Victor matrix D7VB-1078. Facing life / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) ; Washboard Sam

Title	Source
Facing life (Primary title)	Victor ledgers
Authors and Composers	Notes
Sylvester Jones (songwriter)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers.
Personnel	Notes
Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) (Musical group)
Washboard Sam (vocalist)
Big Bill Broonzy (instrumentalist : guitar)
Bob Call (instrumentalist : piano)
Ernest Crawford (instrumentalist : string bass)
Sax Mallard (instrumentalist : clarinet)
Lester Melrose (session supervisor)
Washboard Sam (instrumentalist : washboard)

Additional Information

Description: Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble
Instrumentation: Clarinet, guitar, piano, washboard, and string bass
Category: Vocal
Language: English
Master Size: 10-in.

Notes
Victor ledgers: "Union musicians used"; "Mr. L. Melrose, present."
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.

Take Date and Place	Take	Status	Label Name/Number	Format
10/16/1947 Chicago, Illinois. Studio C	1L	Unknown
10/16/1947 Chicago, Illinois. Studio C	1	Master	Victor 20-3024	10-in.
10/16/1947 Chicago, Illinois. Studio C	1A	Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D7VB-1078. Facing life / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) ; Washboard Sam," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000416275/D7VB-1078-Facing_life.

Victor matrix D7VB-1078. Facing life / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) ; Washboard Sam. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000416275/D7VB-1078-Facing_life.

"Victor matrix D7VB-1078. Facing life / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) ; Washboard Sam." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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