OKeh matrix W81881. Nappy headed blues / Helen Humes

TitleSource
Nappy headed blues (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Spencer Williams (composer)
Spencer Williams (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Helen Humes (vocalist)
Sylvester Weaver (instrumentalist : guitar)
Walter Beasley (instrumentalist : guitar)
Additional Information
  • Description: Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
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Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/27/1927 New York, New York A Master OKeh 8674 10-in.
11/27/1927 New York, New York B Master OKeh 8674 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh matrix W81881. Nappy headed blues / Helen Humes," accessed December 20, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000208547/W81881-Nappy_headed_blues.

OKeh matrix W81881. Nappy headed blues / Helen Humes. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 20, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000208547/W81881-Nappy_headed_blues.

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