OKeh matrix 9949. Pleadin' for the blues / Louis Armstrong ; Bertha Chippie Hill ; Richard M. Jones

TitleSource
Pleadin' for the blues (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Bertha Chippie Hill (lyricist)
Richard M. Jones (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Bertha Chippie Hill (vocalist : contralto)
Louis Armstrong (instrumentalist : trumpet)
Richard M. Jones (instrumentalist : piano)
Additional Information
  • Description: Female vocal solo, with trumpet and piano
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Dixon/Godrich/Rye (accompanists); Rigler-Deutsch Index.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/23/1926 Chicago, Illinois A Master OKeh 8420 10-in.

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Pleadin' for the blues / Louis Armstrong ; Bertha Chippie Hill ; Richard M. Jones - OKeh 8420 - Take A - 11/23/1926
Audio from the Joe Bussard Collection provided by:
11/23/1926 Chicago, Illinois A Master Columbia C4K-85670 Compact disc

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh matrix 9949. Pleadin' for the blues / Louis Armstrong ; Bertha Chippie Hill ; Richard M. Jones," accessed December 21, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000202085/9949-Pleadin_for_the_blues.

OKeh matrix 9949. Pleadin' for the blues / Louis Armstrong ; Bertha Chippie Hill ; Richard M. Jones. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 21, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000202085/9949-Pleadin_for_the_blues.

"OKeh matrix 9949. Pleadin' for the blues / Louis Armstrong ; Bertha Chippie Hill ; Richard M. Jones." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 21 December 2025.

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