St. Louis blues

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Creator

Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937.

Title

St. Louis blues [sound recording] / W.C. Handy ; arr. W.C. Handy, T. Rosamunde Johnson ; sung by Bessie Smith.

Published

N[ew] Y[ork] : Circle, [1946]

Physical Description

2 sound discs : analog, 78 rpm ; 10 in.

Notes

"Dubbed from the soundtrack of the film St. Louis blues."--Cf. Godrich and Dixon.

Circle: J-1016--J-1017 (NY 39 (matrix)--NY 42 (matrix)).

Recorded in New York, c. Aug. 1929--Cf. Godrich and Dixon.

Format

Audio

Language

English

Added to Catalog

October 13, 2008

Performers

Bessie Smith, vocal ; unnamed mixed chorus and orchestra [Joe Smith, cornet ; Russell Smith, trumpet ; James P. Johnson, piano ; Charlie Green, trombone ; Buster Bailey, clarinet ; Happy Caldwell, tenor sax ; Charles Dixon, banjo ; Harry Hull, string bass ; Kaiser Marshall, drums ; T. Rosamund Johnson and Hall Johnson Choir]--Cf. Blues & gospel records, 1902-1942 / Godrich and Dixon, 1969.

Issue number

J-1016 Circle

J-1017 Circle

Matrix number

NY 39 Circle

NY 40 Circle

NY 41 Circle

NY 42 Circle

Subjects

Blues (Music) > To 1931.

Motion picture music > Excerpts.

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