Victor matrix BVE-49299. Birmingham jail / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Birmingham jail (Primary title) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Personnel | Notes Hide Additional Titles |
| Joe Billings (vocalist : tenor vocal) | Pseudonym for Carson Robison. |
| Bud Billings (vocalist : tenor vocal) | Pseudonym for Frank Luther. |
| Roy Smeck (instrumentalist : steel guitar) | |
| Carson Robison (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Carson Robison (instrumentalist : harmonica) | |
| Carson Robison (vocalist : tenor vocal) | |
| Sam Freed (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Frank Luther (vocalist : tenor vocal) |
- Description: Male vocal duet, with violin and 2 guitars
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers describe accompaniment as violin, guitar, and Hawaiian guitar (instrumentalists unnamed). Russell shows Robison on harmonica and guitar, and notes possible presence of Freed on fiddle and Smeck on steel guitar. |
| Source(s): Russell; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27/1928 New York, New York | 1 | Hold | |||
| 12/27/1928 New York, New York | 2 | Master | Victor V-40031 | 10-in. | |
| 12/27/1928 New York, New York | 2 | Master | Zonophone (U.K.) 5647 | 10-in. |
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-49299. Birmingham jail / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800023077/BVE-49299-Birmingham_jail.
Victor matrix BVE-49299. Birmingham jail / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800023077/BVE-49299-Birmingham_jail.
"Victor matrix BVE-49299. Birmingham jail / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
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