Victor matrix BVE-67841. Sittin' on top of the world / Alabama Sheiks

TitleSource
Sittin' on top of the world (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Walter Vinson (songwriter)Listed as "Jacobs."
Lonnie Chatman (songwriter)Listed as Lonnie Carter.
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Alabama Sheiks (Musical group)
Ad Fox (instrumentalist : guitar)
Eddie West (instrumentalist : violin)
Eddie West (vocalist)
Ad Fox (vocalist)
  • Description: Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: Victor ledgers list Ad Fox as songwriter; U.S. Copyright Office files attribute the song only to Carter and Jacobs, which are pseudonyms used by Chatmon and Vinson.
Notes
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Victor ledgers list the group's alternate name, "The Fox and the Rabbit," in parentheses.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
1/20/1931 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 1 1 Hold
1/20/1931 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 1 2 Master Victor 23261 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-67841. Sittin' on top of the world / Alabama Sheiks," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800034978/BVE-67841-Sittin_on_top_of_the_world.

Victor matrix BVE-67841. Sittin' on top of the world / Alabama Sheiks. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800034978/BVE-67841-Sittin_on_top_of_the_world.

"Victor matrix BVE-67841. Sittin' on top of the world / Alabama Sheiks." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

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