About B. F. Shelton
Lived 1902 – 1963 (aged 61). B. F. Shelton was an American musician.
Benjamin Frank Shelton (January 1, 1902 – February 28, 1963) was an American singer and banjoist who recorded a number of songs for Victor Records at the Bristol sessions in Bristol, Tennessee on July 29, 1927. 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 and died in Whitley County, Kentucky.
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Who was B. F. Shelton?
American musician
When was B. F. Shelton born?
B. F. Shelton was born on 1 January 1902 in Clay County.
When did B. F. Shelton die?
B. F. Shelton died on 28 February 1963 in Whitley County.
What was B. F. Shelton's occupation?
B. F. Shelton was a musician.
What nationality was B. F. Shelton?
B. F. Shelton was American.
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