Bobby Hicks
Robert Caldwell Hicks (July 21, 1933 – August 16, 2024) was a Grammy Award-winning American bluegrass fiddler and musician with more than fifty years of experience. He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2017. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Newton (city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States), Died August 16, 2024
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1954 - 1959
Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, baritone vocal
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 26 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | NA 3260 | 3/2/1954 | Cotton pickers stomp | Jim Eanes ; The Shenandoah Valley Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 3261 | 3/2/1954 | In a little Spanish restaurant | Jim Eanes ; The Shenandoah Valley Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 3262 | 3/2/1954 | Wiggle worm wiggle | Jim Eanes ; The Shenandoah Valley Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 3263 | 3/2/1954 | Possum hollow (Instrumental) | Jim Eanes ; The Shenandoah Valley Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 3264 | 3/2/1954 | Just suppose | Jim Eanes ; The Shenandoah Valley Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 3265 | 3/2/1954 | Shopworn heart | Jim Eanes ; The Shenandoah Valley Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 3266 | 3/2/1954 | Cedric special | Jim Eanes ; The Shenandoah Valley Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 3267 | 3/2/1954 | There's no place like home | Jim Eanes ; The Shenandoah Valley Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 3413 | 12/31/1954 | Wheel hoss (Instrumental) | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 3414 | 12/31/1954 | Cheyenne | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 3415 | 12/31/1954 | You'll find her name written here | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 3416 | 12/31/1954 | Roanoke (Instrumental) | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 3425 | 1/28/1955 | Wait a little longer please Jesus-1 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, baritone vocal | |||
| Decca | NA 3426 | 1/28/1955 | Let the light shine down on me | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | vocalist, baritone vocal | |||
| Decca | NA 9178 | 9/16/1955 | Tall timber (Instrumental)-1, 2 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 9179 | 9/16/1955 | Brown County breakdown (Instrumental)-2, 3 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10221 | 4/8/1958 | Panhandle country | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10222 | 4/8/1958 | Scotland | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10516 | 12/1/1958 | Gotta travel on | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10517 | 12/1/1958 | No one but my darlin' | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10518 | 12/1/1958 | Big Mon (Instrumental) | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10519 | 12/1/1958 | Monroe's hornpipe (Instrumental) | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10592 | 1/30/1959 | When the phone rang | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10593 | 1/30/1959 | (Tomorrow) I'll be gone | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin | |||
| Decca | NA 10594 | 1/30/1959 | Dark as the night, blue as the day | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | instrumentalist, violin |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hicks, Bobby," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204534.
Hicks, Bobby. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204534.
"Hicks, Bobby." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Hicks, Bobby - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82022726
Wikidata: Bobby Hicks - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4935112
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/75189271
MusicBrainz: Bobby Hicks - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/13f0d346-d132-49f5-aa4c-5fa098925b29
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/87370 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/87370
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