Victor matrix BS-074682. Don't have to sing the blues / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam)
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Don't have to sing the blues (Primary title) | Victor ledgers |
| Blues (Title descriptor) | Victor ledgers |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Robert Brown (composer) | Washboard Sam's real name. |
| Composer information source: Victor ledgers. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) (Musical group) | |
| Willie Broonzy (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Washboard Sam (vocalist) | |
| Washboard Sam (instrumentalist : washboard) | |
| Ransom Knowling (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Peter Chatman (instrumentalist : piano) | |
- Description: Male vocal solo, with washboard band
- Instrumentation: Guitar, piano, string bass, and washboard
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/31/1942 Chicago, Illinois. Studio C | 1 | Master | Document Records DOCD-5176 | |
| 7/31/1942 Chicago, Illinois. Studio C | 1A | Unknown |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-074682. Don't have to sing the blues / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam)," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200055303/BS-074682-Dont_have_to_sing_the_blues.
Victor matrix BS-074682. Don't have to sing the 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/200055303/BS-074682-Dont_have_to_sing_the_blues.
"Victor matrix BS-074682. Don't have to sing the blues / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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