Decca matrix NA 2075. Lowdown Billy (Billy in the lowground) / Walter "Hank" "Sugarfoot" Garland
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Lowdown Billy (Billy in the lowground) (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Walter "Hank" "Sugarfoot" Garland (instrumentalist : lead guitar) | |
| Walter "Hank" "Sugarfoot" Garland (instrumentalist : mandolin) | |
| Harold Ray Bradley (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Ernie Newton (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Loren Otis "Jack" Shook (instrumentalist : guitar) |
| Notes |
|---|
| Documentation of Decca Records derives from Michel Ruppli's "The Decca labels: a discography" (Greenwood Press, 1996). Data has not been systematically reviewed or edited by ADP staff, except as indicated. |
| Ruppli session note: Both titles also issued on Charly (England) CR30243, CD Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15551. |
| Master renumbered by Decca as 75659. |
| Ruppli session personnel note: Unknown (accordion), Walter "Hank Sugarfoot" Garland (lead guitar, mandolin), Loren Otis "Jack' Shook or Harold Ray Bradley (rhythm guitar), possibly Ernie Newton (bass). |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30/1949 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Decca 46218 | |
| 12/30/1949 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Charly (England) CR30243 | |
| 12/30/1949 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15551 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix NA 2075. Lowdown Billy (Billy in the lowground) / Walter "Hank" "Sugarfoot" Garland," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000345794/NA_2075-Lowdown_Billy_Billy_in_the_lowground.
Decca matrix NA 2075. Lowdown Billy (Billy in the lowground) / Walter "Hank" "Sugarfoot" Garland. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000345794/NA_2075-Lowdown_Billy_Billy_in_the_lowground.
"Decca matrix NA 2075. Lowdown Billy (Billy in the lowground) / Walter "Hank" "Sugarfoot" Garland." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.
