Wyzee Hamilton

*1888, +1936
by Henk Scholts
SESSIONS
January 1927 Chicago, Il – Wyzee, Tucker & Lecroy (Wyzee Hamilton [fiddle], ? Lecroy [gt], ? Tucker [banjo])
001 4173-3 FIFTY YEARS AGO Paramount 33186 Herwin 75542/DOCD-8032
002 4174-1 HAMILTON`S SPECIAL BREAKDOWN 33186 75542/DOCD-8032
8 July 1927 Starr Piano Store, 3rd Ave., Birmingham, AL – Wyzee Hamilton (Hamilton’s Harminians: Wyzee Hamilton [vcl/fiddle], Luther Patrick [gt], Art Frazier [vcl/tnr banjo], Frank Nichols [fiddle])
003 GEX-700 OLD SEFUS BROWN rejected
9 July 1927 Starr Piano Store, 3rd Ave., Birmingham, AL – Wyzee Hamilton [-1] or Art Frazier [-2] (Hamilton’s Harmonians: Wyzee Hamilton [vcl-1/fiddle], Art Frazier [vcl-2/tnr banjo], Luther Patrick [gt], Frank Nichols [fiddle])
004 GEX-699 SHE'S MORE TO BE PITIED THAN CENSURED rejected
005 GEX-700-A OLD SEFUS BROWN -1 Gennett 6272/ Champion 15376 Challenge 336/ DOCD-8032
006 GEX-701 BECAUSE HE WAS ONLY A TRAMP -2 rejected
007 GEX-702 FIFTY YEARS AGO rejected
ca 15 August 1927 Starr Piano Store, 3rd Ave., Birmingham, AL – Wyzee Hamilton [-1] or Art Frazier [-2] (Hamilton’s Harmonians: Wyzee Hamilton [vcl-1/fiddle], Art Frazier [vcl-2/tnr banjo], Luther Patrick [gt], Frank Nichols [fiddle])
008 GEX-808-A SHE'S MORE TO BE PITIED THAN CENSURED rejected
009 GEX-809-A FIFTY YEARS AGO rejected
010 GEX-810-A OLD SEFUS BROWN -1? rejected
011 GEX-811-A BECAUSE HE WAS ONLY A TRAMP -2 Herwin 75571 / DOCD-8032
ca 30 August 1927 Starr Piano Store, 3rd Ave., Birmingham, AL – Wyzee Hamilton (Wyzee Hamilton [vcl/fiddle], Luther Patrick [speach], Frank Nichols [gt])
012 GEX-859-A GRANDFATHER`S LIVER (AIN`T WHAT IT USED TO WUZ) Gennett 6448 / DOCD-8032
013 GEX-860 CORNBREAD 6448/DOCD-8032
DOCUMENT DOCD-8032 ALABAMA STRINGBANDS - COMPLETE RECORDED WORKS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER/ DR. D.D. HOLLIS, WYZEE HAMILTON, SHORT CREEK TRIO, ATKINS BIRMINGHAM BOYS & DIXIE RAMBLERS (1924-1937)

SINGLES
Paramount
33186 Fiftz Years Ago / Hamilton`s Special Breakdown - 27 (also on Herwin
75542)
Gennett 1927
6272 Old Sefus Brown / (Short Creek Trio) – 27 (also on Champion 15376 as by Davie Meek & His Boys and Challenge 336 as by Reuben White)
Herwin 75571 Because He Was Only A Tramp / (Vernon Dalhart) – 27
6448 Grandfather`s Liver (Ain`t What It Used To / Cornbread – 27?