Berliner matrix 196. Whistling coon / Artists vary

TitleSource
Whistling coon (Primary title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Sam Devere (composer)
Composer information source: ADP.
PersonnelNotes
John Yorke AtLee (vocalist : baritone vocal)
George W. Johnson (vocalist)
A. C. Weaver (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 7-in.
  • Title Note: Charosh: "Two melodies with this title exist, one in a minor key. the other in a major key. This is the latter."
Notes
The assignment of take place as "unconfirmed" is based upon comparison with other documented recordings by the same performer.
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Source(s): DEx: Disc examined.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/8/1894 Washington, DC, New York, New York, or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Unknown Master Berliner 196 7-in. Performed by A. C. Weaver. (Issue information source: DEx.)
3/25/1895 Washington, DC, New York, New York, or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Z[a] Master Berliner 196 7-in. Performed by A. C. Weaver. (DEx.)
10/31/1895 Washington, DC, New York, New York, or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania W Master Berliner 196 7-in. Performed by George Washington Johnson. (DEx.)
11/18/1896 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Unknown Master Berliner 196 7-in. No take shown; possibly the first take. Performed by George W. Johnson. (DEx.)
11/18/1896 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Z[b] Master Berliner 196 7-in. Performed by George Washington Johnson. (DEx.)
9/16/1897 New York, New York Z[c] Master Berliner 196 7-in. Performed by George Washington Johnson. (DEx.)
Before October 1897 New York, New York X Master Berliner 196 7-in. Performed by George Washington Johnson. (DEx.)
9/21/1898 New York, New York ZZ Master Berliner 196 7-in. Performed by John Yorke AtLee. (DEx.)

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