Victor matrix BVE-67841. Sittin' on top of the world / Alabama Sheiks
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Sittin' on top of the world (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Lonnie Chatman (songwriter) | Listed as Lonnie Carter. |
| Walter Vinson (songwriter) | Listed as "Jacobs." |
| Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes Hide Additional Titles |
| Alabama Sheiks (Musical group) | |
| Ad Fox (vocalist) | |
| Eddie West (vocalist) | |
| Eddie West (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Ad Fox (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
- Description: Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
- Title Note: Victor ledgers list Ad Fox as songwriter; U.S. Copyright Office files attribute the song only to Carter and Jacobs, which are pseudonyms used by Chatmon and Vinson.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers. |
| Victor ledgers list the group's alternate name, "The Fox and the Rabbit," in parentheses. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/20/1931 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 1 | 1 | Hold | |||
| 1/20/1931 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 1 | 2 | Master | Victor 23261 | 10-in. |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-67841. Sittin' on top of the world / Alabama Sheiks," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800034978/BVE-67841-Sittin_on_top_of_the_world.
Victor matrix BVE-67841. Sittin' on top of the world / Alabama Sheiks. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800034978/BVE-67841-Sittin_on_top_of_the_world.
"Victor matrix BVE-67841. Sittin' on top of the world / Alabama Sheiks." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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