Victor matrix BS-07609. You got to learn to do it / Chicago Five ; Tampa Red

TitleSource
You got to learn to do it (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Tampa Red (composer)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes
Tampa Red (vocalist)
Chicago Five (Musical group)
Black Bob (instrumentalist : piano)
Willie B. James (instrumentalist : guitar)
Tampa Red (instrumentalist : guitar)
Tampa Red (instrumentalist : kazoo)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band
  • Instrumentation: Clarinet, kazoo, 2 guitars, piano, and string bass
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: The Bluebird disc label attributes composition of the song to Hudson Whittaker, who performs under the stage name, Tampa Red.
Notes
Source(s): Dixon/Godrich/Rye (personnel); Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
5/4/1937 Aurora, Illinois. Leland Hotel 1 Master Bluebird B-6968 10-in.

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You got to learn to do it / Chicago Five ; Tampa Red - Bluebird B-6968 - Take 1 - 5/4/1937
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © 1937 Sony Music Entertainment.

You got to learn to do it / Chicago Five ; Tampa Red

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You got to learn to do it / Chicago Five ; Tampa Red - Bluebird B-6968 - Take 1 - 5/4/1937
Audio from the Joe Bussard Collection provided by:
℗ © 1937 Sony Music Entertainment.
5/4/1937 Aurora, Illinois. Leland Hotel 1 Master RCA 07863 66722-2 Compact disc
5/4/1937 Aurora, Illinois. Leland Hotel 2 Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-07609. You got to learn to do it / Chicago Five ; Tampa Red," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200027315/BS-07609-You_got_to_learn_to_do_it.

Victor matrix BS-07609. You got to learn to do it / Chicago Five ; Tampa Red. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200027315/BS-07609-You_got_to_learn_to_do_it.

"Victor matrix BS-07609. You got to learn to do it / Chicago Five ; Tampa Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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