Victor matrix BS-85528. Shake it up a little / Tampa Red

TitleSource
Shake it up a little (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Tampa Red (composer)Listed as Hudson Whittaker.
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC).
PersonnelNotes
Tampa Red (instrumentalist : guitar)
Tampa Red (vocalist)
Black Bob (instrumentalist : piano)Not confirmed.
Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Mr. Eli Oberstein, present."
Bluebird disc label: "Blues singer with guitar, kazoo, piano and jug"; DGR states that only piano and guitar are heard on this selection.
Source(s): Dixon/Godrich/Rye (description; personnel); Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/26/1935 Chicago, Illinois 1 Master Bluebird B-5878 10-in.

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Shake it up a little / Tampa Red - Bluebird B-5878 - Take 1 - 2/26/1935
Audio from the Joe Bussard Collection provided by:
2/26/1935 Chicago, Illinois 1 Master RCA 07863 66721-2 Compact disc
2/26/1935 Chicago, Illinois 1 Master Document Records DOCD-5206 Compact disc
2/26/1935 Chicago, Illinois 2 Hold

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-85528. Shake it up a little / Tampa Red," accessed January 2, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200018152/BS-85528-Shake_it_up_a_little.

Victor matrix BS-85528. Shake it up a little / Tampa Red. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 2, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200018152/BS-85528-Shake_it_up_a_little.

"Victor matrix BS-85528. Shake it up a little / Tampa Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 2 January 2026.

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