Name B. Shelton Occupation(s) Musician Role Singer | Years active 1927-1928 Labels Victor Records | |
 | ||
Born January 1, 1902Clay County, Kentucky, United States ( 1902-01-01 ) Record label Victor Talking Machine Company Similar People Alfred G Karnes, Ernest Phipps, Ernest Stoneman, William Hamilton Stepp, Buell Kazee | ||
Birth name Benjamin Frank Shelton | ||
B F Shelton Pretty Polly Victor 35838 78 rpm
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.
References
B. F. Shelton Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA