Recordings made Friday, May 6, 1927

Company	Matrix Number	Size	First Take Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description
Columbia	W170275	10-in.	5/6/1927	Sam, the old accordion man	Bernie Cummins Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Walter Cummins	Vocal chorus, with orchestra
OKeh	W81065	10-in.	5/6/1927	Gonna make you sorry	Butterbeans & Susie	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental trio
OKeh	W81064	10-in.	5/6/1927	Mama's gonna shorten your days	Butterbeans & Susie	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental trio
OKeh	W81063	10-in.	5/6/1927	You're no count triflin' man	Butterbeans & Susie ; Eddie Heywood Jazz Trio	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental trio
Victor	CVE-38027	12-in.	5/6/1927	Lohengrin selection	Charles Raymond Cronham	Organ solo
Columbia (U.K.)	WL429	10-in.	5/6/1927	Nola	Clément Doucet	Piano solo
Columbia	W144099	10-in.	5/6/1927	Hallelujah!	Crescent Trio	Male vocal trio, with guitar and piano
Gennett	12780	10-in.	5/6/1927	John Brown's dream	Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo
Gennett	12777	10-in.	5/6/1927	I know my name is there	Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters ; Ben Jarrell	Male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble, with instrumental ensemble
Gennett	12778	10-in.	5/6/1927	When you ask a girl to leave her happy home	Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters ; Ben Jarrell	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo
Gennett	12779	10-in.	5/6/1927	Take me back to the sweet sunny South	Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters ; Ben Jarrell	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo
Gennett	12781	10-in.	5/6/1927	Old Joe Clark	Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters ; Ben Jarrell	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo
Brunswick	XE23004-XE23005	12-in.	5/6/1927	Taras bulba	David Medoff Ensemble	Comic scene, with orchestra
Brunswick	XE23006-XE23007	12-in.	5/6/1927	Na Elis Ailandi	David Medoff Ensemble	Comic scene, with orchestra
Brunswick	XE23008-XE23009	12-in.	5/6/1927	Maiska nitch	David Medoff Ensemble	Comic scene, with orchestra
Brunswick	XE23010-XE23011	12-in.	5/6/1927	Sorotshinska jarmarka	David Medoff Ensemble	Comic scene, with orchestra
Columbia	W144100	10-in.	5/6/1927	Weary feet	Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio
Columbia	W144101	10-in.	5/6/1927	Smile!	Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio
Columbia	W144102	10-in.	5/6/1927	Home	Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio
Columbia	W144103	10-in.	5/6/1927	Take your black bottom outside	Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio
Gennett	12773	10-in.	5/6/1927	Home sweet home	Frank Jenkins	Banjo solo, with instrumental ensemble
Gennett	12774	10-in.	5/6/1927	Babtist shout [sic]	Frank Jenkins	Banjo solo, with instrumental ensemble
Victor	BVE-38730	10-in.	5/6/1927	Just like a butterfly (That's caught in the rain)	Franklyn Baur	Male vocal solo, with orchestra
Columbia	W143335	10-in.	1/20/1927	Swanee River Trail	Giersdorf Sisters	Female vocal trio, with brass trio and piano (takes 1-10, 14-16); with piano (takes 11-13)
Columbia	W144002	10-in.	4/7/1927	Rosy cheeks	Giersdorf Sisters	Female vocal trio, with piano
Brunswick	E23014-E23015	10-in.	5/6/1927	Ninna nanna	Gilda Mignonette	Female vocal solo, with orchestra
Brunswick	E23012-E23013	10-in.	5/6/1927	Terra straniera	Gilda Mignonette	Female vocal solo, with orchestra
Brunswick	E23016-E23017	10-in.	5/6/1927	‘O calore d’a staggione	Gilda Mignonette	Female vocal solo, with orchestra
Brunswick	E23018-E23019	10-in.	5/6/1927	Sturnelli Napulitane	Gilda Mignonette	Female vocal solo, with orchestra
OKeh	W81066	10-in.	5/6/1927	'A pazzarella	Gina Santelia	Female vocal solo, with orchestra
OKeh	W81068	10-in.	5/6/1927	'O calore d' 'a staggione!	Gina Santelia	Female vocal solo, with orchestra
Victor	BVE-38607	10-in.	5/6/1927	Slow river	Jean Goldkette Orchestra	Jazz/dance band
Columbia (U.K.)	WL431	10-in.	5/6/1927	The new St. Louis blues	Jean Wiener	Piano solo
Victor	BVE-38731	10-in.	5/6/1927	When you're in love	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
