Victor matrix BVE-70674. Mama, why don't you be yourself? / Walter Davis
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Mama, why don't you be yourself? (Primary title) | Victor catalog |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Walter Davis (lyricist) | |
| Walter Davis (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Victor ledgers. | |
| Personnel | Notes Hide Additional Titles |
| Walter Davis (vocalist) | |
| Roosevelt Sykes (instrumentalist : piano) | Listed in Victor ledgers as "Willie Kelly." |
| Ralph Sylvester Peer (session supervisor) | |
- Description: Male vocal solo, with piano
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers. |
| Victor ledgers: "Mr. Ralph Peer, present." |
| Possibly recorded at the Jefferson Hotel in Dallas. Victor ledgers do not name the exact place as they do for some other masters of this field trip. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/10/1932 Dallas, Texas | 1 | Master | Victor 23325 | 10-in. | |
| 2/10/1932 Dallas, Texas | 2 | Not processed |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-70674. Mama, why don't you be yourself? / Walter Davis," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800036873/BVE-70674-Mama_why_dont_you_be_yourself.
Victor matrix BVE-70674. Mama, why don't you be yourself? / Walter Davis. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800036873/BVE-70674-Mama_why_dont_you_be_yourself.
"Victor matrix BVE-70674. Mama, why don't you be yourself? / Walter Davis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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