Gennett matrix 15869. Sleepy Creek wail / Elmer Bird and his Happy Four

TitleSource
Sleepy Creek wail (Primary title)Disc label
Sleepy Creek (Primary title)Gennett (Sup 2598)
Old time playin' (Title descriptor)Disc label
PersonnelNotes
Elmer Bird and his Happy Four (Musical group)
The Duncan Boys (Musical group)Listing on Supertone 9676.
Elmer Bird (leader)
Additional Information
  • Description: Three guitars and 2 mandolins
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Information on Gennett Records derives from data compiled and provided by Malcolm Rockwell and Charlie Dahan. Original sources consulted are noted in “sources.”
Source(s): Russell; Gennett ledgers (IJS); Rockwell; Champion Royalty Sheets (IJS); MacKenzie Files: Decca Royalty statements (IHS); Abrams.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/8/1929 Richmond, Indiana [Unlettered first take] Master Gennett 7064 10-in.
11/8/1929 Richmond, Indiana [Unlettered first take] Master Champion 16421 10-in.
11/8/1929 Richmond, Indiana [Unlettered first take] Master Champion 45168 10-in.
11/8/1929 Richmond, Indiana [Unlettered first take] Master Superior 2598 10-in.
11/8/1929 Richmond, Indiana [Unlettered first take] Master Supertone 9676 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gennett matrix 15869. Sleepy Creek wail / Elmer Bird and his Happy Four," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000466289/15869-Sleepy_Creek_wail.

Gennett matrix 15869. Sleepy Creek wail / Elmer Bird and his Happy Four. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000466289/15869-Sleepy_Creek_wail.

"Gennett matrix 15869. Sleepy Creek wail / Elmer Bird and his Happy Four." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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