Victor matrix BS-071198. Uncle Sammy here I am / Clarence Williams’ Blue Five

TitleSource
Uncle Sammy here I am (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Clarence Williams (lyricist)
James P. Johnson (composer)
Flournoy E. Miller (lyricist)Victor ledgers: "F. E. Miller"; Flournoy E. Miller probable, but not confirmed.
Composer information source: Victor ledgers; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five (Musical group)
Leonard W. Joy (session supervisor)
James P. Johnson (instrumentalist : piano)
Eva Taylor (vocalist : contralto)
Clarence Williams (vocalist)
Wellman Braud (instrumentalist : string bass)
Grace Harper (instrumentalist : guitar)
Nathan Barlow (instrumentalist : guitar)
Additional Information
  • Description: Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance quartet
  • Instrumentation: 2 guitars, piano, and string bass
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Leonard Joy, present."
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/22/1941 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Hold
10/22/1941 New York, New York. Studio 2 1A Not processed
10/22/1941 New York, New York. Studio 2 2 Master Bluebird B-11368 10-in.

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Uncle Sammy here I am / Clarence Williams’ Blue Five - Bluebird B-11368 - Take 2 - 10/22/1941
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © 1941 Sony Music Entertainment.

Uncle Sammy here I am / Clarence Williams’ Blue Five

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Uncle Sammy here I am / Clarence Williams’ Blue Five - Bluebird B-11368 - Take 2 - 10/22/1941
Audio from the Joe Bussard Collection provided by:
℗ © 1941 Sony Music Entertainment.
10/22/1941 New York, New York. Studio 2 2A Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-071198. Uncle Sammy here I am / Clarence Williams’ Blue Five," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200053575/BS-071198-Uncle_Sammy_here_I_am.

Victor matrix BS-071198. Uncle Sammy here I am / Clarence Williams’ Blue Five. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200053575/BS-071198-Uncle_Sammy_here_I_am.

"Victor matrix BS-071198. Uncle Sammy here I am / Clarence Williams’ Blue Five." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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