Victor matrix BS-064130. Why don't you do it right? / Lil Green

TitleSource
Why don't you do it right? (Primary title)Bluebird catalog
Authors and ComposersNotes
Joe McCoy (composer)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes
Lil Green (vocalist)
Big Bill Broonzy (instrumentalist : guitar)
Simeon Henry (instrumentalist : piano)
Ransom Knowling (instrumentalist : string bass)
Additional Information
  • Description: Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio
  • Instrumentation: Guitar, piano, and string bass
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Master renumbered by Victor as D1VB-0147.
Source(s): Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
4/23/1941 Chicago, Illinois. Studio C 1 Master Bluebird B-8714 10-in.

Why don't you do it right? / Lil Green

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Why don't you do it right? / Lil Green - Bluebird B-8714 - Take 1 - 4/23/1941
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © 1941 Sony Music Entertainment.

Why don't you do it right? / Lil Green

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Why don't you do it right? / Lil Green - Bluebird B-8714 - Take 1 - 4/23/1941
Audio from the Joe Bussard Collection provided by:
℗ © 1941 Sony Music Entertainment.
4/23/1941 Chicago, Illinois. Studio C 1 Master Victor 20-3283 10-in.
4/23/1941 Chicago, Illinois. Studio C 1 Master Groove G-5004 10-in.
4/23/1941 Chicago, Illinois. Studio C 1 Master Groove 4G-5004 45-rpm
4/23/1941 Chicago, Illinois. Studio C 1 Master RCA Victor LPV-574 LP

Why don't you do it right? / Lil Green

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Why don't you do it right? / Lil Green - RCA Victor LPV-574 - Take 1 - 4/23/1941
℗ © 1971 Sony Music Entertainment.
4/23/1941 Chicago, Illinois. Studio C 1 Master RCA Camden CAL-588 LP
4/23/1941 Chicago, Illinois. Studio C 1A Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-064130. Why don't you do it right? / Lil Green," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200050279/BS-064130-Why_dont_you_do_it_right.

Victor matrix BS-064130. Why don't you do it right? / Lil Green. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200050279/BS-064130-Why_dont_you_do_it_right.

"Victor matrix BS-064130. Why don't you do it right? / Lil Green." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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