OKeh matrix W400828. Empty bed blues / Elizabeth Johnson

TitleSource
Empty bed blues (Primary title)Disc label
Part 1 (Title part)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
J. C. Johnson (composer)
J. C. Johnson (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Elizabeth Johnson (vocalist)
Clarence Williams (instrumentalist : piano)
King Oliver (instrumentalist : cornet)
Additional Information
  • Description: Female vocal solo, with cornet and piano
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Bruyninckx (CD issue); disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
6/26/1928 New York, New York [A] Unknown
6/26/1928 New York, New York B Master OKeh 8593 10-in.

Empty bed blues / Elizabeth Johnson

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Empty bed blues / Elizabeth Johnson - OKeh 8593 - Take B - 6/26/1928
Audio from the Joe Bussard Collection provided by:
6/26/1928 New York, New York B Master Document Records DOCD-5375 Compact disc

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh matrix W400828. Empty bed blues / Elizabeth Johnson," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000209613/W400828-Empty_bed_blues.

OKeh matrix W400828. Empty bed blues / Elizabeth Johnson. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000209613/W400828-Empty_bed_blues.

"OKeh matrix W400828. Empty bed blues / Elizabeth Johnson." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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