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Finding Aid for the D. Martin 78s (MUM01741)

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Finding Aid for the D. Martin 78s



Descriptive Summary

PURL: http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM01741/
Title: D. Martin 78s
Dates: 1920s-1940s
Physical Extent: 4 Boxes (2.25 linear feet)
Repository: University of Mississippi. Department of Archives and Special Collections. University, MS 38677, USA
Identification: MUM01741
Location: Blues Archive
Language of Material: English
Abstract: Collection of blues, jazz, and country 78 rpm discs from the 1920s through the 1940s.

Administrative Information

Additions

No further additions are expected to this collection.


Subject Terms

Blues (Music)
Jazz
Country music
Songs, English -- United States -- 20th century


Formats

78 rpm records


User Information

Prefered Citation

D. Martin 78s, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi

Access Restrictions

The D. Martin 78s are open for research. Some items may be restricted at the curator's discretion dependant upon condition.

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Resources at the University of Mississippi

For additional Blues materials housed at the University of Mississippi Blues Archive, see our Blues subject guide.


Container List

1.1 Acuff, Roy (and his Smoky Mountain Boys) (Okeh 6716) . Side A: The Prodigal Son ; Side B : Not a Word from Home
Note: record cracked
1.2 Acuff, Roy (and his Crazy Tennesseans) (Coulmbia 37005) . Side A: Great Speckle Bird ; Side B : My Mountain Home Sweet Home
1.3 Acuff, Roy (and his Smoky Mountain Boys) (Okeh 6716) . Side A: The Prodigal Son ; Side B : Not a Word from Home
Note: duplicate
1.4 Arnold, Eddy (and his Tennessee Plowboys) (RCA Victor 20-2700) . Side A: Anytime ; Side B : What a Fool I Was
1.5 Allen, Red (Decca 28758) . Side A: I Thank the Lord ; Side B : Crying in the Chapel
1.6 Allison, Joe (Capitol) . Side A: What Happened to our Summer Love ; Side B : A Brand New Broom
Note: cracked, small section broken off
1.7 Austin, Gene (Victor 20143) . Side A: For My Sweetheart ; Side B : Me Too
Note: record cracked
1.8 Arnold, Eddy (and his Tennessee Plowboys) (Bluebird 33-0535) . Side A: Did You See My Daddy Over There? ; Side B : I Walk Alone
Note: record cracked, held together with tape
1.9 Arnold, Eddy (and his Tennessee Plowboys) (RCA Victor 20-2489) . Side A: It Makes No Difference Now ; Side B : Molly Darling
1.10 Arnold, Eddy (and his Tennessee Plowboys) (RCA Victor 20-2241) . Side A: I Couldn’t Believe It Was True ; Side B : It's a Sin
1.11 Arnold, Eddy (and his Tennessee Plowboys) (RCA Vitor 20-2241) . Side A: I Couldn’t Believe It Was True ; Side B : It's a Sin
1.12 Arnold, Eddy (and the Tennessee Plowboy) (RCA Victor 20-4569) . Side A: Anything That's Part of You ; Side B : Easy on the Eyes
Note: record cracked
1.13 Atkins, Chet (and his Galloping Guitar (RCA Victor 20-5565) . Side A: Barber Shop Rag ; Side B : Centipede Boogie
1.14 Autry, Gene (Columbia 37026) . Side A: Private Buckaroo ; Side B : Rainbow on the Rio Colorado
1.15 Autry, Gene (Okeh 06627) . Side A: You'll Be Sorry ; Side B : I Hang my Head and Cry
Note: label scratched
1.16 Barbeque Bob (Columbia 14222-D) . Side A: Mississippi Heavy Weather Blues ; Side B : Mama you don't Suit Me!
1.17 Berry, Chuck (Chess 1604) . Side A: Maybellene ; Side B : Wee Wee Hours
1.18 Bond, Johnny (Columbia 38160) . Side A: John's Other Wife ; Side B : Oklahoma Waltz
1.19 Bond, Johnny (and his Red River Valley Boys (Columbia 20704) . Side A: Cherokee Waltz ; Side B : Mean Mama Boogie
