Victor matrix BVE-62990. He's in the jail house now / Memphis Sheiks
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| He's in the jail house now (Primary title) | Victor catalog |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Burt Murphy (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Victor ledgers. | |
| Personnel | Notes Hide Additional Titles |
| Memphis Sheiks (Musical group) | Pseudonym for Memphis Jug Band. |
| Will Shade (director) | |
| Memphis Jug Band (Musical group) | |
| Ralph Sylvester Peer (session supervisor) | |
| Charlie Bozo Nickerson (vocalist) | |
| Will Shade (instrumentalist : harmonica) | |
| Vol Stevens (instrumentalist : banjo-mandolin) | |
| Jab Jones (instrumentalist : jug) | |
| Charlie Burse (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
- Description: Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble
- Instrumentation: Guitar, mandolin, harmonica, and jug
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
- Title Note: Victor records list Burt Murphy as composer; U.S. Copyright Office files contain several entries for the song, as far back as 1915. when it was attributed to T. Davis and E. Stafford.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Dixon/Godrich/Rye (personnel); Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers. |
| Victor ledgers: "Mr. Peer, present." |
| Dixon/Godrich/Rye state that Charlie Burse may be contributing additional vocals. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/21/1930 Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | Hold | |||
| 11/21/1930 Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | Master | Victor 23256 | 10-in. | |
| 11/21/1930 Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | Master | Frog DGF 18 | Compact disc |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-62990. He's in the jail house now / Memphis Sheiks," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800032449/BVE-62990-Hes_in_the_jail_house_now.
Victor matrix BVE-62990. He's in the jail house now / Memphis Sheiks. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800032449/BVE-62990-Hes_in_the_jail_house_now.
"Victor matrix BVE-62990. He's in the jail house now / Memphis Sheiks." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 November 2024.
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