Victor matrix BVE-49600. Columbus stockade blues / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Columbus stockade blues (Primary title) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Bud Billings (vocalist : tenor vocal) | Pseudonym for Frank Luther. |
| Joe Billings (vocalist : tenor vocal) | Pseudonym for Carson Robison. |
| Frank Luther (vocalist : tenor vocal) | |
| Carson Robison (vocalist : tenor vocal) | |
| Sam Freed (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Carson Robison (instrumentalist : harmonica) | |
| Carson Robison (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Roy Smeck (instrumentalist : steel guitar) |
- Description: Male vocal duet, with violin and 2 guitars
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers describe accompaniment as violin, guitar, and Hawaiian guitar (instrumentalists unnamed). Russell shows Robison on harmonica and guitar, and notes possible presence of Freed on fiddle and Smeck on steel guitar. |
| Source(s): Russell; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27/1928 New York, New York | 1 | Hold | ||
| 12/27/1928 New York, New York | 2 | Master | Victor V-40031 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-49600. Columbus stockade blues / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800023314/BVE-49600-Columbus_stockade_blues.
Victor matrix BVE-49600. Columbus stockade blues / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800023314/BVE-49600-Columbus_stockade_blues.
"Victor matrix BVE-49600. Columbus stockade blues / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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