Victor matrix BRC-69025. Misery / Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Misery (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Miseria (Parallel (translated) title) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Andy Razaf (lyricist) | |
| James P. Johnson (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys (Musical group) | |
| Blanche Calloway (vocalist) | |
| Blanche Calloway (leader) | |
| Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor) | |
Additional Information
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with female vocal 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: "Mr. Oberstein, present." |
| The Victor blue history card includes a notation, "Put through for experimental reasons." |
| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/8/1931 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 | 1 | Hold | ||||
| 5/8/1931 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Victor [BRC-69025] | |||
| 5/8/1931 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 | 2 | Hold | ||||
| 5/8/1931 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 | 2 | Master | Victor [BRC-69025] | |||
| 5/8/1931 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 | 3 | Master | Victor 22717 | |||
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BRC-69025. Misery / Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800035623/BRC-69025-Misery.
Victor matrix BRC-69025. Misery / Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800035623/BRC-69025-Misery.
"Victor matrix BRC-69025. Misery / Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
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