1.20 Boyd, Jimmy (Columbia 39871) . Side A: Thumbelina ; Side B : I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
1.21 Brown, Barbara and Frank,Johnny (Varsity 130) . Side A: The Pussy Cat Song ; Side B : Cruising Down The River
1.22 Parker, Fess (Columbia 40449) . Side A: Ballad of Davy Crockett ; Side B : I gave my Love
1.23 Bruner, Cliff (and Texas Wanderers) (Decca 5515) . Side A: Oh How I Miss you Tonight ; Side B : By a Window at the End of the Lane
1.24 Bruner, Cliff (and Texas Wanderers) (Decca 5624) . Side A: Sister Kate ; Side B : Kangaroo Blues
1.25 Burke, Jim (Silvertone 8156) . Side A: When I was Single My pockets Would Jingle ; Side B : The Knoxville Girl
1.26 Carlisle Brothers (King 535) . Side A: Rainbow at Midnight ; Side B : Don’t Tell me Your Worries
1.27 Carolina Tar Heels (Victor 21193) . Side A: My Mama Scholds Me For Flirting ; Side B : Good-Bye, My Honnie, Good-Bye
Note: record cracked
1.28 Carolina Tar Heels (Victor V-40007) . Side A: Peg and Awl ; Side B : You Are a Little Too Small
1.29 Carolina Tar Heels (Victor 20931) . Side A: When the Good Lord Sets You Free ; Side B : I Love My Mountain Home
1.30 Carson, Fiddlin John (and His Virginia Reelers) (Okeh 45321) . Side A: You Can't Get Milk from a Cow Named Ben ; Side B : Going to the County Fair
1.31 Carson, Fiddlin John (and His Virginia Reelers) (Okeh 45301) . Side A: Be Kind to a Man when He's Down ; Side B : It Won't Happen Again for a Hundred Years or More
1.32 Carson, Fiddlin John (and His Virginia Reelers) (Okeh 45273) . Side A: Old and In the Way ; Side B : Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over
1.33 Carter Family (Victor 20877) . Side A: Poor Orphan Child ; Side B : The Wandering Boy
Note: cracked, small section broken off
1.34 Carter Family (Victor V-40058) . Side A: My Clinch Mountain Home ; Side B : The Foggy Mountain Top
Note: record cracked, held together with tape
1.35 Carter Family (Victor V-40058) . Side A: My Clinch Mountain Home ; Side B : The Foggy Mountain Top
Note: record cracked, held together with tape
1.36 Collins, Tommy (Capitol 2701) . Side A: You Better Not Do That ; Side B : High On a Hilltop
1.37 Como, Perry (RCA Victor 20-5064) . Side A: Don’t' Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes ; Side B : Lies
1.38 Craver, Al (Columbia 15049-D) . Side A: The Letter Edged in Black ; Side B : Zeb Tarney's Gal
1.39 Craver, Al (Columbia 15098-D) . Side A: Kinnie Wagner's Surrender ; Side B : Billy Richardson's Last Ride
1.40 Crumit, Frank (Victor 20137) . Side A: Pretty Little Dear ; Side B : Get Away Old Man, Get Away
1.41 Daffan, Ted (and his Texans) (Okeh 6706 ) . Side A: Born to Lose ; Side B : No Letter Today
1.42 Dalhart, Vernon (Victor 19821) . Side A: Death of Floyd Colllins ; Side B : Dream of a Miner's Child
1.43 Davis, Jimmie (Decca 6100) . Side A: Is It Too Late Now ; Side B : There's a Chill On the Hill Tonight
1.44 Davis, Jimmie (Decca 5999) . Side A: Won't you Forgive Me? ; Side B : I Love You Once
1.45 Day, Doris (Columbia 40108) . Side A: The Deadwood Stage ; Side B : Secret Love
1.46 Georgia Yellow Hammers (Victor V-40004) . Side A: The Deacon's Calf ; Side B : Warhorse Game
Note: record cracked
2.1 Delmore Brothers (King 527) . Side A: Hillbilly Boogie ; Side B : I'm Sorry I caused you to Cry
2.2 Delmore Brothers (Montgomery Ward M-4754) . Side A: I'm Gonna Change My Way ; Side B : I'm Worried Now
2.3 Delmore Brothers (Montgomery Ward M-4553) . Side A: Hey! Hey! I'm Memphis Bound ; Side B : Brown's Ferry Blues
