Victor matrix BS-030817. Hand reader blues / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam)
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Hand reader blues (Primary title) | Bluebird catalog |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Washboard Sam (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Victor ledgers. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) (Musical group) | |
| Washboard Sam (vocalist) | |
- Description: Washboard band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: Trumpet, guitar, piano, string bass, and washboard
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
- Title Note: Composition credited in Victor ledgers to Robert Brown, Washboard Sam's given name.
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/16/1938 Aurora, Illinois. Leland Hotel | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-8044 | |||
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| 12/16/1938 Aurora, Illinois. Leland Hotel | 1 | Master | Montgomery Ward M-7937 | |||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-030817. Hand reader blues / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam)," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200035226/BS-030817-Hand_reader_blues.
Victor matrix BS-030817. Hand reader blues / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam). (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200035226/BS-030817-Hand_reader_blues.
"Victor matrix BS-030817. Hand reader blues / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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