Victor matrix ABRC-68940. Sugar blues / Fred Armstrong and his Syncopators ; William Massey
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Sugar blues (Primary title) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Slow fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Lucy Fletcher (lyricist) | Listed on Victor and Bluebird disc labels as "C. Fletcher." |
| Clarence Williams (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label (BHC). | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Fred Armstrong and his Syncopators (Musical group) | Pseudonym on Timely Tunes C-1587 for Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys. |
| William Massey (vocalist) | |
| Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys (Musical group) | |
| Blanche Calloway (leader) | |
| Clarence E. Smith (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and trumpet solo
- Instrumentation: 3 saxophones, 3 cornets, trombone, tuba, banjo, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers note the master as "experimental." |
| Ledgers: "Hot dance"; "Mr. Oberstein, present"; "Recorded through R.C.A. system." |
| Timely Tunes disc label states, "with vocal refrain"; it is not confirmed that William Massey sings on this matrix. |
| Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/27/1931 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Timely Tunes C-1587 | |
| 3/27/1931 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Victor [ABRC-68940] |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix ABRC-68940. Sugar blues / Fred Armstrong and his Syncopators ; William Massey," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800035585/ABRC-68940-Sugar_blues.
Victor matrix ABRC-68940. Sugar blues / Fred Armstrong and his Syncopators ; William Massey. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800035585/ABRC-68940-Sugar_blues.
"Victor matrix ABRC-68940. Sugar blues / Fred Armstrong and his Syncopators ; William Massey." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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