Victor matrix BS-036806. Black is the color of my true love's hair / John Jacob Niles
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Black is the color of my true love's hair (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| John Jacob Niles (arranger) | Victor ledgers: "Collected and arranged by." |
| John Jacob Niles (composer) | New melody. |
| Composer information source: Disc label; sheet music. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| John Jacob Niles (vocalist : tenor vocal) | Vocal range listed on disc label as "Mountaineer tenor." |
| Charles O'Connell (session supervisor) | |
- Description: Male vocal solo, with dulcimer
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
- Title Note: Victor ledgers: "Early American songs and ballads."
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Charles O'Connell, present." |
| Album M-824 comprises both 10-inch and 12-inch discs. |
| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/25/1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1 | Master | Victor 2172 | |
| 4/25/1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1 | Master | Victor M-824 | |
| 4/25/1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1A | Not processed |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-036806. Black is the color of my true love's hair / John Jacob Niles," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200037292/BS-036806-Black_is_the_color_of_my_true_loves_hair.
Victor matrix BS-036806. Black is the color of my true love's hair / John Jacob Niles. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200037292/BS-036806-Black_is_the_color_of_my_true_loves_hair.
"Victor matrix BS-036806. Black is the color of my true love's hair / John Jacob Niles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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