Eck Robertson

Alexander Campbell "Eck" Robertson *20-11-1887 [1886?] Delaney, AR, - +15-02-1975

2^nd version

By Henk Scholts, Tony Russell, Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

30 June 1922 New York City – Uncle Eck Robertson and Henry C. Gilliand [Uncle Eck Robertson [fiddle], Henry C. Gilliand [fiddle])
001 26660-2  ARKANSAW TRAVELER Victor  18956 B-26660-2//Sonyatone STR 201 County CO-5515-CD  LP 517 CO-CD-3524 JSP 77213
002 26661-2 APPLE BLOSSOM  unissued
003 26662-2 FORKED DEER  unissued
004 26663-2 TURKEY IN THE STRAW    19149/Sonyatone STR 201  JSP 77213
COUNTY LP 517 TEXAS FAREWELL TEXAS FIDDLERS 1922/1930 (1980);  COUNTY CO-CD 3524 OLDTIME TEXAS STRINGBANDS VOL.1 (2001); JSP JSP 77213 TEXAS HILLBILLIES 1922/1937 (UK, 2018, 4CD box)
1 July 1922 New York City – Uncle Eck Robertson (Uncle Eck Robertson [fiddle], Nat Shilkret [piano –1])
005 26664-1 SALLY GOODEN   18956/STR 201 CO-5515-CD  JSP 77213 Old Timey 101
006 26665-2 BRILLIANCY AND CHEATUM -1 unissued
007 26666-1 SALLIE JOHNSON AND BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND -1 19372/STR 201  CO-5515-CD CO-CD-3524  JSP 77213
008 26667-2 RAGTIME ANNIE   19149/Sonyatone STR 201  County CO-5515-CD  LPV 552 JSP 77213
009 26668-2 GENERAL LOGAN/DOMINION HORNPIPE -1 unissued
010 26669-1 DONE GONE -1 19372/Sonyatone STR 201  CO-5515-CD JSP 77213
RCA LPV 552 EARLY RURAL STRINGBANDS (1964); OLD TIMEY LP 101 STRINGBANDS VOL.2 (1965)
12 August 1929 Dallas, TX. –  Eck Robertson and Family (Eck Robertson [fiddle], Nettie Robertson [gt], Daphne Robertson [tnr gt], Dueron Robertson [banjo])
011 BVE-55346-2  TEXAS WAGONER  V 40145/STR 201  County 527 CO-5515-CD
012 BVE-55347-1 THERE‘S A BROWN SKIN GAL DOWN THE ROAD  V 40145/ STR 201  CO-5515-CD JSP 77213 LPV 522 CO-CD-3524
013 BVE-55348-1 AMARILLO WALTZ  40298/STR 201 CO-5515-CD JSP 77213
014 BVE-55349-1 BROWN KELLY WALTZ PT.1  40334/STR 201  County CO-5515-CD JSP 77213
015 BVE-55350-1 BROWN KELLY WALTZ PT.2  40334/STR 201 CO-5515-CD JSP 77213
RCA LPV 522 AUTHENTIC COWBOYS AND THEIR WESTERN FOLKSONGS (1965); COUNTY 527 OLDTIME FIDDLE CLASSCIS VOL.2 1927/1934 (1973); COUNTY CO-CD 3524 OLDTIME TEXAS STRINGBANDS VOL.1 (2001)
10 October 1929 Dallas, TX –  J.B.Cranfill and Eck Robertson/* Eck Robertson and Family (Eck Robertson [fiddle-exc-1], J. B. Cranfill [fiddle],Nettie Robertson [gt], Daphne Robertson [gt], Dueron Robertson [banjo])
016 BVE-56360-1  GREAT BIG TATER   40205/LP 517 STR 201 CO-5515-CD JSP 77231
017 BVE-56361-1  RUN BOY RUN  40205 /STR 201 CO-5515-CD JSP 77231
018 BVE-56362-2  APPLE BLOSSOMS  * unissued
019 BVE-56363-2  MY FROG AIN‘T GOT NO BLUES -1 * unissued
COUNTY LP 517 TEXAS FAREWELL /TEXAS FIDDLERS (1970)