2.4 Darling, Denver (Decca 6111) . Side A: Send This Purple Heart to My Sweetheart ; Side B : Conversion
2.5 Dexter, Al (Columbia 37594) . Side A: Remember You're Mine ; Side B : New Broom Boogie
2.6 Dodds, Johnny (Okeh 45462) . Side A: No One To Call Me Darling ; Side B : Stay Away From My Chicken House
2.7 Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor 20-2086) . Side A: The Letter Marked Unclaimed ; Side B : Baby Doll
2.8 Evans, John B (Brunswick 237) . Side A: The Kicking Mule ; Side B : Three Nights Experience
2.9 Fitzgerald, Ella (and Delta Rhythm Boys) (Decca 23425) . Side A: It's Only a Paper Moon ; Side B : Cry You Out of My Heart
2.10 Lester, Flatt and Scruggs, Earl (and the Foggy Mountain Boys) (Columbia 20886) . Side A: Tis Sweet to be Remembered ; Side B : Earl's Breakdown
2.11 Folley, Red ( Owen Bradley and his Ragland Band (Decca 28759) . Side A: Hot Dog Rag ; Side B : That Old River Line
2.12 Folley, Red (Decca 46197) . Side A: Every Step of The Way ; Side B : Sunday Down In Tennessee
2.13 Frizzell, Lefty (Columbia 20911) . Side A: Don’t Stay Away ; Side B : You're Here So Everything's All Right
2.14 Frizzell, Lefty (Columbia 20739) . Side A: I Love You a Thousand Ways ; Side B : If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time
2.15 Georgia Yellow Hammers (Victor 21486) . Side A: My Eyes Are Growing Dimmer Every Day ; Side B : The Old Rock Jail Behind the Old Iron Gate
2.16 Hawkins, Hawkshaw (King 838) . Side A: There's a Teardrop In Your Eye ; Side B : Wanted Someone To Love Me
2.17 Hicks, Johnny (and his Troubadors) (Columbia 20716) . Side A: I Got a Ring For Her Finger ; Side B : Honky-Tonky Heart
2.18 Heidt, Horace (and his Musical Knights) (Columbia 36761) . Side A: I Promise You ; Side B : Don't Fence Me In
2.19 Huskey, Ferlin (Capitol 2397) . Side A: Hank's Song ; Side B : I'll Never Have You
2.20 Gibbs, Georgia (Mercury 70386) . Side A: Whistle and I'll Dance ; Side B : Wait For Me, Darling
2.21 Jackson, Willie (Columbia 14136-D) . Side A: Willie Jackson Blues ; Side B : Old New Orleans Blues
2.22 Jefferson, Blind Lemon (Okeh 8455) . Side A: Black Snake Moan ; Side B : Match Box Blues
2.23 Johnnie & Jack (RCA Victor 21-0478) . Side A: Cryin' Heart Blue ; Side B : How Can I Believe in You
2.24 Kazee, Buell (Brunswick 218) . Side A: Gambling Blues ; Side B : A Married Girl's Troubles
2.25 Kazee, Buell (Brunswick 155) . Side A: The Ship That's Sailing High ; Side B : If You Love Your Mother
2.26 Martin, Ted (and the Air Lane Trio) (Deluxe 3002) . Side A: Someday ; Side B : Shame on You
2.27 Leake County Revelers (Columbia 15189-D) . Side A: Wednesday Night Waltz ; Side B : Good Night Waltz
2.28 Lee, Peggy (Capitol 15009) . Side A: I'll Dance at Your Wedding ; Side B : Golden Earrings
2.29 LeMaire, George-Van, Rex (Victor 21276) . Side A: The Black Jacks-Part 3 ; Side B : The Black Jacks-Part 4
2.30 Lewis, Furry (Vocalion 1133) . Side A: Big Chief Blues ; Side B : Falling Down Blues
2.31 Macdonald Quartette (Gennett 6269) . Side A: Working For The Master ; Side B : Love Enough For Me
2.32 McMichen, Clayton (Columbia 15258) . Side A: A Corn Licker Still in Georgia Part 3 - 1 ; Side B : A Corn Licker Still in Georgia Part 4 - 2, 3
2.33 Monroe, Bill (and his Blue Grass Quartet) (Columbia 38078) . Side A: Shine Hallelujah Shine ; Side B : I'm Travelling On and On
2.34 McMichen's Melody Men (Columbia 15130-D) . Side A: House of David Blues ; Side B : Down Yonder
2.35 Monroe, Bill (and his Blue Grass Boys) (Columbia 20503) . Side A: Summertime is Past and Gone ; Side B : Wicked Path of Sin
