Victor matrix BS-049340. Why did you do that to me? / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam)
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Why did you do that to me? (Primary title) | Bluebird catalog |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Bluebird catalog |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Washboard Sam (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Victor ledgers. | |
| Personnel | Notes Hide Additional Titles |
| Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) (Musical group) | |
| Washboard Sam (vocalist) | |
| Washboard Sam (instrumentalist : washboard) | |
| Big Bill Broonzy (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Joshua Altheimer (instrumentalist : piano) | Not confirmed. |
| Buster Bennett (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
- Description: Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble
- Instrumentation: Alto saxophone, guitar, piano, improvised string bass, and washboard
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
- Title Note: Composition credited in Victor ledgers to Robert Brown, Washboard Sam's given name.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): DGR (personnel; instrumentation); Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers. |
| The identity of the improvised string bass player is not known, |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/29/1940 Chicago, Illinois. Studio C | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-8525 | 10-in. | |
| 7/29/1940 Chicago, Illinois. Studio C | 1 | Master | Montgomery Ward M-8928 | 10-in. | |
| 7/29/1940 Chicago, Illinois. Studio C | 1A | Not processed |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-049340. Why did you do that to me? / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam)," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200043784/BS-049340-Why_did_you_do_that_to_me.
Victor matrix BS-049340. Why did you do that to me? / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200043784/BS-049340-Why_did_you_do_that_to_me.
"Victor matrix BS-049340. Why did you do that to me? / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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