11 October 1929 Dallas, TX –  Eck Robertson /Eck Robertson and Family* (Eck Robertson [fiddle], Nettie Robertson [gt-1], Daphne Robertson [tnr gt-1], Dueron Robertson [banjo-1/speach-2/gt-3])
020 BVE-56364-1  BRILLIANCY MEDLEY* -1  40298/ LP 507 STR 201 CO-5515-CD JSP 77231
021 BVE-56365-2  MY EXPERIENCE ON THE RANCH -2   unissued                             
022 BVE-56366-1  THE ARKANSAS TRAVELER -3    unissued
023 BVE-56367-2  SALLY GOODWIN -3   unissued
COUNTY LP 507 OLDTIME FIDDLE CLASSICS (1966)
20 October 1929 Dallas, TX.  Eck Robertson And Family (Eck Robertson [vcl/fiddle], Nettie Robertson [vcl/gt])
024 BVE-56433-1 THE ISLAND UNKNOWN  PT.1  40166/STR 201  CO-5515-CD JSP 77213
025 BVE-56434-1 THE ISLAND UNKNOWN  PT.2  40166/STR 201 CO-5515-CD JSP 77213
Summer/Fall 1963 [field recording] Eck Robertson’s Home, Amarillo, TX – Eck Robertson [fiddle])
026 TEXAS WAGONER    County 202                                                          
027 STUMPTOWN STOMP  County 202                                     
028 LOST INDIAN  County 202                       
029 GRIGSBY'S HORNPIPE   County 202                                              
030 RYE WHISKEY   County 202                      
031 LOST GOOSE  County 202                                  
032 SALLY JOHNSON County 202                                           
033 BILLY IN THE LOWGROUND  County 202                                                
034 BEAUMONT RAG   County 202                 
035 GREY EAGLE   County 202                              
036 DUSTY MILLER County 202                                        
037 HELL AMONG THE YEARLINGS County 202                                                   
038 SAY OLD MAN CAN YOU PLAY THE FIDDLE  County 202                                      
039 GET UP IN THE COOL    County 202      
040 HAWK GOT THE CHICKEN   County 202                                    
041 UNNAMED D TUNE   County 202                    
042 BONAPARTE'S RETREAT  County 202                                       
043 FORKY DEAR   County 202                  
044 DONE GONE   County 202    
1964 or 1965 [live-Newport Folk festival] Newport, RI - The New Lost City Ramblers and Eck Robertson  
04401 SALLY JOHNSON Vanguard 77011-2
VANGUARD 77011-2 THE NEW LOST CITY RAMBLERS - OLD TIME MUSIC / NEW PORT FOLK FESTIVAL CLASSICS  Vanguard 77011-2 (1994)
25 July 1965 [live-Newport Folk festival] Newport, RI - The New Lost City Ramblers and Eck Robertson  
04402 FORKED DEER/EIGHTH OF JANUARY Vanguard 77007-2
VANGUARD 77007-2 FOLK MUSIC AT NEWPORT, PART  1  (1994)
25 July 1965 home recording, Newport, RI - The New Lost City Ramblers and Eck Robertson  
04403 LEATHER BRITCHES SF 40097-2
SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS 09307-40097-2 CLOSE TO HOME  (2007)
 
