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Sam McGee (01 May 1894 - 21 Aug 1975)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (2)

Official

Album

  1. Grand Dad of the Country Guitar Pickers 1997

Album - Compilation

  1. Complete Recorded Works 1926-1934 In Chronological Order 1998

Relationships (4)

Collaborator On

  1. McGee Brothers

Member Of

  1. McGee Brothers (1925 - 1975) original, guitar
  2. Fruit Jar Drinkers

Siblings

  1. Kirk McGee

Recordings by (38)

  1. Railroad Blues 3:16 (1994)
  2. Brown's Ferry Blues 3:31 (1995)
  3. Sam McGee Stomp 2:04 (1997)
  4. Fuller Blues 2:19 (1997)
  5. Burglar Bold 1:36 (1997)
  6. Dew Drop 3:28 (1997)
  7. Jesse James 3:02 (1997)
  8. Ching Chong 3:02 (1997)
  9. Blackberry Blossom 2:01 (1997)
  10. Wheels 1:52 (1997)
  11. How Great Thou Art 2:42 (1997)
  12. When The Wagon Was New 2:55 (1997)
  13. Franklin Blues 2:21 (1997)
  14. Penitentiary Blues 2:56 (1997)
  15. Pig Ankle Rag 2:31 (1997)
  16. Buck Dancer’s Choice 2:54 (1997)
  17. Wayfaring Stranger 2:41 (1997)
  18. Knoxville Blues 3:01 (1998)
  19. The Franklin Blues 2:50 (1998)
  20. In a Cool Shady Nook 2:33 (1998)
  21. If I Could Only Blot Out the Past 3:03 (1998)
  22. Old Master's Run Away 2:58 (1998)
  23. Charming Bill 3:01 (1998)
  24. Flower From My Angel Mother's Grave, A 2:45 (1998)
  25. C-H-I-C-K-E-N Spells Chicken 2:53 (1998)
  26. Salty Dog Blues 3:01 (1998)
  27. Salt Lake City Blues 3:03 (1998)
  28. Rufus Blossom 3:08 (1998)
  29. Ragged Jim 2:53 (1998)
  30. Someone Else May Be There While I'm Gone 3:03 (1998)
  31. Hannah Won't You Open the Door 2:47 (1998)
  32. My Family Has Been a Crooked Set 2:59 (1998)
  33. The Tramp 2:48 (1998)
  34. Easy Rider 3:20 (1998)
  35. As Willie and Mary Strolled by the Seashore 2:26 (1998)
  36. The Ship Without a Sail 3:00 (1998)
  37. Chevrolet Car 3:10 (1998)
  38. Buck Dancer's Choice 3:02 (2013)

On Recordings (39)

Instruments

  1. Buddy Won’t You Roll Down the Line 3:13 Uncle Dave Macon (1952) banjitar
  2. Way Down the Old Plank Road 3:00 Uncle Dave Macon & Sam McGee (1952) guitar
  3. I've Had a Big Time Tonight 1:50 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) guitar
  4. Late Last Night 2:23 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) banjitar
  5. Milk 'em in the Evening Blues 2:46 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) guitar
  6. Drummer Boy 2:25 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) guitar
  7. Pig at Home in the Pen 2:18 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) guitar
  8. Lafayette 1:33 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) guitar
  9. Chinese Breakdown 2:28 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) banjitar
  10. Memphis Blues 1:06 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) banjitar
  11. Amos Johnson Rag 1:47 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) banjitar
  12. Under the Double Eagle 1:34 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) banjitar
  13. Peacock Rag 2:02 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) guitar
  14. Easy Rider 2:37 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) banjitar
  15. Boogie 1:07 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) banjitar
  16. Charming Bill 2:13 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) guitar
  17. Sally Johnson 2:18 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) guitar
  18. Widow Haley 2:01 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) guitar
  19. Dance All Night With a Bottle in Your Hand 2:32 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) guitar
  20. Single-Footing Horse 1:37 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) guitar
  21. Milk Cow Blues 2:41 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) guitar
  22. Keep a Light in Your Window Tonight 2:01 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) guitar
  23. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down 3:02 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) banjitar
  24. Evening Shade 2:11 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) guitar
  25. Red Wing 2:05 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) banjitar
  26. Whistling Rufus 1:33 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) guitar
  27. Uncle Buddy 1:30 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968) guitar
  28. Sail Away Ladies 2:56 Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers (1994) guitar
  29. Go On, Nora Lee 3:09 Uncle Dave Macon & Sam McGee (2002) banjitar
  30. Hell Among the Yearlings 1:46 Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith (26 Sep 2006) guitar
  31. Dance All Night 2:35 Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith (13 Mar 2007) guitar
  32. Cady Hill 1:25 Arthur Smith & Sam McGee and Kirk McGee (2009) guitar

Vocals

  1. Buddy Won’t You Roll Down the Line 3:13 Uncle Dave Macon (1952)
  2. Late Last Night 2:23 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968)
  3. Milk 'em in the Evening Blues 2:46 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968)
  4. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down 3:02 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968)
  5. Easy Rider 2:37 The McGee Brothers and Arthur Smith (1968)
  6. Sail Away Ladies 2:56 Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers (1994)
  7. Go On, Nora Lee 3:09 Uncle Dave Macon & Sam McGee (2002)

Credited as (7)

  1. Sam McGee
  2. Uncle Dave Macon & Sam McGee
  3. Arthur Smith, Sam McGee & Kirk McGee
  4. Arthur Smith & Sam McGee and Kirk McGee
  5. The New Lost City Ramblers with Sam & Kirk McGee
  6. Kirk McGee & Sam McGee
  7. Sam McGee & Kirk McGee

Links (8)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14048368x
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n86102586/
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86102586
  4. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/206570

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/794962

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/61748763

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q648685

Biographies

  1. http://www.sondahl.com/sammcgee.html