Brunswick matrix SA2898. Train whistle blues / Alley Cats ; Shelly Lee Alley
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Train whistle blues (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Hot string band (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Shelly Lee Alley (composer) | |
| Shelly Lee Alley (lyricist) | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Shelly Lee Alley (leader) | |
| Alley Cats (Musical group) | |
| Shelly Lee Alley (speaker) | |
| Cliff Bruner (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Cliff Bruner (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Ted Daffan (instrumentalist : electric steel guitar) | |
| Chuck Keeshan (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Jack Moran (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Anthony Scanlin (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Anthony Scanlin (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Don Law (instrumentalist : washboard) | |
| Art Satherley (producer) | |
| Shelly Lee Alley (instrumentalist : violin) |
- Description: String band
- Instrumentation: 2 Fiddles (Violins), clarinet, electric steel guitar, guitar, piano, washboard, and string bass
- Category: Instrumental
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Cliff Bruner plays piano rhythm during pianist Anthony Scanlin's clarinet solo. Shelly Lee Alley talks throughout, but does not sing. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/1937 San Antonio, Texas | 1[2] | Master | 04451 | |
| 11/5/1937 San Antonio, Texas | [2] | Master |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix SA2898. Train whistle blues / Alley Cats ; Shelly Lee Alley," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000667602/SA2898-Train_whistle_blues.
Brunswick matrix SA2898. Train whistle blues / Alley Cats ; Shelly Lee Alley. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000667602/SA2898-Train_whistle_blues.
"Brunswick matrix SA2898. Train whistle blues / Alley Cats ; Shelly Lee Alley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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