[78-L] First country recording?

[maceo]

There is also a Joseph Samuels track that fits into the country disco, 
which if a ammended version is published hopefully would  be added:

Gilbert Holt Perfect  11025-B

Arkansas Traveller

 From 1921?

Cheers,

Gary


:
> What do you make of Ward Barton's sides for Victor discs, the first in
> 1909, and issued as 16303?
> Does anyone who finds his way onto the vaudeville stage (perhaps) and into
> a recording studio a "studio or stage" musician?
>
> pc
>
>
> In a message dated 1/29/2012 8:14:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> gdkimball at cox.net writes:
>
>
> This  really boils down to whether you consider Richardson a "country"
> performer.  In Tony Russell's Country discography, he lumps  Richardson
> with
> Charles D'Almaine and others as "studio or stage  musicians" who happened
> to
> record vernacular material.
>
> Part of the  argument is also about where he was from. I've seen it mention
> that he was  from North Carolina, as if this alone establishes his bona
> fides.   Most of the things he recorded were were well known popular tunes,
> such as  "Devil's Dream," or began life as stage songs such as "Durang's
> Hornpipe,"  etc.  I'd give it to Eck.
>
> Gregg Kimball
>
>
> ----- Original  Message -----
> From: "David Lennick"<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> To:  "78L"<78-L at 78online.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 7:17  PM
> Subject: [78-L] First country recording?
>
>
>> I've just  transferred two fiddle solos by Don Richardson, recorded in
> May
>>   1916
>> for Columbia. It's been suggested somewhere that this is the  first
> country
>> music recording session. Anyone concur?
>>
>>   dl
>>
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