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Released on Victor, also King Porter Stomp (Benny Goodman and His Orchestra), Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin’ on the Corner) (Jimmie Rodgers) and Stormy Weather (Lena Horne)
Produced by Ralph Peer, also Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow, Single Girl, Married Girl and Worried Man Blues
Recorded at Bristol Sessions Recordings, also Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow, Single Girl, Married Girl and Wandering Boy
Written by Emmett Sidney Dean, also Gloryland (The Lords) and Just Over in Gloryland (Tennessee Ernie Ford)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Ralph Peer produced 3 of The Carter Family’s top 10 songs
Ralph Peer produced 14 songs on fono
Credits
All 9 credits
- Written by
- Emmett Sidney Dean and H. W. Elliott
- Produced by
- Ralph Peer
- Performed by
- A.P. Carter, Mother Maybelle Carter and Sara Carter
- Recorded at
- Bristol Sessions Recordings
- Released on
- Victor
- Written by
- Emmett Sidney Dean and H. W. Elliott
- Produced by
- Ralph Peer
- Performed by
- A.P. Carter, Mother Maybelle Carter and Sara Carter
- Recorded at
- Bristol Sessions Recordings
- Released on
- Victor
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Ralph Peer
Same writer: Emmett Sidney Dean
Same label: Victor
Same release: The Poor Orphan Child / The Wandering Boy
Same producer: Ralph Peer
Same writer: Emmett Sidney Dean
Same label: Victor
Same producer: Ralph Peer
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Poor Orphan Child was performed by A.P. Carter
The Poor Orphan Child was performed by A.P. Carter
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2MusicBrainz The Poor Orphan Child was performed by Mother Maybelle Carter
The Poor Orphan Child was performed by Mother Maybelle Carter
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Poor Orphan Child was performed by Sara Carter
The Poor Orphan Child was performed by Sara Carter
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The Poor Orphan Child was produced by Ralph Peer
The Poor Orphan Child was produced by Ralph Peer
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The Poor Orphan Child was written by Emmett Sidney Dean
The Poor Orphan Child was written by Emmett Sidney Dean
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz The Poor Orphan Child was written by H. W. Elliott
The Poor Orphan Child was written by H. W. Elliott
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz The Poor Orphan Child is part of the release The Poor Orphan Child / The Wandering Boy
The Poor Orphan Child is part of the release The Poor Orphan Child / The Wandering Boy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz The Poor Orphan Child was recorded at Bristol Sessions Recordings
The Poor Orphan Child was recorded at Bristol Sessions Recordings
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Victor is the label of the song The Poor Orphan Child
Victor is the label of the song The Poor Orphan Child
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz The Poor Orphan Child was released on 1927-12
The Poor Orphan Child was released on 1927-12
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026