Brunswick matrix DAL583. Empty bed blues / Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Empty bed blues (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Hot string band (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| J. C. Johnson (composer) | |
| J. C. Johnson (lyricist) | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Texas Playboys (Musical group) | |
| Bob Wills (leader) | |
| Jesse Ashlock (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Smoky Dacus (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Sleepy Johnson (instrumentalist : tenor banjo) | |
| Tommy Duncan (vocalist) | |
| Joe Ferguson (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Charles Laughton (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Eldon Shamblin (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Al Stricklin (instrumentalist : piano) |
Additional Information
- Description: String band, with male vocal solo
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Bob Wills was absent from this day's session.. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/17/1938 Dallas, Texas. 508 Park Avenue [ARC/Brunswick warehouse, 3rd floor "beaverboard room"] | 1 | Master | Vocalion 04184 | |
| 5/17/1938 Dallas, Texas. 508 Park Avenue [ARC/Brunswick warehouse, 3rd floor "beaverboard room"] | 1 | Master | Conqueror 9070 | |
| 5/17/1938 Dallas, Texas. 508 Park Avenue [ARC/Brunswick warehouse, 3rd floor "beaverboard room"] | Unknown | Master | Columbia 37629 | |
| 5/17/1938 Dallas, Texas. 508 Park Avenue [ARC/Brunswick warehouse, 3rd floor "beaverboard room"] | Unknown | Master | Conqueror 8070 | |
| 5/17/1938 Dallas, Texas. 508 Park Avenue [ARC/Brunswick warehouse, 3rd floor "beaverboard room"] | 1 | Master | Columbia 37629 | |
| 5/17/1938 Dallas, Texas. 508 Park Avenue [ARC/Brunswick warehouse, 3rd floor "beaverboard room"] | 1 | Master | Columbia 20228 | |
| 5/17/1938 Dallas, Texas. 508 Park Avenue [ARC/Brunswick warehouse, 3rd floor "beaverboard room"] | 1 | Master | Vocalion [DAL583] | Custom pressing. |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix DAL583. Empty bed blues / Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills," accessed January 23, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000442995/DAL583-Empty_bed_blues.
Brunswick matrix DAL583. Empty bed blues / Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 23, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000442995/DAL583-Empty_bed_blues.
"Brunswick matrix DAL583. Empty bed blues / Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 23 January 2026.
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