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Rare blues of the twenties.

Title
Rare blues of the twenties. Vol. 1.
Publication
Jersey City, N.J. : Historical Recordings, [1966]

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Additional Authors
  • Yates, Blind Richard
  • Liston, Virginia
  • Pope, Jenny
  • Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977
  • Smith, Joe, 1884-1981
  • Dorsey, Thomas Andrew
  • Tampa Red, 1904-1981
  • Leecan, Bobby
  • Cooksey, Robert (Harmonica player)
  • Simpson, Coletha
  • Grant and Wilson (Musical group), performer.
Description
1 audio disc; 12 in.
Alternative Title
  • Sore bunion blues.
  • I'm gonna moan my blues away.
  • Rolls Royce Papa.
  • I'm gonna get me a man, that's all.
  • Doggin' me around blues.
  • Whiskey drinking blues.
  • Tell them about me.
  • Scoop it.
  • Stevedore man.
  • Grevin' me blues.
  • It's tight like that.
  • Blue harmonica.
  • Don't let your head hang down.
  • Down South blues.
Subject
  • To 1931
  • Blues (Music) > To 1931
  • Blues (Music)
  • United States
Note
  • Various selections recorded in New York, Memphis, Chicago, and Camden, N.J., 1924-1929.
  • Credits and an excerpt, Jazz record review by Paul Burgess, Jr., on container.
  • Album design and cover illustration by Arnold S. Caplin.
Contents
Sore bunion blues ; I'm gonna moan my blues away ("Blind" Richard Yates) -- Rolls Royce Papa ; I'm gonna get me a man, that's all (Virginia Liston) -- Doggin' me around blues ; Whiskey drinking blues (Jenny Pope) -- Tell them about me (Ethel Waters ; Joe Smith, acc.) -- Scoop it ; Stevedore man (Grant & Wilson ; Henderson, acc.) -- Grevin' me blues ; It's tight like that (Georgia Tom & Tampa Red) -- Blue harmonica ; Don't let your head hang down (Bobbie Leecan & Robert Cooksey) -- Down South blues (Coletha Simpson).
Call Number
*LRX 5871 v. 1
OCLC
10433946
Title
Rare blues of the twenties. Vol. 1.
Imprint
Jersey City, N.J. : Historical Recordings, [1966]
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audio disc
Performer
Blues; performed by various musicians and vocalists.
Chronological Term
To 1931
Added Author
Yates, Blind Richard, performer.
Liston, Virginia, performer.
Pope, Jenny, performer.
Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977, performer.
Smith, Joe, 1884-1981, performer.
Dorsey, Thomas Andrew, performer.
Tampa Red, 1904-1981, performer.
Leecan, Bobby, performer.
Cooksey, Robert (Harmonica player), performer.
Simpson, Coletha, performer.
Grant and Wilson (Musical group), performer.
Added Title
Sore bunion blues.
I'm gonna moan my blues away.
Rolls Royce Papa.
I'm gonna get me a man, that's all.
Doggin' me around blues.
Whiskey drinking blues.
Tell them about me.
Scoop it.
Stevedore man.
Grevin' me blues.
It's tight like that.
Blue harmonica.
Don't let your head hang down.
Down South blues.
Publisher No.
ASC 5829-1 Historical Recordings
Research Call Number
*LRX 5871 v. 1
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