Victor matrix D6AB-1816. Reckless rider blues / Jazz Gillum

TitleSource
Reckless rider blues (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Robert Brown (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC).
PersonnelNotes
Jazz Gillum (vocalist)
Leonard Caston (instrumentalist : electric guitar)
Alfred Elkins (instrumentalist : string bass)
Lester Melrose (session supervisor)
Maceo Merriweather (instrumentalist : piano)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Mr. Melrose present"; "Union musicians used."
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/18/1946 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A 1L Unknown
2/18/1946 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A 1 Master Victor 20-1974 10-in.

Reckless rider blues / Jazz Gillum

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Reckless rider blues / Jazz Gillum - Victor 20-1974 - Take 1 - 2/18/1946
Audio from the Joe Bussard Collection provided by:
2/18/1946 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A 1A Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D6AB-1816. Reckless rider blues / Jazz Gillum," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300005012/D6AB-1816-Reckless_rider_blues.

Victor matrix D6AB-1816. Reckless rider blues / Jazz Gillum. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300005012/D6AB-1816-Reckless_rider_blues.

"Victor matrix D6AB-1816. Reckless rider blues / Jazz Gillum." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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