OKeh 8939 (10-in. double-faced)

The following matrix(es) were released with this catalog number:

CompanyMatrix No.Take NumberDateTitle/Artist 
OKeh W404141 B 6/10/1930 Grinding old fool / Bo Carter ; Mississippi Sheiks
OKeh W404142 A 6/10/1930 Jake leg blues / Bo Carter ; Mississippi Sheiks

Primary Performers:

Mississippi Sheiks (Musical group)
Bo Carter (vocalist)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh 8939 (10-in. double-faced)," accessed September 19, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/251855/OKeh_8939.

OKeh 8939 (10-in. double-faced). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/251855/OKeh_8939.

"OKeh 8939 (10-in. double-faced)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 September 2024.

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Coupling 1

007  s ǂb d ǂd d ǂe m ǂf s ǂg d ǂh n ǂi n ǂj m ǂk s ǂl l ǂm n ǂn a
028008939 ǂb OKeh
02810W404141 ǂb OKeh
02810W404142 ǂb OKeh
24500Grinding old fool ; ǂb Jake leg blues / ǂc [composer not identified].
264 1[New York] : ǂb Okeh, ǂc [1930]
300  1 audio disc : ǂb analog, 78 rpm ; ǂc 10 in.
336  performed music ǂb prm ǂ2 rdacontent
337  audio ǂb s ǂ2 rdamedia
338  audio disc ǂb sd ǂ2 rdacarrier
340  shellac ǂ2 rdamat
344  analog ǂ2 rdatr
344  ǂc 78 rpm
344  ǂd coarse groove ǂ2 rdagw
344  ǂg mono ǂ2 rdacpc
500  OKeh: 8939 (W404141 (matrix), W404142 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars.
546  Sung in English.
500  Data derived from the Discography of American Historical Recordings.
5103 Discography of American Historical Recordings ǂu http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/251855
500  Title from disc label.
5110 Bo Carter ; Mississippi Sheiks.
7001 Carter, Bo, ǂd 1893-1964, ǂe singer.
7001 Chatman, Lonnie, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Chatmon, Sam, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Chatmon, Sam, ǂe singer.
7001 Vinson, Walter, ǂd 1901-1975, ǂe instrumentalist.
7102 Mississippi Sheiks, ǂe instrumentalist.
74002Jake leg blues.

Reverse coupling

007  s ǂb d ǂd d ǂe m ǂf s ǂg d ǂh n ǂi n ǂj m ǂk s ǂl l ǂm n ǂn a
028008939 ǂb OKeh
02810W404142 ǂb OKeh
02810W404141 ǂb OKeh
24500Jake leg blues ; ǂb Grinding old fool / ǂc [composer not identified].
264 1[New York] : ǂb Okeh, ǂc [1930]
300  1 audio disc : ǂb analog, 78 rpm ; ǂc 10 in.
336  performed music ǂb prm ǂ2 rdacontent
337  audio ǂb s ǂ2 rdamedia
338  audio disc ǂb sd ǂ2 rdacarrier
340  shellac ǂ2 rdamat
344  analog ǂ2 rdatr
344  ǂc 78 rpm
344  ǂd coarse groove ǂ2 rdagw
344  ǂg mono ǂ2 rdacpc
500  OKeh: 8939 (W404142 (matrix), W404141 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars.
546  Sung in English.
500  Data derived from the Discography of American Historical Recordings.
5103 Discography of American Historical Recordings ǂu http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/251855
500  Title from disc label.
5110 Bo Carter ; Mississippi Sheiks.
7001 Carter, Bo, ǂd 1893-1964, ǂe singer.
7001 Chatman, Lonnie, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Chatmon, Sam, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Chatmon, Sam, ǂe singer.
7001 Vinson, Walter, ǂd 1901-1975, ǂe instrumentalist.
7102 Mississippi Sheiks, ǂe instrumentalist.
74002Grinding old fool.