Columbia matrix W140490. Suicide blues / Alabama Joe ; Maggie Jones
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Suicide blues (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Spencer Williams (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Maggie Jones (vocalist) | |
| Alabama Joe (instrumentalist : guitar) | Pseudonym on Columbia 14070-D for Roy Smeck. |
| Roy Smeck (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
Additional Information
- Description: Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Brooks/Rust notes that the accompaniment is by "J. E. 'Doc' Miller," as "Alabama Joe." Alabama Joe is listed on the Co 140070-D disc label. Roy Smeck often recorded as Alabama Joe and his biography (Roy Smeck: The wizard of the strings in his life, by Vincent Cortese) states that this recording, too, is by Smeck. |
| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/1/1925 New York, New York | 1 | Unknown | ||
| 4/1/1925 New York, New York | 2 | Master | Columbia 14070-D | |
| 4/1/1925 New York, New York | 3 | Master | Columbia 14070-D |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix W140490. Suicide blues / Alabama Joe ; Maggie Jones," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000030255/W140490-Suicide_blues.
Columbia matrix W140490. Suicide blues / Alabama Joe ; Maggie Jones. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000030255/W140490-Suicide_blues.
"Columbia matrix W140490. Suicide blues / Alabama Joe ; Maggie Jones." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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