Victor matrix BRC-68939. Sugar blues / Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys ; William Massey ; Clarence E. Smith
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Sugar blues (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Slow fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Blues dulces (Parallel (translated) title) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Clarence Williams (composer) | |
| Lucy Fletcher (lyricist) | Listed on Victor and Bluebird disc labels as "C. Fletcher." |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Clarence E. Smith (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys (Musical group) | |
| William Massey (vocalist) | |
| Blanche Calloway (leader) | |
| Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor) | |
| Blanche Calloway and Orchestra (Musical group) | Listing on BB B-5334 and Sunrise S-3415 for Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys. |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and trumpet solo
- Instrumentation: 3 saxophones, 3 cornets, trombone, tuba, banjo, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Hot dance"; "Mr. Oberstein, present"; "Recorded through R.C.A. system." |
| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/27/1931 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 | 1 | Hold | ||||
| 3/27/1931 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Victor [BRC-68939] | |||
| 3/27/1931 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 | 2 | Master | Victor 22661 | |||
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| 3/27/1931 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 | 2 | Master | Victor [BRC-68939] | |||
| 3/27/1931 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 | 2 | Master | Bluebird B-5334 | |||
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| 3/27/1931 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 | 2 | Master | Montgomery Ward M-4895 | |||
| 3/27/1931 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 | 2 | Master | Sunrise S-3415 | |||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BRC-68939. Sugar blues / Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys ; William Massey ; Clarence E. Smith," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800035584/BRC-68939-Sugar_blues.
Victor matrix BRC-68939. Sugar blues / Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys ; William Massey ; Clarence E. Smith. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800035584/BRC-68939-Sugar_blues.
"Victor matrix BRC-68939. Sugar blues / Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys ; William Massey ; Clarence E. Smith." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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