Sam McGee

Personal name: Samuel Fleming McGee
Born: May 1, 1894
Died: August 21, 1975
Country: United States
IPI
Comments: Old-time guitarist
Member of: Dixie Sacred Singers
Fruit-Jar Drinkers
Family: Kirk McGee Brother

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
	Blue Night	Sam & Kirk McGee	1966	(11 artists)
i	Buck Dancer's Choice	Sam McGee	1926	(18 artists)
	Death of John Henry	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	(6 artists)
	Don't Get Weary, Children	Uncle Dave Macon and Kirk and Sam McGee	1934	(4 artists)
	He's Up with the Angels Now	Uncle Dave Macon and Kirk and Sam McGee	1934	Bill Clifton & The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band
	I've Got the Mourning Blues	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	(3 artists)
i	Knoxville Blues	Sam McGee	May 1926	(4 artists)
	Last Night When My Willie Come Home	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	(31 artists)
	Oh Lovin' Babe	Uncle Dave Macon with Sam McGee	1978	(4 artists)
	Old Ties	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	1926	Norman Blake [US]
	On the Dixie Bee Line (In That Henry Ford of Mine)	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	(3 artists)
	Railroad Blues	Sam McGee	1934	(9 artists)
	Rise When the Rooster Crows	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	(8 artists)
i	The Franklin Blues	Sam McGee	1926	(5 artists)
	The Wreck of the Tennessee Gravy Train	Uncle Dave Macon & Sam McGee	January 1931	(3 artists)
	Way down the Old Plank Road	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	(17 artists)
	Whoop 'Em Up, Cindy	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	(6 artists)

Covers by Sam McGee

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	A Flower from My Angel Mother's Grave	McGee Brothers (Sam and Kirk)	September 1927	Charles Nabell
i	Black Mountain Rag	Arthur Smith, Sam McGee, and Kirk McGee	June 17, 1997	Curley Fox
	Brown's Ferry Blues	Sam and Kirk McGee	1934	Delmore Brothers
	Cabbage Head	Sam McGee	1970	Earl Johnson and His Dixie Entertainers
	C-h-i-c-k-e-n Spells Chicken	McGee Brothers (Sam and Kirk)	July 1927	Arthur Collins
i	Chinese Breakdown	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	1968	Jack Reedy and His Walker Mountain String Band
	Chittlin' Cookin' Time in Cheatham County	Sam & Kirk McGee	1962	Arthur Smith Trio
	Coming from the Ball	Sam & Kirk McGee	1962	Uncle Dave Macon and Kirk and Sam McGee
	Dance All Night with a Bottle in Your Hand	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	1968	(unknown), Lehman Engel and Chorus, (unknown), Gid Tanner and George Riley Puckett
	Don't Let Your Deal Go Down	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	1968	Charlie Poole accomp. by The North Carolina Ramblers
	Freight Train Blues	Sam & Kirk McGee	1962	Red Foley
	Hung down My Head and Cried	Sam & Kirk McGee	1962	Jimmie Davis
	In a Cool Shady Nook	Sam McGee	1926	Frank C. Stanley
	I've Had a Big Time Tonight	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	1968	Vernon Dalhart
	Just Tell Them That You Saw Me	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	1926	Geo J. Gaskin
	Keep a Light in Your Window Tonight	Sam & Kirk McGee	1966	Mac and Bob (McFarland and Gardner)
	Keep a Light in Your Window Tonight	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	1968	Mac and Bob (McFarland and Gardner)
	Late Last Night	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	1968	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee
i	Memphis Blues	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	1968	Victor Military Band
	Milk Cow Blues	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	1968	Kokomo Arnold
	Milk 'Em in the Evening Blues	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	1968	Tennessee Ernie
	My Gal's a High Born Lady	Sam & Kirk McGee	1962	(unknown)
	My Long Journey Home	Sam & Kirk McGee	1966	Garner Bros., (unknown)
i	My Old Kentucky Home	Sam & Kirk McGee	1966	(unknown)
i	Needlecase	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	1964	(unknown)
i	Peacock Rag	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	1968	Arthur Smith and His Dixie Liners
i	Redwing	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	1968	(unknown), (unknown)
	Roll Along Jordan	Sam & Kirk McGee	1962	(unknown)
	Roll On Buddy	Sam & Kirk McGee	1962	Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US]), (unknown)
i	Sally Johnson	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	1968	(unknown), A. C. (Eck) Robertson
	Salty Dog Blues	McGee Brothers (Sam and Kirk)	July 1927	Charlie Jackson
	The Tramp	McGee Brothers (Sam and Kirk)	October 1927	(unknown)
i	Under the Double Eagle	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	1968	(unknown)
i	Under the Double Eagle	Sam McGee	1970	(unknown)
i	Victor Rag	Sam McGee	1970	Mother Maybelle Carter
	What Does the Deep Sea Say	Sam & Kirk McGee	1966	Mack Allen (Vernon Dalhart)
i	Wheels	Sam McGee	1970	The String-A-Longs
	When the Train Comes Along	Uncle Dave Macon and Kirk and Sam McGee	October 1934	Odette and Ethel
	When the Wagon Was New	Sam McGee	1970	The Masters Family
i	Whistling Rufus	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	1968	Vess L. Ossman
	Whoop 'Em Up Cindy	Kirk McGee & Sam McGee	1964	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee

