Victor matrix BS-064481. Levee camp blues / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam)

TitleSource
Levee camp blues (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Ernest Lawler (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) (Musical group)
Big Bill Broonzy (instrumentalist : guitar)
Washboard Sam (vocalist)
Washboard Sam (instrumentalist : washboard)
William Mitchell (instrumentalist : imitation bass (tub-bass))
Memphis Slim (instrumentalist : piano)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with washboard band
  • Instrumentation: Guitar, piano, imitation string bass, and washboard
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
6/26/1941 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A 1 Master Bluebird B-8909 10-in.

Levee camp blues / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam)

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Levee camp blues / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) - Bluebird B-8909 - Take 1 - 6/26/1941
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © 1942 Sony Music Entertainment.
6/26/1941 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A 1 Master RCA Victor LPV-577 LP

Levee camp blues / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam)

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Levee camp blues / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) - RCA Victor LPV-577 - Take 1 - 6/26/1941
℗ © 1971 Sony Music Entertainment.
6/26/1941 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A 1A Hold

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-064481. Levee camp blues / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam)," accessed December 28, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200050368/BS-064481-Levee_camp_blues.

Victor matrix BS-064481. Levee camp blues / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam). (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 28, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200050368/BS-064481-Levee_camp_blues.

"Victor matrix BS-064481. Levee camp blues / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 28 December 2025.

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