Honeyboy and Sassafras

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group

Notes: George Fields (Honeyboy) and Johnnie Welsh (Sassafras). Vaudeville duo.

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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
Columbia W147616 10-in. 12/9/1928 Crow dad song Honeyboy and Sassafras Male vocal duet, with talk Vocal group  
Columbia W147617 10-in. 12/9/1928 Counting the Fords pass by Honeyboy and Sassafras Male vocal duet, with talk Vocal group  
Brunswick DAL539 10-in. Oct. 1929 Krawdad song Honeyboy and Sassafras Male vocal duet, with guitar Vocal group  
Brunswick DAL540 10-in. Oct. 1929 The lighthouse song Honeyboy and Sassafras Male vocal duet, with guitar Vocal group  
Brunswick DAL6757 10-in. 11/30/1930 The chicken sermon Honeyboy and Sassafras Male vocal duet, with guitar Vocal group  
Brunswick DAL6758 10-in. 11/30/1930 [Unknown title(s)] Honeyboy and Sassafras Male vocal duet, with guitar Vocal group  
Brunswick DAL6759 10-in. 11/30/1930 [Unknown title(s)] Honeyboy and Sassafras Male vocal duet, with guitar Vocal group  
Brunswick DAL6760 10-in. 11/30/1930 [Unknown title(s)] Honeyboy and Sassafras Male vocal duet, with guitar Vocal group  
Brunswick DAL6761 10-in. 11/30/1930 Some family Honeyboy and Sassafras Male vocal duet, with guitar Vocal group  
Brunswick DAL6762 10-in. 11/30/1930 The preacher and the bear Honeyboy and Sassafras Male vocal duet, with guitar Vocal group  
Brunswick DAL6763 10-in. 11/30/1930 The cafe song Honeyboy and Sassafras Male vocal duet, with guitar Vocal group  
Brunswick DAL6764 10-in. 11/30/1930 She’s my honey bee Honeyboy and Sassafras Male vocal duet, with guitar Vocal group  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Honeyboy and Sassafras," accessed April 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/321721.

Honeyboy and Sassafras. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/321721.

"Honeyboy and Sassafras." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/321721

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