Victor matrix BS-96260. Street walkin' blues / Washboard Rhythm Kings [1935 Bluebird ensemble]

TitleSource
Street walkin' blues (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Slow fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
C. Williams (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC) (BB B-8155).
PersonnelNotes
Washboard Rhythm Kings [1935 Bluebird ensemble] (Musical group)
C. Williams (vocalist)
Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor)
Will Weldon [Casey Bill] (instrumentalist : guitar)
Additional Information
  • Description: Washboard band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledges: "Mr. Oberstein, present."
The Bluebird disc label and Victor ledgers credit “C. Williams” as vocalist and composer; it is believed by some that C. Williams is a pseudonym for Will Weldon, who is also known as Casey Bill.
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/1/1935 Chicago, Illinois. Studio C 1 Master Bluebird B-6186 10-in.

Street walkin' blues / Washboard Rhythm Kings [1935 Bluebird ensemble]

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Street walkin' blues / Washboard Rhythm Kings [1935 Bluebird ensemble] - Bluebird B-6186 - Take 1 - 11/1/1935
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℗ © Sony Music Entertainment.
11/1/1935 Chicago, Illinois. Studio C 1 Master Bluebird B-8155 10-in.
11/1/1935 Chicago, Illinois. Studio C 2 Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-96260. Street walkin' blues / Washboard Rhythm Kings [1935 Bluebird ensemble]," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200022305/BS-96260-Street_walkin_blues.

Victor matrix BS-96260. Street walkin' blues / Washboard Rhythm Kings [1935 Bluebird ensemble]. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200022305/BS-96260-Street_walkin_blues.

"Victor matrix BS-96260. Street walkin' blues / Washboard Rhythm Kings [1935 Bluebird ensemble]." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

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