Victor matrix BS-023403. Hard up blues / Ruby Smith

TitleSource
Hard up blues (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Spencer Williams (songwriter)
Joe Davis (songwriter)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Ruby Smith (vocalist)
Additional Information
  • Description: Female vocal solo, with piano
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
5/18/1938 New York, New York. Studio 3 1 Master Bluebird B-7864 10-in.

Hard up blues / Ruby Smith

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Hard up blues / Ruby Smith - Bluebird B-7864 - Take 1 - 5/18/1938
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © 1938 Sony Music Entertainment.
5/18/1938 New York, New York. Studio 3 1A Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-023403. Hard up blues / Ruby Smith," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200032406/BS-023403-Hard_up_blues.

Victor matrix BS-023403. Hard up blues / Ruby Smith. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200032406/BS-023403-Hard_up_blues.

"Victor matrix BS-023403. Hard up blues / Ruby Smith." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

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