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Gwen Foster (1903 - 1954)

Male Person - United States

Relationships (3)

Member Of

  1. Carolina Twins original, lead vocals, harmonica, guitar
  2. Carolina Tar Heels
  3. Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers

Recordings by (3)

  1. How Many Biscuits Can I Eat? 2:47 (1968)
  2. Wilkes County Blues 2:54 (23 Apr 1996)
  3. Side Line Blues 3:11 (2003)

On Recordings (15)

Instruments

  1. Bring Me A Leaf From The Sea 2:55 Carolina Tar Heels (1968) harmonica, guitar
  2. Honeysuckle Rag 3:00 Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers (23 Sep 2008) harmonica, guitar
  3. I Sat Upon the River Bank 2:53 Carolina Twins (2011) harmonica, guitar
  4. When You go A’Courtin’ 2:36 Carolina Twins (2011) harmonica, guitar
  5. New Orleans Is the Town I Like Best 2:26 Carolina Twins (2011) harmonica, guitar
  6. Mr. Brown, Here I Come 2:57 Carolina Twins (2011) harmonica, guitar
  7. Where Is My Mamma? 3:06 Carolina Twins (2011) harmonica, guitar
  8. She Tells Me That I Am Sweet 2:40 Carolina Twins (2011) harmonica, guitar

Vocals

  1. Bring Me A Leaf From The Sea 2:55 Carolina Tar Heels (1968)
  2. I Sat Upon the River Bank 2:53 Carolina Twins (2011)
  3. Where Is My Mamma? 3:06 Carolina Twins (2011)
  4. When You go A’Courtin’ 2:36 Carolina Twins (2011)
  5. Mr. Brown, Here I Come 2:57 Carolina Twins (2011)
  6. She Tells Me That I Am Sweet 2:40 Carolina Twins (2011)
  7. New Orleans Is the Town I Like Best 2:26 Carolina Twins (2011)

Credited as (5)

  1. Gwen Foster
  2. Clarence Ashley & Gwen Foster
  3. Walter Davis & Gwen Foster
  4. Ashley & Foster
  5. Clarence Ashley and Gwen Foster

Works (7)

Arranged

  1. Bring Me a Leaf From the Sea

Composed

  1. Where Is My Mamma?
  2. When You go A’Courtin’
  3. I Sat Upon the River Bank
  4. New Orleans Is the Town I Like Best
  5. She Tells Me That I Am Sweet
  6. Mr. Brown, Here I Come

Links (6)

Other Databases

  1. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111421

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwin_Foster

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/938858

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1557819

Biographies

  1. http://www.bluegrassmessengers.com/gwen-foster-biography.aspx

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GwenFoster.png