Berliner matrix 457. Jolly darkies / Artists vary

TitleSource
Jolly darkies (Primary title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Ruby Brooks (composer)
Harry M. Denton (composer)
Composer information source: Sheet music.
PersonnelNotes
Vess L. Ossman (instrumentalist : banjo)
Stephen B. Clements (instrumentalist : banjo)
Additional Information
  • Description: Banjo solo
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 7-in.
Notes
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Source(s): DEx: Disc examined; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/16/1896 Washington, DC, New York, New York, or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Unknown Master Berliner 457 7-in. No take shown; possibly the first take. Performed by Stephen B. Clements. (Issue information source: DEx.)
10/18/1896 Washington, DC, New York, New York, or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Z Master Berliner 457 7-in. Performed by Stephen B. Clements. (DEx.)
5/5/1897 Washington, DC Y Master Berliner 457 7-in. Performed by Stephen B. Clements. (DEx.)
8/19/1897 New York, New York X Master Berliner 457 7-in. Performed by Vess L. Ossman. (DEx.)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Berliner matrix 457. Jolly darkies / Artists vary," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000148035/457-Jolly_darkies.

Berliner matrix 457. Jolly darkies / Artists vary. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000148035/457-Jolly_darkies.

"Berliner matrix 457. Jolly darkies / Artists vary." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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