 

                

ALBUMS

Sonyatone STR 201 Master Fiddler - His Complete Recordings, 1922-1929: Arkansaw Traveler; Turkey In The Straw; Sally Gooden; Ragtime Annie; Sallie Johnson And Billy In The Low Ground;  Done Gone;  Texas Wagoner; There‘s A Brown Skin Gal Down The Road; Amarillo Waltz;    Brown Kelly Waltz Pt.1 / Brown Kelly Waltz Pt.2; Great Big Taters In Sandy Land; Run Boy Run; Brilliancy Waltz; Island Unknown  Pt.1/ Island Unknown Pt.2; Radio Theme - 76

County 202 Famous Cowboy Fiddler:  Texas Wagoner; Stumptown Stomp;  Lost Indian; Grigsby's Hornpipe; Rye Whiskey;  Lost Goose;  Sally Johnson;  Billy In The Lowground; Beaumont Rag;  Grey Eagle; Dusty Miller; Hell Among The Yearlings;  Say Old Man Can You Play The Fiddle; Get Up In The Cool; Hawk Got The Chicken; Unnamed D Tune; Bonaparte's Retreat;  Forky Dear;  Done Gone – 08-92                                                          

County CO-5515-CD Old Time Texas Fiddler: Brilliancy Waltz; Texas Wagoner; Arkansaw Traveler; Great Big Tater; Sallie Johnson And Billy In The Low Ground; There‘s A Brown Skin Gal Down The Road; Ragtime Annie; Amarillo Waltz; Done Gone;  Island Unknown  Pt.1; Island Unknown Pt.2; Sally Gooden; Brown Kelly Waltz Pt.1 / Brown Kelly Waltz Pt.2 – 19-05-98

SINGLES

Victor (1922-29)
18956 [A.C. (Eck) Robertson ]: Sallie Gooden  / [Henry C. Gilliland  - A.C. (Eck) Robertson] :  Arkansaw Traveler  - 04-23
19149 [Henry C. Gilliland  - A.C. (Eck) Robertson] : Turkey In The Straw / [A.C. (Eck) Robertson] : Ragtime Annie - 23
19372 Sallie Johnson And Billy In The Low Ground  / Done Gone   - 23 A.C. (Eck) Robertson
V 40145  Texas Wagoner  / There‘s A Brown Skin Gal Down The Road Somewhere – 11-29 Eck Robertson violin with orchestra
V 40166 The Island Unknown – part 1 / The Island Unknown – part .2  - 12-29 Eck Robertson and his Family singing with violin and guitar
V 40205 Run, Boy, Run / Great Big ‘Taters - 02-30 - Eck Robertson - Dr. J.B.Cranfill violin a guitar
V 40298 Brilliancy Medley / Amarillo Waltz – 19-09-30 Eck Robertson and Family fiddling orchestra
V 40334 Brown Kelly Waltz – part 1 / Brown Kelly Waltz - part.2 – 09-12-30 A.C. (Eck) Robertson and Family fiddling band (reissued on Jan. 2, 1935 on Bluebird B-5777
Bluebird B 26660-2 Arkansaw Traveler / Arkansaw Traveler – 87 (promo 45, celebrating 65 year after te first recording session. Eck Robertson walked in the studio dressed in cowboy outfit and Henry C. Gilliland was dressed in a Confederated soldier outfit))

