Brunswick matrix C2449. Christmas man blues / Bertha Chippie Hill ; Tampa Red

TitleSource
Christmas man blues (Primary title)Laird
Authors and ComposersNotes
J. M. Williams (lyricist)
Helen Carter (lyricist)
Thomas Andrew Dorsey (composer)
Composer information source: Laird; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Bertha Chippie Hill (vocalist : contralto)
Tampa Red (instrumentalist : guitar)
Additional Information
  • Description: Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Laird: "Although the Vocalion issues are credited as above, on the recording sheet and aurally it is clear that Chippie Hill is the only vocalist and that Tampa Red plays guitar only."
Documentation of Brunswick Records derives primarily from Ross Laird's "Brunswick Records: A discography of recordings, 1916-1931" (Greenwood Press, 2001). See the ADP Brunswick Records Resources page for more information.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/16/1928 Chicago, Illinois A Unknown
10/16/1928 Chicago, Illinois B Unknown
10/16/1928 Chicago, Illinois Unknown Master Vocalion 1224 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix C2449. Christmas man blues / Bertha Chippie Hill ; Tampa Red," accessed December 30, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000237003/C2449-Christmas_man_blues.

Brunswick matrix C2449. Christmas man blues / Bertha Chippie Hill ; Tampa Red. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 30, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000237003/C2449-Christmas_man_blues.

"Brunswick matrix C2449. Christmas man blues / Bertha Chippie Hill ; Tampa Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 30 December 2025.

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