Edison matrix 6638. Nigger blues / Al Bernard

TitleSource
Nigger blues (Primary title)Disc label
Comic song (Title descriptor)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Lasses White (lyricist)
Lasses White (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; ADP.
PersonnelNotes
Al Bernard (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
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Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/25/1919 New York, New York A Master Edison 50542 10-in.

Nigger blues / Al Bernard

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Nigger blues / Al Bernard - Edison 50542 - Take A - 2/25/1919
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2/25/1919 New York, New York B Master Edison 50542 10-in.
2/25/1919 New York, New York C Master Edison 50542 10-in.
2/25/1919 New York, New York C Master Edison 3766 Cylinder

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Edison matrix 6638. Nigger blues / Al Bernard," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000153722/6638-Nigger_blues.

Edison matrix 6638. Nigger blues / Al Bernard. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000153722/6638-Nigger_blues.

"Edison matrix 6638. Nigger blues / Al Bernard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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