Victor matrix BS-059497. Old Taylor / Memphis Slim

TitleSource
Old Taylor (Primary title)Bluebird catalog
Authors and ComposersNotes
Memphis Slim (composer)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes
Memphis Slim (vocalist)
Big Bill Broonzy (vocalist)Extra voice.
Memphis Slim (instrumentalist : piano)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with piano, bass cano, and extra male vocal
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: Composition credited in Victor ledgers to Peter Chatman, one of Memphis Slim's pseudonyms and the name of his father.
Notes
Victor blue history card: "Blues singer"; "Answers or extra voice by Willie Broonzy (not to appear on label)."
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
4/1/1941 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A 1 Master Bluebird B-8903 10-in.
4/1/1941 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A 1A Destroy

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-059497. Old Taylor / Memphis Slim," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200048276/BS-059497-Old_Taylor.

Victor matrix BS-059497. Old Taylor / Memphis Slim. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200048276/BS-059497-Old_Taylor.

"Victor matrix BS-059497. Old Taylor / Memphis Slim." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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