El Watson
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1928
Roles Represented in DAHR: harmonica, bones, composer, arranger
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-39722 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | Two brothers are we | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, bones | |
| Victor | BVE-39724 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | A passing policeman | Johnson Brothers | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, bones | |
| Victor | BVE-39729 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | The soldier's poor little boy | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, harmonica | |
| Victor | BVE-39731 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | I want to see my mother (Ten thousand miles away) | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, bones | |
| Victor | BVE-39732 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | Pot licker blues | El Watson | Harmonica solo, with guitar | composer, instrumentalist, harmonica | |
| Victor | BVE-39733 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | Narrow gauge blues | El Watson | Harmonica solo, with guitar | composer, instrumentalist, harmonica | |
| Victor | BVE-43952 | 10-in. | 5/7/1928 | El Watson's fox chase | Robert Cooksey ; El Watson | Harmonica duet | composer, instrumentalist, harmonica | |
| Victor | BVE-43953 | 10-in. | 5/7/1928 | Bay rum blues | El Watson | Harmonica solo, with bones | arranger, instrumentalist, bones, harmonica | |
| Victor | BVE-43954 | 10-in. | 5/7/1928 | Sweet bunch of daisies | El Watson | Harmonica solo, with bones | instrumentalist, bones, arranger, harmonica | |
| Victor | BVE-43955 | 10-in. | 5/7/1928 | One sock blues | El Watson | Harmonica solo, with bones | composer, instrumentalist, bones, harmonica |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Watson, El," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104439.
Watson, El. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104439.
"Watson, El." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Watson, El - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84002093
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