Victor matrix BVE-70678. Blue ghost blues / Walter Davis

TitleSource
Blue ghost blues (Primary title)Victor catalog
Authors and ComposersNotes
Walter Davis (lyricist)
Walter Davis (composer)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes
Walter Davis (vocalist)
Ralph Sylvester Peer (session supervisor)
Roosevelt Sykes (instrumentalist : piano)Listed in Victor ledgers as "Willie Kelly."
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with piano
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
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.
Victor ledgers: "Mr. Ralph Peer, present."
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/10/1932 Dallas, Texas 1 Master Victor 23343 10-in.
2/10/1932 Dallas, Texas 1 Master Bluebird B-5094 10-in.
2/10/1932 Dallas, Texas 1 Master Sunrise S-3177 10-in.
2/10/1932 Dallas, Texas 2 Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-70678. Blue ghost blues / Walter Davis," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800036877/BVE-70678-Blue_ghost_blues.

Victor matrix BVE-70678. Blue ghost blues / Walter Davis. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800036877/BVE-70678-Blue_ghost_blues.

"Victor matrix BVE-70678. Blue ghost blues / Walter Davis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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