Gennett matrix 15330. Nigger loves a watermelon / Bill Cox

TitleSource
Nigger loves a watermelon (Primary title)Gennett
PersonnelNotes
Bill Cox (vocalist)
Luke Baldwin (vocalist)Listing on Champion 15829.
Charley Blake (vocalist)Listing on Supertone 9559.
Bill Cox (instrumentalist : guitar)
Bill Cox (instrumentalist : harmonica)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
The Discography of American Historical Recordings aims to comprehensively document the history of early commercial sound recordings. Objectionable and racist content does not reflect the values of the University or its staff. Further information is available here.
Information on Gennett Records derives from data compiled and provided by Malcolm Rockwell and Charlie Dahan. Original sources consulted are noted in “sources.”
Source(s): Russell; Gennett ledgers (IJS); Rockwell; Abrams; Champion GEX Royalty Sheets (IJS); Center for Popular Music (MTSU).
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
7/11/1929 Richmond, Indiana [Unlettered first take] Master Gennett 7004 10-in.
7/11/1929 Richmond, Indiana [Unlettered first take] Master Champion 15829 10-in.
7/11/1929 Richmond, Indiana [Unlettered first take] Master Supertone 9559 10-in.
7/11/1929 Richmond, Indiana A Unknown

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gennett matrix 15330. Nigger loves a watermelon / Bill Cox," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000465750/15330-Nigger_loves_a_watermelon.

Gennett matrix 15330. Nigger loves a watermelon / Bill Cox. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000465750/15330-Nigger_loves_a_watermelon.

"Gennett matrix 15330. Nigger loves a watermelon / Bill Cox." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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