Dr. Smith's Champion Horse-Hair Pullers
| Dr. Smith's Champion Horse-Hair Pullers | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Old-time music |
| founding | 1920s |
| resolution | 1930 |
| Occupation at Victor in 1928 | |
| Bryan Lackey | |
Fiddle |
Clark Duncan |
| Leeman Bone | |
| Rya Marhsall | |
| Graydon Bone | |
singing |
Roosevelt Garner |
singing |
Odie Goatcher |
singing |
Hubert Simmons |
Dr. Smith's Champion Horse-Hair Pullers was an American string band .
history
Dr. Smith's Champion Horse-Hair Pullers, whose name was one of the most bizarre in old-time music, were named by Dr. Henry Harlin Smith of Izard County in Calico Rock , Arkansas . Smith did not play an instrument, however; he ran the band and gave it his name. The group was the most consistent and largest string band from Arkansas. Numerous musicians played in the group during their career, which lasted several years - a total of 13 different musicians are known. The Champion Horse-Hair Pullers made their first radio appearances in 1926 on KTHS in Hot Springs , Arkansas.
In September 1928 the band had their first and only session. In Memphis , Tennessee , they recorded a total of six tracks for Victor Records . It is noticeable that the band had four instrumentalists and four singers as members at the time, an unusual combination for string bands at the time. For the Champion Horse-Hair Pullers, however, there was no further opportunity to record records. Until 1930, the band played in Arkansas with a changing line-up.
Discography
| year | title | # | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published titles | |||
| Victor Records | |||
| 1928 | In the Garden Where the Irish Potatoes Grow /? | 21711 | |
| 1929 | Up in Glory / Save My Mother's Picture from the Sale | 40059 | |
| 12 SEP 1928, Memphis, Tenn. | Nigger Baby / Just Give Me the Leavings | 40124 | |
literature
- Robert Cochran: Our Own Sweet Sound: A Celebration of Popular Music in Arkansas (2005), p. 31; University of Arkansas Press, ISBN 1557287937