Victor matrix BVE-38659. Memphis boy / Memphis Jug Band

TitleSource
Memphis boy (Primary title)Victor catalog
Blues (Title descriptor)Victor catalog
Poor boy blues (Alternate title)Victor ledgers
Authors and ComposersNotes
Will Shade (composer)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes
Memphis Jug Band (Musical group)
Shakey Walter (instrumentalist : harmonica)
Will Shade (instrumentalist : guitar)
Charlie Polk (instrumentalist : jug)
Ben Ramey (instrumentalist : kazoo)
Will Weldon (instrumentalist : guitar)
Additional Information
  • Description: Vocal and instrumental ensemble
  • Instrumentation: 2 guitars, harmonica, kazoo, and jug
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Vocal refrain by: Orchestra."
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
6/9/1927 Chicago, Illinois. 952 North Michigan Ave. 1 Master Victor 20809 10-in.

Memphis boy / Memphis Jug Band

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Memphis boy / Memphis Jug Band - Victor 20809 - Take 1 - 6/9/1927
Audio from the Joe Bussard Collection provided by:
6/9/1927 Chicago, Illinois. 952 North Michigan Ave. 1 Master Frog DGF 15 Compact disc
6/9/1927 Chicago, Illinois. 952 North Michigan Ave. 2 Hold

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-38659. Memphis boy / Memphis Jug Band," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800012919/BVE-38659-Memphis_boy.

Victor matrix BVE-38659. Memphis boy / Memphis Jug Band. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800012919/BVE-38659-Memphis_boy.

"Victor matrix BVE-38659. Memphis boy / Memphis Jug Band." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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