Victor matrix BS-74896. He's a son of the South / Louis Armstrong Orchestra

TitleSource
He's a son of the South (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Joe Davis (lyricist)
Andy Razaf (lyricist)
Joe Davis (composer)
Reginald Foresythe (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Louis Armstrong Orchestra (Musical group)
Zilner Trenton Randolph (director)
Louis Armstrong (leader)
Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor)
Louis Armstrong (vocalist)
Louis Armstrong (instrumentalist : trumpet)
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: Bass, 3 saxophones, 3 trumpets, trombone, guitar, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Victor ledgers: "Mr. E. E. Oberstein, present."
Victor ledgers mention a director, without naming him. Terry Teachout ("Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong") states that Zilner Randolph organized the band for Armstrong.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building 1 Master Victor 24257 10-in.
1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building [1]1R Master Bluebird B-5086 10-in.
1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building [1]1R Master Sunrise S-3161 10-in.
1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building [1]1R Master Electradisk 2002 10-in.
1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building [1]2R Unknown
1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building 2 Not processed

The take number from which this recording is derived is not known.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-74896. He's a son of the South / Louis Armstrong Orchestra," accessed September 26, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800040190/BS-74896-Hes_a_son_of_the_South.

Victor matrix BS-74896. He's a son of the South / Louis Armstrong Orchestra. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 26, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800040190/BS-74896-Hes_a_son_of_the_South.

"Victor matrix BS-74896. He's a son of the South / Louis Armstrong Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 26 September 2023.

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