2.36 Monroe, Bill (and his Blue Grass Boys) (Columbia 20459) . Side A: Little Cabin Home on the Hill ; Side B : I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling
2.37 Mooney, Art (and his Orchestra) (MGM 10119) . Side A: The Big Brass Band From Brazil ; Side B : I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover
2.38 Morrow, Buddy (and his Orchestra) (Mercury 70512) . Side A: On the Alamo ; Side B : I Don't Wanna Mambo Polka
2.39 Mullican, Moon (King 1447) . Side A: When Love Dies Where Does It Go ; Side B : What's the Matter With the Mill
2.40 Mullican, Moon (King 1137) . Side A: Pipeliner Blues ; Side B : Sugar Beet
2.41 Murad, Jerry (Mercury 70266) . Side A: Stardust ; Side B : Spellbound Concerto
2.42 Narmour, W.T. & Smith, S.W. (Okeh 45263) . Side A: Whistling Coon ; Side B : Who's Been Giving You Corn?
2.43 Narmour, W.T. & Smith, S.W. (Okeh 45344) . Side A: Kiss Me Waltz ; Side B : Gallop to Georgia-Breakdown
2.44 Narmour, W.T. & Smith, S.W. (Okeh 45242) . Side A: Captain George, Has Your Money Come? ; Side B : The Sunny Waltz
2.45 Sons of the Pioneers (Okeh 04136) . Side A: I Wonder if She Waits For Me Tonight ; Side B : Billie the Kid
3.1 Penny, Hank (RCA Victor 21-0501) . Side A: I Like Molasses ; Side B : Catch 'Em Young, Treat 'Em Rough, Tell 'Em Nothin
3.2 Perkins, Carl (Sun 234) . Side A: Blue Suede Shoes ; Side B : Honey, Don't!
3.3 Phelps, Norman (and his Virginia Rounders) (Decca 5193) . Side A: I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter ; Side B : Lulu's Back in Town
3.4 Dalhart, Vernon (Conqueror 7729) . Side A: Oh Bury Me Out On the Prairie ; Side B : The Blind Boy's Lament
3.5 Pied Pipers, The (Capitol 15094) . Side A: My Happiness ; Side B : Highway To Love
3.6 Pierce, Webb (Decca 28091) . Side A: That Heart Belongs to Me ; Side B : So Used to Loving You
3.7 Price, Bob (Decca 46188) . Side A: Before You Call ; Side B : Just When I Needed You
3.8 Raney, Wayne (King 939) . Side A: I've Done and Sold My Soul ; Side B : I Love My Little Yo-Yo
3.9 Ritter, Tex (Capitol 179) . Side A: Jealous Heart ; Side B : We Live in Two Different Worlds
3.10 Rodgers, Jimmie (Victor 23609) . Side A: What's It? ; Side B : Why Should I Be Lonely?
3.11 Rodgers, Jimmie (Victor 23549) . Side A: Jimmie the Kid ; Side B : My Blue Eyed Jane
3.12 Rodgers, Jimmie (Victor 40014) . Side A: Blue Yodel No. 4 ; Side B : Waiting on a Train
3.13 Rodgers, Jimmie (Victor 21757) . Side A: My Old Pal ; Side B : Daddy and Home
3.14 Rodgers, Jimmie (Victor 21574) . Side A: My Little Old Home Town in New Orleans ; Side B : Dear Old Sunny South By the Sea
3.15 Ryder, Tex (Prom 1014) . Side A: Milk Bucket Boogie ; Side B : Salty Dog Rag
3.16 Sandhills Sixteen (Victor 20904) . Side A: Hush! Hush! Somebody's Calling My Name ; Side B : Down by the River Side
Note: record cracked
3.17 Setters, Jilson (J.W. Day) (Victor 21353) . Side A: The Wild Wagoner ; Side B : Marthie Campbell
3.18 Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe) (Decca 46008) . Side A: Just Because ; Side B : Deep Elem Brothers
3.19 Shelton, Joe (and Curley Fox) (Decca 5184) . Side A: I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes ; Side B : Bury Me Beneath the Willow
3.20 Shepard, Jean (Capitol 2502) . Side A: I'd Rather Die Young (Than Grow Old Without You) ; Side B : A Dear John Letter
3.21 Silvertone Ensemble, The (Silvertone 8064) . Side A: Was It A Dream ; Side B : When Loves Comes Stealing
Note: label faded
3.22 Smith, Arthur (and his Cracker-jacks) (MGM 10881) . Side A: Hot Rod Race ; Side B : Rhumba Boogie
3.23 Smith, Carl (Columbia 20922) . Side A: Are You Teasing Me ; Side B : It's a Lonely Lonely World
