Victor matrix BS-051500. Rock Island Line / Golden Gate Quartet ; Leadbelly
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line (Primary title) | Victor ledgers |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Leadbelly (vocalist) | |
| Golden Gate Quartet (Vocal group) | |
| Henry Owens (vocalist : tenor vocal) | |
| William Langford (vocalist : tenor vocal) | |
| Willie "Bill" Johnson (vocalist : bass vocal) | |
| Orlandus "Dad" Wilson (vocalist : baritone vocal) | |
| Robert P. Wetherald (session supervisor) |
- Description: Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "R. Wetherald, present." |
| Dixon/Godrich/Rye lists a fifth member of the quartet, Clyde Riddick (tenor), not listed in Victor ledgers. |
| Source(s): Dixon/Godrich/Rye (description); Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/14/1940 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | RCA Victor LPV-505 | |||
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℗ © 1964 Sony Music Entertainment.
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| 6/14/1940 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1A | Not processed | ||||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-051500. Rock Island Line / Golden Gate Quartet ; Leadbelly," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200045015/BS-051500-Rock_Island_Line.
Victor matrix BS-051500. Rock Island Line / Golden Gate Quartet ; Leadbelly. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200045015/BS-051500-Rock_Island_Line.
"Victor matrix BS-051500. Rock Island Line / Golden Gate Quartet ; Leadbelly." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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