Columbia matrix 80953. Oh daddy blues / Bessie Smith ; Clarence Williams
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Oh daddy blues (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Oh daddy, you won't have no mamma at all (Alternate title) | U.S. Copyright Office files |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Ed Herbert (songwriter) | |
| William Russell (songwriter) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Clarence Williams (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Bessie Smith (vocalist) | |
| Ernest Elliott (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Buddy Christian (instrumentalist : banjo) | |
Additional Information
- Description: Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano (takes 1-3); with clarinet, banjo, and piano (takes 4 and 5)
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Dixon/Godrich/Rye (personnel); Rigler-Deutsch Index; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/11/1923 New York, New York | 1 | Unknown | ||||
| 4/11/1923 New York, New York | 2 | Master | Columbia A3888 | |||
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| 4/11/1923 New York, New York | 3 | Unknown | ||||
| 4/11/1923 New York, New York | 4 | Unknown | ||||
| 4/11/1923 New York, New York | 5 | Unknown | ||||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix 80953. Oh daddy blues / Bessie Smith ; Clarence Williams," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000028720/80953-Oh_daddy_blues.
Columbia matrix 80953. Oh daddy blues / Bessie Smith ; Clarence Williams. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000028720/80953-Oh_daddy_blues.
"Columbia matrix 80953. Oh daddy blues / Bessie Smith ; Clarence Williams." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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