Columbia matrix DAL857. Blues, why don't you let me alone? / Roy Newman and his Boys
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Blues, why don't you let me alone? (Primary title) | Disc label |
| String band with vocal by Earl Brown (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Eubie Blake (songwriter) | |
| Arthur Porter (songwriter) | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Roy Newman and his Boys (Musical group) | |
| Julian Akins (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Gar Austin (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Earl Brown (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Ish Erwin (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Carroll Hubbard (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Walker Kirkes (instrumentalist : tenor banjo) | |
| Roy Newman (leader) | |
| Roy Newman (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Art Satherley (producer) | |
| Harry Sorensen (instrumentalist : accordion) | |
| Gene Sullivan (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Cecil Brower (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Earl Brown (vocalist) | |
| Holly Horton (instrumentalist : clarinet) |
- Description: String band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: 3 fiddles (violins), 3 guitars, tenor banjo, accordion, clarinet, piano, and string bass
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Russell believe the third violinist is Cecil Brower rather than Ernie "Red" Varner |
| Source(s): Chmura files; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/19/1939 Dallas, Texas. 508 Park Avenue [ARC/Brunswick warehouse, 3rd floor "beaverboard room"] | 1 | Master | Vocalion 05320 | |
| 6/19/1939 Dallas, Texas. 508 Park Avenue [ARC/Brunswick warehouse, 3rd floor "beaverboard room"] | [2] | Unknown |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix DAL857. Blues, why don't you let me alone? / Roy Newman and his Boys," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000666198/DAL857-Blues_why_dont_you_let_me_alone.
Columbia matrix DAL857. Blues, why don't you let me alone? / Roy Newman and his Boys. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000666198/DAL857-Blues_why_dont_you_let_me_alone.
"Columbia matrix DAL857. Blues, why don't you let me alone? / Roy Newman and his Boys." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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