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Arkansas Woodchopper

voc, g, US
Singer / Musician of World and Country
A.k.a. Luther W. Ossenbrink Arkansas Rambler Arkie L.W. Ossenbrink James Burke (7) The West Virginia Rail Splitter

Date of Birth 2 March 1907 , Knob Noster, Missouri, USA Date of Death 23 June 1981 , Missouri, USA Luther W. Ossenbrink was known professionally as Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper. He was a singer, yodeler and played the guitar, and recorded dozens of cowboy songs for Columbia, Gennett and ARC between 1928 and 1931. These sometimes appeared under pseudonyms ( "The West Virginia Rail Splitter", "James Burke", and "The Arkansas Rambler"). He debuted on the radio on KMBC in Kansas City in 1928, and joined the WLS Barn Dance in Chicago in 1929. He remained a headliner on The National Barn Dance until it went off the air in 1960.

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
Genres
  • World
  • Country
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
The Last Great Roundup / Cowboy JackArkansas Woodchopper1932Album
Little-Ah-SidArkansas Woodchopper1931Album
Wagoner / Walkin Up TownArkansas WoodchopperAlbum
If I Could Only Blot Out The Past / Sweet Sunny SouthArkansas WoodchopperAlbum
Mississippi Sawyer / Arkansas TravellerArkansas WoodchopperAlbum
The Little Green Valley/Sweet EvelinaArkansas WoodchopperAlbum
Old Pal / Daddy And HomeArkansas WoodchopperAlbum
Old And Only In The Way / The Prisoner At The BarArkansas WoodchopperAlbum
Light Foot Bill / My Love Is But A Lassie OArkansas WoodchopperAlbum
Frankie And Johnnie / Barney McCoyArkansas WoodchopperAlbum
Mrs. Murphy's ChowderArkansas WoodchopperAlbum
The Cowboy's DreamArkansas WoodchopperAlbum
The Little Green Valley / Old And Only In The WayArkansas WoodchopperAlbum
Just Plain Folks / What Is A Home Without LoveArkansas WoodchopperAlbum
I'm A Texas CowboyArkansas WoodchopperAlbum
The Cowboy's Dream / Home On The RangeArkansas WoodchopperAlbum
When It's Harvest Time My Sweet AngelineArkansas WoodchopperAlbum
Take Me Back To ColoradoArkansas WoodchopperAlbum
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