Victor matrix BS-074043. Gin head woman / Tampa Red

TitleSource
Gin head woman (Primary title)Disc label
Blues (Title descriptor)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Tampa Red (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Tampa Red (vocalist)
Tampa Red (instrumentalist : guitar)
Big Maceo (instrumentalist : piano)
Clifford Jones (instrumentalist : drums)
Tampa Red (instrumentalist : kazoo)
Tampa Red (speaker)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble
  • Instrumentation: Kazoo, guitar, piano, and drums
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: The Bluebird disc label attributes the composition of the song to Hudson Whittaker, who performs under the stage name Tampa Red.
Notes
Bluebird disc label: "Blues singer."
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/6/1942 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A 1 Master Bluebird B-9009 10-in.

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Gin head woman / Tampa Red - Bluebird B-9009 - Take 1 - 2/6/1942
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © 1942 Sony Music Entertainment.

Gin head woman / Tampa Red

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Gin head woman / Tampa Red - Bluebird B-9009 - Take 1 - 2/6/1942
Audio from the Joe Bussard Collection provided by:
℗ © 1942 Sony Music Entertainment.
2/6/1942 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A 1A Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-074043. Gin head woman / Tampa Red," accessed December 28, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200055160/BS-074043-Gin_head_woman.

Victor matrix BS-074043. Gin head woman / Tampa Red. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 28, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200055160/BS-074043-Gin_head_woman.

"Victor matrix BS-074043. Gin head woman / Tampa Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 28 December 2025.

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