Victor	BVE-38732	10-in.	5/6/1927	Tick, tick, tock	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
Victor	CVE-38733	12-in.	5/6/1927	Panis angelicus	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
Victor	BVE-38734	10-in.	5/6/1927	Cielos azules	José Moriche	Male vocal solo, with orchestra
Brunswick	E23029-E23030	10-in.	5/6/1927	Casey’s whistle	Lester McFarland	Male vocal solo, with guitar
Brunswick	E23031-E23032	10-in.	5/6/1927	Joe Turner’s blues	Lester McFarland	Male vocal solo, with guitar
OKeh	W80841	10-in.	5/6/1927	It all depends on you	Lillie Delk Christian ; Richard M. Jones’ Jazz Wizards	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band
OKeh	W80842	10-in.	5/6/1927	Ain't she sweet?	Lillie Delk Christian ; Richard M. Jones’ Jazz Wizards	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band
Columbia (U.K.)	WLX51	12-in.	5/6/1927	Duet from act 1	Maurice Frigara ; Mme. McCormic ; Georges Thill	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra
OKeh	W81067	10-in.	5/6/1927	'O mullunaro Napulitano	Nicola Smeragliuolo	Male vocal solo, with orchestra
Brunswick	E23019½-E23020	10-in.	5/6/1927	A soul winner for Jesus	Old Southern Sacred Singers	Male vocal quartet, with organ
Brunswick	E23021-E23023	10-in.	5/6/1927	Going down the valley one by one	Old Southern Sacred Singers	Male vocal quartet, with organ
Brunswick	E23024-E23026	10-in.	5/6/1927	Onward, Christian soldiers	Old Southern Sacred Singers	Male vocal quartet, with organ
Victor	BVE-38353	10-in.	4/19/1927	Sangre española	Orquesta Internacional	Orchestra
Victor	BVE-38729	10-in.	5/6/1927	Camelias	Orquesta Internacional	Orchestra
Victor	BVE-38391	10-in.	5/6/1927	Beautiful Ohio	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
Victor	BVE-38392	10-in.	5/6/1927	Missouri waltz	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus
Gennett	12775	10-in.	5/6/1927	Be kind to a man when he is down	Price Goodson	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble
Gennett	12776	10-in.	5/6/1927	Lost train blues	Price Goodson	Harmonica solo
OKeh	W80844	10-in.	5/6/1927	Jesus the Lord is a Savior	Rev. F. W. McGee	Sermon, with vocal ensemble and instrumental trio
OKeh	W80843	10-in.	5/6/1927	Lion of the tribe of Judah	Rev. F. W. McGee	Sermon, with vocal ensemble and instrumental trio
Brunswick	E23027-E23028	10-in.	5/6/1927	The letter that came too late	Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland	Male vocal duet, with guitar and harmonica
Brunswick	E23035-E23036	10-in.	5/6/1927	I‘m free again	Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland	Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio
Brunswick	E23037-E23038	10-in.	5/6/1927	The Tennessee jail bird	Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland	Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin
Brunswick	E23039-E23040	10-in.	5/6/1927	The east bound train	Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland	Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin
Brunswick	E23033-E23034	10-in.	5/6/1927	Can you, sweetheart, keep a secret	Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland	Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin
Edison	11688	10-in.	5/6/1927	Where we'll never grow old	Sam Patterson Trio	Male vocal and instrumental trio
Edison	11689	10-in.	5/6/1927	Pictures from life's other side	Sam Patterson Trio	Male vocal and instrumental trio
OKeh	W80837	10-in.	5/6/1927	Dead drunk blues	Sippie Wallace	Female vocal solo, with clarinet, cornet, and piano
OKeh	W80838	10-in.	5/6/1927	Have you ever been down?	Sippie Wallace	Female vocal solo, with clarinet, cornet, and piano
OKeh	W80839	10-in.	5/6/1927	Lazy man blues	Sippie Wallace	Female vocal solo, with clarinet, cornet, and piano
OKeh	W80840	10-in.	5/6/1927	The flood blues	Sippie Wallace	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Recordings made on Friday, May 6, 1927," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/date/browse?date=1927-05-06.

Recordings made on Friday, May 6, 1927. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/date/browse?date=1927-05-06.

Recordings made on Friday, May 6, 1927." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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