Bluebird B-8997 (10-in. double-faced)

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

CompanyMatrix No.Take NumberDateTitle/Artist 
Victor BS-070377 1A 11/4/1941 Gonna hit the highway / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam)
Victor BS-070379 1 11/4/1941 Evil blues / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam)

Primary Performers:

Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) (Musical group)

Other Information:

Release Date: 5/8/1942 Source: Victor blue history card

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bluebird B-8997 (10-in. double-faced)," accessed November 12, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/65073/Bluebird_B-8997.

Bluebird B-8997 (10-in. double-faced). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/65073/Bluebird_B-8997.

"Bluebird B-8997 (10-in. double-faced)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 November 2024.

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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
02800B-8997 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-070377 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-070379 ǂb Bluebird
24500Gonna hit the highway ; ǂb Evil blues / ǂc Washboard Sam.
264 1[Camden, N.J.] : ǂb Victor, ǂc [1942]
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  Bluebird: B-8997 (BS-070377 (matrix), BS-070379 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal solo, with washboard band.
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/65073
500  Title from disc label.
5110 Washboard Band (Washboard Sam).
7001 Broonzy, Big Bill, ǂd 1893-1958, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Elkins, Alfred, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Memphis Slim, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Washboard Sam, ǂd 1910-1966, ǂe composer.
7001 Washboard Sam, ǂd 1910-1966, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Washboard Sam, ǂd 1910-1966, ǂe singer.
7102 Washboard Band (Washboard Sam), ǂe instrumentalist.
74002Evil 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
02800B-8997 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-070379 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-070377 ǂb Bluebird
24500Evil blues ; ǂb Gonna hit the highway / ǂc Washboard Sam.
264 1[Camden, N.J.] : ǂb Victor, ǂc [1942]
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  Bluebird: B-8997 (BS-070379 (matrix), BS-070377 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal solo, with washboard band.
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/65073
500  Title from disc label.
5110 Washboard Band (Washboard Sam).
7001 Broonzy, Big Bill, ǂd 1893-1958, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Elkins, Alfred, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Memphis Slim, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Washboard Sam, ǂd 1910-1966, ǂe composer.
7001 Washboard Sam, ǂd 1910-1966, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Washboard Sam, ǂd 1910-1966, ǂe singer.
7102 Washboard Band (Washboard Sam), ǂe instrumentalist.
74002Gonna hit the highway.