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Sid Harkreader

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Real name
Sidney Johnson Harkreader
Born
February 26, 1898
Died
March 19, 1988
Country
United States
Comments
Old-time music fiddler, singer and string band leader. Harkreader was an early member of the Grand Ole Opry, initially providing accompaniment to Uncle Dave Macon.
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Originals

Covers by Sid Harkreader

Title Performer Release date Originally by
1927 Smith's Sacred Singers
i 1925 (unknown)
1925 George Reneau
November 1925 Brunswick Quartette
May 1925 Myers and Hanford
1927 (unknown)
1925 Kelly Harrell
  1927 Ernest V. Stoneman REL, Vernon Dalhart REC
1929 Bentley Ball
1928 Edward Allen and Charles Hart
1929 Fiddlin' John Carson
1929 (unknown)
1927 Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart)
1925 Henry Whitter
1928 Riley Puckett
  1927 May Irwin PRF,REC, Mr. J. W. Myers REL
May 1925 (unknown)
1927 The Jenkins Family
November 1924 Spencer & Ossman
October 1929 Kelly Harrell
1927 Henry Whitter
1927 Harry Anthony and James F. Harrison

Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
A Picture from Life's Other Side Harkreader and Moore 1927 Paramount
Arkansas Travelers Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader 1925 Vocalion [US]
Dark Eyes - On Top of Old Smoky Sid Harkreader - George Reneau 1926 Vocalion [US]
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane Harkreader and Moore 1927 Paramount
I Wish I Was a Single Girl Again Sid Harkreader 1925 Vocalion [US]
Jonah and the Whale Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader November 1924 Vocalion [US]
Just from Tennessee - Down by the Old Mill Stream Uncle Dave Macon - Sid Harkreader November 1925 Vocalion [US]
Kitty Wells Sid Harkreader and Grady Moore 1927 Paramount
Life and Death of Jesse James Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader 1929 Vocalion [US]
Many Times with You I Wandered - Save My Mother's Picture from the Sale Sid Harkreader - Uncle Dave Macon October 1925 Vocalion [US]
Mister Johnson Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader 1929 Vocalion [US]
New Coon in Town Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader October 1929 Brunswick
Over the Mountain Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader December 1929 Brunswick
Struttin' Around - Blue Ridge Mountain Blues Uncle Dave Macon - Sid Harkreader 1925 Vocalion [US]
Take Me Back to My Carolina Home Harkreader and Poteet 1928 Paramount
The Girl I Left Behind Me Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader May 1925 Vocalion [US]
Watermelon Smilin' on the Vine - Southern Whistling Coon Uncle Dave Macon - Sid Harkreader June 1925 Vocalion [US]
Way Down in Jail on My Knees Harkreader and Moore 1927 Paramount
Where Is My Mama Harkreader and Poteet 1928 Paramount
Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown Sid Harkreader and Grady Moore 1927 Paramount