Edison matrix 9578. Boll weevil blues / Arkansas Trio

TitleSource
Boll weevil blues (Primary title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Postal McCurdy (lyricist)
Emabel Palmer (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; ADP.
PersonnelNotes
Arkansas Trio (Musical group)
Vernon Dalhart (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Ed Smalle (instrumentalist : kazoo)
John Cali (instrumentalist : banjo)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with guitar and kazoo
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Documentation held by the Thomas Edison National Historical Park, including recording ledgers, cash books, and artifact descriptions; Rust jazz (personnel); Sutton BA (cylinder take); disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
6/20/1924 New York, New York A Master Edison 51373 10-in.
6/20/1924 New York, New York A Master Edison 4904 Cylinder
6/20/1924 New York, New York B Master Edison 51373 10-in.

Boll weevil blues / Arkansas Trio

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Boll weevil blues / Arkansas Trio - Edison 51373 - Take B - 6/20/1924
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
6/20/1924 New York, New York C Master Edison 51373 10-in.

Boll weevil blues / Arkansas Trio

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Boll weevil blues / Arkansas Trio - Edison 51373 - Take C - 6/20/1924
Audio courtesy of: Thomas Edison National Historic Park, National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Edison matrix 9578. Boll weevil blues / Arkansas Trio," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000156560/9578-Boll_weevil_blues.

Edison matrix 9578. Boll weevil blues / Arkansas Trio. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000156560/9578-Boll_weevil_blues.

"Edison matrix 9578. Boll weevil blues / Arkansas Trio." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.

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