Anne E. Dechant

*Avon Lake, OH

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS

1996 Rock and Roll City Studio, 5500 Walworth Ave,  Cleveland, OH / Nice Sounds Studio Recording, Cleveland, OH - Anne E, Dechant (Anne E.Dehant [vcl/ac gt],  Frank Romano [gt/mandolin], Mike Crow [bass], Rich Carpenter  [drums/percussion],  Ed Caner [violin], John Denney [keyboards], Aaron W. Lindsey [organ]. Producer: Jon Denney)
001 STAND AD 91102 Every Little Everything
002 I WILL SEE HER AD 91102  
003 1000 SOULS AD 91102
004 EFFORT OF THE SPIN AD 91102  
005 BREAK MY HEART AD 91102  
006 YOU NEED ME AD 91102  
007 VAN GOGH'S FIELD AD 91102  
008 TAKE YOUR PAIN AD 91102
009 FROM THE FIELDS AD 91102  
010 CARRY ON AD 91102
011 ONLY YOU AD 91102  
2000 Cleveland, OH – Anne E. Dechant
012 TAKE IT ON
013 LOVE LOVE
014 GREEN HAND Every Little Everything
015 I DON'T WANNA KNOW
016 WORLD WAR III
017 WHEN WE ARE OLD
018 JEFFERY JAMES
019 IN THE MIDDLE
020 RATTLE
021 DONNA DANCED
Tracks above issued on album Something Of The Soul
2001 [live] unknown – Anne E. Dechant
02101 TAKE IT ON
02102 OH SUZANNA
02103 LEAVING ON A JET PLANE
02104 I WILL SEE HER
02105 RISE
02106 LET ME LOVE YOU
02107 PAINTED IT BLACK
02108 IN A DREAM
02109 JEFFREY JAMES
Tracks above issued on album Live
2003 The Happy Dog, Cleveland, OH/St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Canton, OH – Anne E. Dechant (Producer: Don Dixon)
022 POP THE STAR Every Little Everything
023 25 Every Little Everything  [also remix]
024 MOVING SHADOWS
025 SMALL TOWN
026 ALIVE
027 ESTELLE
028 FREEDOM FIGHTER
029 DANCE WITH ME
030 ROSALITA
031 THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES
032 SHENANDOAH
033 OH ME MY
Tracks above issued on album Pop The Star
2006 Sand Diego, CA – Anne E. Dechant (Producer: Andy Ackland)
034 GIRLS AND AIRPLANES Every Little Everything
035 SCATTERED Every Little Everything
036 FLY
037 FOOL FOR YOU
038 IN AND OUT OF LOVE
039 THE MIDDLE
040 SECOND CLASS CITIZEN
041 MY VICTORIA
042 BROKEN
043 GEORGE
044 LIKE YESTERDAY
Tracks above issued on album Girls and Airplanes
2007 Dark Tree Studios, Cleveland, OH - Anne E.Dechant and Pete Cavano
045 IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS
046 I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS
047 BLUE CHRISTMAS
048 OH LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM
049 HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS
050 WINTER WONDERLAND
051 O HOLY NIGHT
052 IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR
053 LIGHT THE WEARY WORLD
054 SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
055 I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
056 SILVER BELLS
057 HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS  
Tracks above issued on album One Voice One Guitar
2008 Toy Box Studios, Nashville, TN - Anne E.Dechant and Pete Cavano
058 RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER
059 LET IT SNOW
060 JINGLE BELL ROCK
061 WHITE CHRISTMAS
062 SILENT NIGHT
063 SLEIGH RIDE
064 WHAT CHILD IS THIS
065 ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE
066 OH CHRISTMAS TREE
067 THE CHRISTMAS SONG
Tracks above issued on album One Voice One Guitar vol. 2
2011 Nashville, TM – Anne E. Dechant (Producer: Bill Warner)
068 SWING Every Little Everything
069 CRAZY 'BOUT YOU
070 HOME TO ME
071 LOVE AND TIME
072 LIKE A FOOL
073 ALL THE PENNIES
074 RUNNING RED LIGHTS Every Little Everything
075 THE WORTH OF WATER
076 BETTER THAN THIS
077 OLD TOWN ROAD
078 WAIT FOR ME
Tracks above issued on album Swing
2015 Sunny’s Lab Studios,  Nashville, TN – Anne E. Dechant (Producer: Mike Severs)
079 SUNDAY MORNING DRIVE
080 HEY DADDY
081 GO GET JOE Every Little Everything
082 WATER IN WHISKEY
083 PROBABLY SHOULD
084 HARRIS Every Little Everything
085 INTO ME
086 OUT THERE
087 FLY AWAY
088 LIKE MY DADDY
089 THE SUN COMING IN
Tracks above issued on album The Sun Coming In
2016 unknown – Anne E. Dechant
090 HERE I AM
2018 Sunny’s Lab Studios, Nashville, TN – Anne E. Dechant (Producer: Mike Severs)
091 LOST IN KENTUCKY
092 DANCE WITH YOUR DEMONS Every Little Everything
093 A DREAM
094 TRAIN SONG Every Little Everything
095 WHAT DO YOU CARE
096 SWING (WITH PRELUDE)
Tracks above issued on EP Lost In Kentucky
2020 Sunny’s Lab Studios, Nashville, TN – Anne E. Dechant (Producer: Mike Severs)
097  EVERY LITTLE EVERYTHING Every Little Everything;
098 OPEN WINDOWS OPEN DOORS Every Little Everything
099 YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE Every Little Everything
100 GIRLS AND AIRPLANES (2020 VERSION) Every Little Everything

