Victor matrix BS-043254. You gotta take off your shoes (To sing a hillbilly song) / Tom Emerson ; Mountaineers ; Polly Shaffer

TitleSource
You gotta take off your shoes (To sing a hillbilly song) (Primary title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
James Cavanaugh (songwriter)
Bob Miller (songwriter)
Ed Brennan (songwriter)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Tom Emerson (leader)
Polly Shaffer (vocalist)
Mountaineers (Musical group)
Bob Miller (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Instrumental quartet, with female vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: Violin, guitar, accordion, and string bass
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Bob Miller, present."
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/31/1939 New York, New York. Studio 3 1 Master Bluebird B-8320 10-in.

You gotta take off your shoes (To sing a hillbilly song) / Tom Emerson ; Mountaineers ; Polly Shaffer

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You gotta take off your shoes (To sing a hillbilly song) / Tom Emerson ; Mountaineers ; Polly Shaffer - Bluebird B-8320 - Take 1 - 10/31/1939
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
10/31/1939 New York, New York. Studio 3 1 Master Montgomery Ward M-8691 10-in.
10/31/1939 New York, New York. Studio 3 1A Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-043254. You gotta take off your shoes (To sing a hillbilly song) / Tom Emerson ; Mountaineers ; Polly Shaffer," accessed January 9, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200040545/BS-043254-You_gotta_take_off_your_shoes_To_sing_a_hillbilly_song.

Victor matrix BS-043254. You gotta take off your shoes (To sing a hillbilly song) / Tom Emerson ; Mountaineers ; Polly Shaffer. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 9, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200040545/BS-043254-You_gotta_take_off_your_shoes_To_sing_a_hillbilly_song.

"Victor matrix BS-043254. You gotta take off your shoes (To sing a hillbilly song) / Tom Emerson ; Mountaineers ; Polly Shaffer." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 9 January 2026.

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