Clark," accessed April 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110615.

Kessinger, Clark. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110615.

"Kessinger, Clark." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110615

External Sources

Wikipedia: Clark Kessinger

Discogs: Clark Kessinger

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Kessinger, Clark - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97068239

Wikidata: Clark Kessinger - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5127299

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/36527306

MusicBrainz: Clark Kessinger - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0b047982-ca3d-4718-9528-44178bf09f19

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/408532

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