Don Richardson (musician)
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Don Richardson (1878–1953) was an American
fiddle A fiddle is a Bow (music), bowed String instrument, string musical instrument, most often a violin or a bass. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including European classical music, classical music. Althou ...
r who may have made the first
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recording in 1914, eight years before the first generally recognised country recording was made in 1922.


Discography

COLUMBIA A-2018 Durang's Hornpipe (Mx 46759 April 1916) A-2018 Mississippi Sawyer (Mx 46754 April 1916) A-2140 Old Zip Coon (Mx 46757) A-2140 Arkansas Traveler (Mx 46755) A-2575 Devil's Dream (Mx 46756) A-2575 Miss McLeod Reel (Mx 46755) A-3424 Dance With The Girl With A Hole in Her Stocking (Mx 79842) A-3424 Annie Laurie/White Cockade (Mx 79845) A-3452 Soldier's Joy/Massa/Turkey in the Straw (May 1921-Mx 79844) A-3452 Little Yaller Gal/Old Black Joe (May 1921-Mx 79843) A-3527 Hull's Victory/Quiltin' Party (Mx 79850) A-3527 Limber Up Reel/Old Oaken Bucket/Speed the Plough (Mx 79851) A-3581 Opera Reel/Nellie Gray/Ivy Leaf (Mx 79852) A-3581 Rickett's Hornpipe/Pig Town Fling (Mx 79849) S-5644 A Perfect Day/Dear Old Girl-Waltz (Dec. 1914-Mx 37125) OKEH 1147 Dance With the Gal With A Hole in Her Stocking 1147 The Devil's Dream/Old Black Joe Medley 1169 Mississippi Sawyer-Medley (February 1919) 1169 McLeod's Reel (February 1919) 1254 Irish Washerwoman (July 1919) 1255 Arkansas Traveler (July 1919) PHONOLA (Kitchener) 1147 Devil's Dream 1147 Dance With A Gal With A Hole In Her Stocking SILVERTONE 46757 Old Zip Coon - Medley 46758 Arkansas Traveler 46759 Durang's Hornpipe - Medley LITTLE WONDER (5" Records) 908 Durang's Hornpipe & Kentucky Home Violin solo 909 Mississippi Sawyer & Massa's In the Cold, Cold Ground, Violin solo (not aurally identified)


References


External links


A 1916 recording of Richardson playing "Arkansas Traveler" at the Internet Archive

More recordings at the Internet Archive
1878 births 1953 deaths 20th-century American fiddlers Old-time fiddlers {{violinist-stub