ALBUMS

Green Plastic AD 91102 Effort of the Spin: Stand; I Will See Her; 1000 Souls; Effort of the Spin; Break My Heart; You Need Me; Van Gogh's Field; Take Your Pain; From the Fields; Carry On; Only You - 96

Anne E. Dechant no # Something of the Soul : Take It On; Love Love; Green Hand; I Don't Wanna Know; World War III; When We Are Old; Jeffery James; In the Middle; Rattle; Donna Danced – 27-06-00

Funny Man ? Live: An Evening with Anne E. DeChant: Take It On; Oh Suzanna; Leaving on a Jet Plane; I Will See Her; Rise; Let Me Love You; Painted It Black; In a Dream; Jeffrey James – 08-12-01

Funny Man no # Pop the Star: Pop the Star; 25; Moving Shadows; Small Town; Alive; Estelle; Freedom Fighter; Dance With Me; Rosalita; That's the Way It Goes; Shenandoah; Oh Me My; 25 (remix) – 22-05-04

Anne Dechant ? Girls and Airplanes: Girls and Airplanes; Scattered; Fly; Fool for You; In and Out of Love; The Middle; Second Class Citizen; My Victoria; Broken; George; Like Yesterday - 06

Anne DeChant ? One Voice One Guitar: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas; I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus;  Blue Christmas;  Oh Little Town of Bethlehem;  Here Comes Santa Claus; Winter Wonderland;  O Holy Night;  It Came Upon a Midnight Clear;  Light the Weary World;  Santa Claus is Coming to Town;  I'll Be Home For Christmas;  Silver Bells;  Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas  - 11-07 with Pete Cavano

Anne DeChant ? One Voice One Guitar  vol. 2 - An Acoustic Christmas Collection: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer; Let It Snow; Jingle Bell Rock; White Christmas; Silent Night; Sleigh Ride; What Child Is This; Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree; Oh Christmas Tree; The Christmas Song – 11-08

Funny Man ? Swing: Swing; Crazy 'Bout You; Home to Me; Love and Time; Like a Fool;

All the Pennies; Running Red Lights; The Worth of Water; Better Than This; Old Town Road; Wait for Me – 04-11-11

Anne DeChant ? The Sun Coming In: Sunday Morning Drive; Hey Daddy; Go Get Joe; Water in Whiskey; Probably Should; Harris; Into Me; Out There; Fly Away; Like My Daddy; The Sun Coming In – 18-09-15

Anne E. DeChant ? Every Little Everything/ Greatest Hits, vol. 1:  Every Little Everything; Train Song; Scattered; Girls and Airplanes; Harris; Open Windows Open Doors; Pop the Star; Green Hand; Go Get Joe; Dance with Your Demons;  Stand; You Get What You Give; 25; Running Red Lights; Swing; Girls and Airplanes (2020 Version) - 06-11-20

EPs

One Fish Two Fish Music ?  Lost in Kentucky: Lost in Kentucky; Dance with Your Demons; A Dream; Train Song; What Do You Care; Swing (With Prelude) – 13-07-18