Columbia matrix 81669. Rocking chair blues / Bessie Smith
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Rocking chair blues (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Irving Johns (songwriter) | |
| Bessie Smith (songwriter) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Bessie Smith (vocalist) | |
| Irving Johns (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Robert Robbins (instrumentalist : violin) | |
Additional Information
- Description: Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with violin and piano
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/4/1924 New York, New York | 1 | Unknown | ||||
| 4/4/1924 New York, New York | 2 | Master | Columbia 14020-D | |||
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| 4/4/1924 New York, New York | 3 | Unknown | ||||
| 4/4/1924 New York, New York | 4 | Unknown | ||||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix 81669. Rocking chair blues / Bessie Smith," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000029436/81669-Rocking_chair_blues.
Columbia matrix 81669. Rocking chair blues / Bessie Smith. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000029436/81669-Rocking_chair_blues.
"Columbia matrix 81669. Rocking chair blues / Bessie Smith." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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