Mississippi Matilda

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

Notes: Original name is Matilda Powell.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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 BS-02593 10-in. 10/15/1936 Peel your banana Mississippi Matilda Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars vocalist  
Victor BS-02594 10-in. 10/15/1936 A and V blues Mississippi Matilda Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars vocalist  
Victor BS-02595 10-in. 10/15/1936 Hard working woman Mississippi Matilda Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars vocalist  
Victor BS-02596 10-in. 10/15/1936 Happy home blues Mississippi Matilda Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mississippi Matilda," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110841.

Mississippi Matilda. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110841.

"Mississippi Matilda." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110841

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