B. F. Shelton
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B. F. Shelton | |
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| Birth name | Benjamin Frank Shelton |
| Born | January 1, 1902 Victor Records |
Benjamin Frank Shelton (January 1, 1902 – February 28, 1963) was an American singer and
Victor Records at the Bristol sessions in Bristol, Tennessee on July 29, 1927.[1] Shelton traveled from Corbin, Kentucky where he worked as a barber to Bristol for the sessions with gospel singer and preacher Alfred Karnes. Four of the recordings survive today, "Darling Cora", "Pretty Polly", "Oh Molly Dear" and "Cold Penitentiary Blues". He recorded again, under the name Frank Shelton, for Columbia Records at the Johnson City sessions in Johnson City, Tennessee
in October 1928, but the recordings were not issued and have not survived.
Shelton was born in Clay County, Kentucky[2] and died in Whitley County, Kentucky.
References
- ^ "Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Recordings: Records made on Friday, July 29, 1927". University of California.
- ISBN 9780813127668.
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