Plaza matrix 7405. The Memphis blues / Sam Ku West

TitleSource
The Memphis blues (Primary title)Plaza/ARC
"Hawaiian" guitars (Title descriptor)Plaza/ARC
Unverified composer information: Handy
Composer information source: Plaza/ARC.
PersonnelNotes
Sam Ku West (instrumentalist : steel guitar)
James Kohono (instrumentalist : guitar)
Additional Information
  • Description: Steel guitar solo, with guitar
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Control number corrected in wax from 1092. (Oriole 1004)
Data originally compiled by the Record Research Associates through inspection of issued discs. Verified as indicated in sources. Data provided by Mainspring Press.
Source(s): Inspection by Bryant/Record Research Group (General source data); Corresponding non-pseudonymous issue (Performers); Co. File (Accompaniment); Company file (Recording date source).
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
7/25/1927 New York, New York [1] Unknown
7/25/1927 New York, New York 2 Master Banner 2163 10-in. Assigned Plaza/ARC control number 1063.

The Memphis blues / Sam Ku West

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The Memphis blues / Sam Ku West - Banner 2163 - Take 2 - 7/25/1927
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
7/25/1927 New York, New York 2 Master Domino 0188 10-in.
7/25/1927 New York, New York 2 Master Oriole 1004 10-in. Assigned Plaza/ARC control number 1063.
7/25/1927 New York, New York Unknown Master Banner 2163 10-in.
7/25/1927 New York, New York Unknown Master Regal 8387 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Plaza matrix 7405. The Memphis blues / Sam Ku West," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000490468/7405-The_Memphis_blues.

Plaza matrix 7405. The Memphis blues / Sam Ku West. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000490468/7405-The_Memphis_blues.

"Plaza matrix 7405. The Memphis blues / Sam Ku West." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

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