. Otto Wood, a notorious robber and jailbreak artist, was gunned down in the streets of Salisbury,NC in 1930. Singer — songwriter - ex-boxer Waiter "Kid" Smith of Spray NC was a well known local writer of topical songs, and often could get a record company to take a chance on one, even in the lean years of the early Depression.
Otto Wood The Bandit
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Year
1931
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From the Collection of John Coffey
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Catalog Number
15652
Matrix Number
151345-2
Track Order
1993.25
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Otto Wood The Bandit
The Carolina Buddies: Walter Smith, vocal; Odell Smith, fiddle; Norman Woodlieff, guitar.
New York NY 2/24/31 Columbia 15652-D