Victor matrix BVE-47010. A black woman is like a black snake / Memphis Jug Band
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| A black woman is like a black snake (Primary title) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Jab Jones (songwriter) | |
| Will Shade (songwriter) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label (BHC). | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Memphis Jug Band (Musical group) | |
| Vol Stevens (instrumentalist : banjo-mandolin) | Not confirmed. |
| Will Shade (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Charlie Burse (vocalist) | |
| Ben Ramey (instrumentalist : kazoo) | |
| Charlie Burse (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Will Shade (vocalist) | |
- Description: Vocal and instrumental ensemble
- Instrumentation: 2 guitars, harmonica, banjo-mandolin, and kazoo
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "No banjo in this selection and no jug." |
| Dixon/Godrich/Rye notes presence of unknown harmonica. |
| Source(s): Dixon/Godrich/Rye; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/13/1928 Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Auditorium | 1 | Destroy | ||||
| 9/13/1928 Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Auditorium | 2 | Master | Victor V-38015 | |||
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| 9/13/1928 Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Auditorium | 2 | Master | Victor [BVE-47010] | Custom pressing. | ||
| 9/13/1928 Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Auditorium | 2 | Master | Frog DGF 16 | |||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-47010. A black woman is like a black snake / Memphis Jug Band," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800020939/BVE-47010-A_black_woman_is_like_a_black_snake.
Victor matrix BVE-47010. A black woman is like a black snake / Memphis Jug Band. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800020939/BVE-47010-A_black_woman_is_like_a_black_snake.
"Victor matrix BVE-47010. A black woman is like a black snake / Memphis Jug Band." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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