3.24 Smith, Carl (Columbia 21166) . Side A: Satisfaction Guaranteed ; Side B : Who'll Buy My Heartaches
3.25 Snow, Hank (RCA Victor 20-4095) . Side A: The Wreck of the Old 97 ; Side B : Hobo Bill's Last Ride
3.26 Sovine, Red (Decca 29211) . Side A: Don’t Drop It ; Side B : Don't be the One
Note: record cracked all the way across
3.27 Spooney Five Orchestra (Columbia 15234) . Side A: My Little Girl ; Side B : Chinese Rag
3.28 Watts and Wilson (Paramount 3006) . Side A: When the Roses Bloom Again ; Side B : The Sporting Cowboy
3.29 Stamps Quartet (Victor 40029) . Side A: I'll Be Happy ; Side B : The Heavenly Chorus
Note: record cracked, held together with tape, section around edge missing
3.30 Stanley Brothers (Mercury 70453) . Side A: I Just Got Wise ; Side B : Blue Moon of Kentucky
3.31 Stoneman, Ernest V. (and his Dixie Mountaineers) (Victor 20294) . Side A: Going Up Cripple Creek ; Side B : Sugar in the Gourd
3.32 Stoneman, Ernest (Challenge 153) . Side A: Silver Bell ; Side B : May I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight Mister
3.33 Thompson, Hank (Capitol 57-40211) . Side A: Soft Lips ; Side B : The Grass Looks Green Over Yonder
3.34 Tillman, Floyd (Columbia 20581) . Side A: Slipping Around ; Side B : You Made Me Live, Love and Die
3.35 Tillman, Floyd ( Columbia 20673) . Side A: I Almost Lost My Mind ; Side B : Precious Memory
3.36 Tubb, Ernest (Decca 46423) . Side A: Throw Your Love My Way ; Side B : Give me a Little Old Fashioned Love
Note: record cracked, section broken off but still in envelope
3.37 Tubb, Ernest (Decca 28869) . Side A: Counterfeit Kisses ; Side B : Divorce Granted
3.38 Walker, Cindy (Decca 6103A) . Side A: Pins and Needles (in my heart) ; Side B : When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
Note: label partially taped over
3.39 Wiedoeft, Rudy (and his Californian's) (Edison 50891) . Side A: Georgia Rose ; Side B : It's You
Note: side a label scratched
3.40 Wallet, Slim (with His Hired Hands) (4 Star 1637) . Side A: The Red Rose ; Side B : Live While You're Young
3.41 Williams, Tex (Capitol 40276) . Side A: With Men who Know Tobacco Best (It's Women Two to One) ; Side B : Three Little Girls Dressed in Blue
3.42 Williams, Tex (and His Orchestra) (Decca 27709) . Side A: The Deck of Cards ; Side B : Seven Days in Heaven
Note: record cracked, held together by tape
4.1 Wills, Bob (and His Texas Playboys) (MGM 10786) . Side A: Faded Love ; Side B : Boot Heel Drag
4.2 Wills, Bob (and His Texas Playboys) (MGM 10731) . Side A: Rock-a-Bye Baby Blues ; Side B : Nothin' But the Best for My Baby
4.3 Wills, Bob (and His Texas Playboys) (Columbia 37313) . Side A: Sugar Moon ; Side B : Brain Cloudy Blues
Note: small chips along edges
4.4 Wills, Bob (and His Texas Playboys) (Colmubia 37357) . Side A: Rose of Old Pawnee ; Side B : Bob Wills Boogie
4.5 Wills, Bob (and His Texas Playboys) (Columbia 20487) . Side A: Honeymoon Trail ; Side B : Hometown Stomp
4.6 Wills, Bob (and His Texas Playboys) (Okeh 3394) . Side A: Steel Guitar Rag ; Side B : Swing Blues #1
Note: label mostly illegible
4.7 Wiseman, Mac (Dot 1146) . Side A: Six More Miles ; Side B : It's Goodbye and So Long to You
4.8 Burns, Jewell (Columbia 15034) . Side A: Sometime Somewhere ; Side B : Tell it Again
Note: label mostly illegible
4.9 Cross, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh (Columbia 15259D) . Side A: I Love You Best of All ; Side B : You're as Welcome as the Flowers in May
Note: label mostly illegible
4.10 Chuck Wagon (Columbia 21379) . Side A: In My New Home ; Side B : In the Garden