Songs written by Sam McGee

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Backwater Blues	Uncle Dave Macon, Sam McGee	Uncle Dave Macon	May 11, 1927	Covered by Bryan Sutton
Buck Dancer's Choice	Sam McGee	Sam McGee	April 14, 1926	Covered by (18 artists)
Knoxville Blues	Sam McGee	Sam McGee	April 17, 1926	Covered by (4 artists)
Railroad Blues	Sam McGee	Sam McGee	August 15, 1934	Covered by (9 artists)
The Franklin Blues	Sam McGee	Sam McGee	April 14, 1926	Covered by (5 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Flat-Top Pickin' Sam McGee	Sam McGee	1970	Dailey Records
Milk 'Em in the Evening Blues	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	1968	Folkways
Old Timers of the Grand Ole Opry - Mountain Songs and Instrumentals	The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith	1964	Folkways
Opry Old Timers	Sam & Kirk McGee (From Sunny Tennessee) and The Crook Brothers	1962	Starday Records
Whoop 'Em up Cindy	Sam & Kirk McGee	1966	Guest Star Records

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A Flower from My Angel Mother's Grave - Charming Bill	McGee Brothers (Sam and Kirk) - McGee Brothers (Sam and Kirk) and Todd	September 1927	Vocalion [US]
Brown's Ferry Blues	Sam and Kirk McGee	1934	Champion [US1]
Buck Dancer's Choice	Sam McGee	1926	Vocalion [US]
Death of John Henry	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	Vocalion [US]
Don't Get Weary Children	Uncle Dave Macon and Kirk and Sam McGee	1934	Champion [US1]
If I Could Only Blot Out the Past	Sam McGee	May 1926	Vocalion [US]
Just Tell Them That You Saw Me	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	1926	Vocalion [US]
Last Night When My Willie Come Home	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	Vocalion [US]
My Family Has Been a Crooked Set	McGee Brothers (Sam and Kirk)	October 1927	Vocalion [US]
Old Ties - In a Cool Shady Nook	Uncle Dave Macon - Sam McGee	1926	Vocalion [US]
Rise When the Rooster Crows	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	Vocalion [US]
Salty Dog Blues	McGee Brothers (Sam and Kirk)	July 1927	Vocalion [US]
Tennessee Red Fox Chase	Uncle Dave Macon & Sam McGee	January 1931	OKeh
Thank God for Everything	Uncle Dave Macon and Kirk and Sam McGee	October 1934	Champion [US1]
Whoop 'Em Up, Cindy	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	Vocalion [US]

Performances also appear on

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Close to Home - Old Time Music from Mike Seeger's Collection 1952-1967	various artists	June 17, 1997	Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
	Laugh Your Blues Away	Uncle Dave Macon	1978	Rounder

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