[78-L] Knoxville Gal

[Peter Fraissinet]

No, it was Riley Puckett who recorded it first (in 1924), but it was 
never issued.  The earliest issued recording under this title seems 
to be Arthur Tanner's, recorded mid-1925 for Paramount.

The McFarland & Gardner was recorded in Dec. 1926. I'll look at my 
copy tonight if no one else offers first.

I'm not sure about the earliest recorded version of the *ballad* in a 
broader sense, which goes by many different titles...

Peter Fraissinet
West Danby NY



At 03:21 PM 1/25/2010, you wrote:

>The Wikipedia article on "The Knoxville Girl" mentions that the 
>earliest recorded version of this tune was made in 1924, but it 
>doesn't go into any detail as to who recorded it or what company 
>issued it. Can anyone confirm or deny this claim?
>
>I have -- on tape -- a poor copy of Vo 5121, which features Mac & 
>Bob (i.e blind singers Lester MacFarland & Robert Gardner) singing 
>their version of "The Knoxville Girl." Would this be the earliest if 
>the 1924 version does not exist? Does anyone have a better copy? The 
>copy used to make my tape is completely worn out and has a loud 
>crack; it's hard to make it intelligible.
>
>Uncle Dave Lewis
>uncledavelewis at hotmail.com