Victor matrix BS-053592. Grinder man blues / Memphis Slim

TitleSource
Grinder man blues (Primary title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Big Joe Williams (composer)Disc label: "Joe Williams"; Big Joe Williams not confirmed.
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Memphis Slim (vocalist)
Memphis Slim (instrumentalist : piano)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with piano and cano
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: The Bluebird disc label and Victor ledgers credit Joe Williams with the composition of the song; some online sources credit Peter Chatman (also known as Memphis Slim) as the composer.
Notes
Victor disc label: "Blues singer."
Source(s): Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/30/1940 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A 1 Master Bluebird B-8584 10-in.

Grinder man blues / Memphis Slim

0:00
0:00
Pitch Reset
Tempo Reset
Embed
Grinder man blues / Memphis Slim - Bluebird B-8584 - Take 1 - 10/30/1940
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © 1940 Sony Music Entertainment.

Grinder man blues / Memphis Slim

0:00
0:00
Pitch Reset
Tempo Reset
Embed
Grinder man blues / Memphis Slim - Bluebird B-8584 - Take 1 - 10/30/1940
Audio from the Joe Bussard Collection provided by:
℗ © 1940 Sony Music Entertainment.
10/30/1940 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A 1 Master Victor 22-0004 10-in.
10/30/1940 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A 1A Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-053592. Grinder man blues / Memphis Slim," accessed December 28, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200045457/BS-053592-Grinder_man_blues.

Victor matrix BS-053592. Grinder man blues / Memphis Slim. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 28, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200045457/BS-053592-Grinder_man_blues.

"Victor matrix BS-053592. Grinder man blues / Memphis Slim." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 28 December 2025.

Feedback

Send the Editors a message about this record.