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B.F. Shelton
voc, 1902-1963 US
Singer / Musician of Country and World
A.k.a. Benjamin Frank Shelton
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.
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Cold Penitentiary Blues on Really the Blues?: A Blues History, Vol. 1 by Various Artists, James Reese Europe & Paul Whiteman Oh Molly Dear on Oh Molly Dear by B.F. Shelton Darling Cora on Man of Constant Sorrow by Various Artists Pretty Polly on RCA Country Legends: The Bristol Sessions, Vol. 1 by Various Artists Oh Molly Dear on The Return Of The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of by Various Artists Darling Cora on Bristol Sessions by Various Artists Pretty Polly on Bristol Sessions by Various Artists Pretty Polly on Early Country & Western Classics by Various Artists Darling Cora on Early Country & Western Classics by Various Artists O Molly Dear on Bristol Sessions by Various ArtistsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Penitentiary Blues / Oh Molly Dear | B.F. Shelton | 1929 | Album |
| Darling Cora / Pretty Polly | B.F. Shelton | 1927 | Album |
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