Victor matrix BVE-62508. The promise true and grand / Washington White [i.e., Bukka White]

TitleSource
The promise true and grand (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Bukka White (arranger)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC).
PersonnelNotes
Washington White [i.e., Bukka White] (vocalist)
Bukka White (vocalist)
Ralph Sylvester Peer (session supervisor)
Bukka White (instrumentalist : guitar)
Memphis Minnie (vocalist)Not confirmed.
Napoleon Hairston (instrumentalist : guitar)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and female vocal accompaniment
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Mr. Peer, present."
Ledgers: "With female voice." Dixon/Godrich/Rye suggest that woman is "Miss Minnie," who recorded other selections for Victor on 5/26/1930 in Memphis, and further speculate that she is Victor artist Memphis Minnie.
Source(s): Dixon/Godrich/Rye (personnel); Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
5/26/1930 Memphis, Tennessee 1 Master Victor V-38615 10-in.
5/26/1930 Memphis, Tennessee 2 Hold

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-62508. The promise true and grand / Washington White [i.e., Bukka White]," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800032023/BVE-62508-The_promise_true_and_grand.

Victor matrix BVE-62508. The promise true and grand / Washington White [i.e., Bukka White]. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800032023/BVE-62508-The_promise_true_and_grand.

"Victor matrix BVE-62508. The promise true and grand / Washington White [i.e., Bukka White]." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.

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