Columbia matrix 3941. Drowsy Dempsey / Vess L. Ossman

TitleSource
Drowsy Dempsey (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
A coon shuffle (Subtitle)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
G. L. Lansing (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; OCLC.
PersonnelNotes
Vess L. Ossman (instrumentalist : banjo)
Additional Information
  • Description: Banjo solo, with orchestra
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Matrix number on Rena Double-Face discs in the U.K. replaced with Rena manufacturing number R-390.
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Source(s): CLPGS (issues); Rigler-Deutsch Index.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
approximately 1908 New York, New York [1] Unknown
approximately 1908 New York, New York 2 Master Columbia A601 10-in.

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Drowsy Dempsey / Vess L. Ossman - Columbia A601 - Take 2 - approximately 1908
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approximately 1908 New York, New York 2 Master D&R 3586 10-in.
approximately 1908 New York, New York 2 Master Harmony A601 10-in.
between 1908 and 1910 New York, New York Unknown Master Columbia 3941 10-in.
between 1908 and 1910 New York, New York Unknown Master Columbia (U.K.) D272 10-in.
either 1908 or 1909 New York, New York Unknown Master Sir Henri 49 10-in.
either 1908 or 1909 New York, New York Unknown Master Star 49 10-in.
between 1908 and 1910 New York, New York Unknown Master Aretino D570 10-in.
between 1908 and 1910 New York, New York Unknown Master Climax K188 10-in.
between 1908 and 1910 New York, New York Unknown Master Diamond A601 10-in.
between 1908 and 1910 New York, New York Unknown Master Oxford 3941 10-in.
between 1908 and 1910 New York, New York Unknown Master Rena Double-Face 1155 10-in.
between 1908 and 1910 New York, New York Unknown Master Columbia (U.K.) 1155 10-in.
between 1908 and 1910 New York, New York Unknown Master Regal (U.K.) G 6198 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix 3941. Drowsy Dempsey / Vess L. Ossman," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000139498/3941-Drowsy_Dempsey.

Columbia matrix 3941. Drowsy Dempsey / Vess L. Ossman. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000139498/3941-Drowsy_Dempsey.

"Columbia matrix 3941. Drowsy Dempsey / Vess L. Ossman." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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