Columbia matrix W149135. Worn out papa blues / James P. Johnson ; Bessie Smith

TitleSource
Worn out papa blues (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Spencer Williams (lyricist)
Spencer Williams (composer)
Composer information source: Brooks/Rust; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Bessie Smith (vocalist)
James P. Johnson (instrumentalist : piano)
  • Description: Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: The Col 14527-D disc label lists "Smith" as composer: Brooks/Rust and the U. S. Copyright Office files list words and music by Spencer Williams.
Notes
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
10/11/1929 New York, New York 1 Unknown
10/11/1929 New York, New York 2 Master Columbia 14527-D 10-in.
10/11/1929 New York, New York 3 Master Columbia 14527-D 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix W149135. Worn out papa blues / James P. Johnson ; Bessie Smith," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000038693/W149135-Worn_out_papa_blues.

Columbia matrix W149135. Worn out papa blues / James P. Johnson ; Bessie Smith. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000038693/W149135-Worn_out_papa_blues.

"Columbia matrix W149135. Worn out papa blues / James P. Johnson ; Bessie Smith." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

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