Leeds & Catlin matrix [L & C cat 4058[a]]. Darkies' tickle / Leeds Orchestra ; Len Spencer Quintet

TitleSource
Darkies' tickle (Primary title)Bryant/Sutton L & C
Descriptive (Title descriptor)Bryant/Sutton L & C
Unverified composer information: Hunt
Composer information source: Bryant/Sutton L & C.
PersonnelNotes
Leeds Orchestra (Musical group)
Len Spencer Quintet (Vocal group)
Additional Information
  • Description: Comic scene, with orchestra
  • Category: Spoken
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Announced by Spencer.
From the catalog: "'Say, Baby, this is my birthday.' He receives a brand-new red flannel shirt. Gives his girl a kiss. 'Look here, nigger, you ain't kissing no cow.' Off to hear the band play the 'Darkies tickle' at a clog dance. Laughing comments by a colored lover. 'He could go on dancing this way for ever,' but he wants to be sure she loves him.”
Information on this recording from "Leeds & Catlin records : a history and discography" compiled by William R. Bryant, edited by Allan Sutton (Mainspring Press, 2015). Database edition by arrangement with Mainspring Press.
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Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
between late 1903 and 1904 New York, New York [1] Master Leeds 4058 10-in. Listed as by Spencer Quartet & Orchestra.
between late 1903 and 1904 New York, New York [1] Master Concert 7058 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Leeds & Catlin matrix [L & C cat 4058[a]]. Darkies' tickle / Leeds Orchestra ; Len Spencer Quintet," accessed January 9, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000367397/L_C_cat_4058a-Darkies_tickle.

Leeds & Catlin matrix [L & C cat 4058[a]]. Darkies' tickle / Leeds Orchestra ; Len Spencer Quintet. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 9, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000367397/L_C_cat_4058a-Darkies_tickle.

"Leeds & Catlin matrix [L & C cat 4058[a]]. Darkies' tickle / Leeds Orchestra ; Len Spencer Quintet." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 9 January 2026.

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