Gennett matrix 18386. Brown skin shuffle / Johnson and Smith

TitleSource
Brown skin shuffle (Primary title)Gennett
PersonnelNotes
Johnson and Smith (Vocal group)Listing for Big Bill Johnson [Broonzy] and Steele Smith.
Hunter Brothers (Vocal group)Listing on Superior 2836.
Big Bill Broonzy (vocalist)
Steele Smith (vocalist)
Big Bill Broonzy (instrumentalist : guitar)
Steele Smith (instrumentalist : banjo)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal duet, with guitar and banjo
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
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): Dixon/Godrich/Rye; Gennett ledgers (IJS); Rockwell; Abrams; Champion NSX Royalty Sheets (IJS).
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/9/1932 Richmond, Indiana [Unlettered first take] Unknown
2/9/1932 Richmond, Indiana A Master Champion 16411 10-in.
2/9/1932 Richmond, Indiana A Master Champion 40074 10-in.
2/9/1932 Richmond, Indiana A Master Champion 45174 10-in.
2/9/1932 Richmond, Indiana A Master Superior 2836 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gennett matrix 18386. Brown skin shuffle / Johnson and Smith," accessed December 30, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000468806/18386-Brown_skin_shuffle.

Gennett matrix 18386. Brown skin shuffle / Johnson and Smith. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 30, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000468806/18386-Brown_skin_shuffle.

"Gennett matrix 18386. Brown skin shuffle / Johnson and Smith." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 30 December 2025.

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