Mississippi Sarah
Birth and Death Data: Died 1937
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1935
Roles Represented in DAHR: jug, vocalist, composer
Notes: Wife of Daddy Stovepipe (Johnny Watson).
= 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-85519 | 10-in. | 2/26/1935 | Strewin' it out | Daddy Stovepipe ; Mississippi Sarah | Female vocal solo, with guitar, harmonica, and jug | instrumentalist, jug, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-85520 | 10-in. | 2/26/1935 | The spasm | Daddy Stovepipe ; Mississippi Sarah | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar, harmonica, and jug | instrumentalist, jug, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-85521 | 10-in. | 2/26/1935 | 35 depression | Daddy Stovepipe ; Mississippi Sarah | Female vocal solo, with jug band | instrumentalist, jug, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-85522 | 10-in. | 2/26/1935 | If you want me baby | Daddy Stovepipe ; Mississippi Sarah | Male vocal solo, with jug band | instrumentalist, jug, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-85523 | 10-in. | 2/26/1935 | Worthy of you | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jug band and talk | instrumentalist, jug | |
| Victor | BS-85524 | 10-in. | 2/26/1935 | If it ain't that gal of mine | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with jug band | instrumentalist, jug | |
| Brunswick | VO171 | 10-in. | 10/21/1931 | Jake leg blues | Daddy Stovepipe ; Mississippi Sarah | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar, harp, and jug | composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, jug | |
| Brunswick | VO172 | 10-in. | 10/21/1931 | Home brew blues | Daddy Stovepipe ; Mississippi Sarah | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar, harp, and jug | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, jug | |
| Brunswick | VO173 | 10-in. | 10/21/1931 | Jail cell blues | Daddy Stovepipe ; Mississippi Sarah | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar, harp, and jug | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, jug | |
| Brunswick | VO174 | 10-in. | 10/21/1931 | I don’t want you no more | Daddy Stovepipe ; Mississippi Sarah | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar, harp, and jug | vocalist, instrumentalist, jug | |
| Brunswick | VO175 | 10-in. | 10/22/1931 | Burleskin’ blues | Daddy Stovepipe ; Mississippi Sarah | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar, harp, and jug | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, jug | |
| Brunswick | VO176 | 10-in. | 10/22/1931 | Greenville strut | Daddy Stovepipe ; Mississippi Sarah | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo (scat) | composer, instrumentalist, jug | |
| Brunswick | VO177 | 10-in. | 10/22/1931 | Read your ABC’s | Mississippi Sarah | Female vocal solo, with guitar, harmonica, and kazoo | vocalist, composer | |
| Brunswick | VO178 | 10-in. | 10/22/1931 | Do you love him? | Mississippi Sarah | Female vocal solo, with guitar, harmonica, and kazoo | vocalist, composer | |
| Brunswick | C6089 | 10-in. | 9/9/1930 | Jail cell blues | Leroy Carr | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mississippi Sarah," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112213.
Mississippi Sarah. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112213.
"Mississippi Sarah." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Mississippi Sarah, -1937 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003075788
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