Victor matrix BS-76141. I'm free (From the chain gang now) / Jimmie Rodgers
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| I'm free (From the chain gang now) (Primary title) | Victor catalog |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Lou Herscher (songwriter) | |
| Saul Klein (songwriter) | |
| Composer information source: Victor ledgers; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Jimmie Rodgers (vocalist : tenor vocal) | |
| Ralph Sylvester Peer (session supervisor) | |
| Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor) | |
| Jimmie Rodgers (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
- Description: Male vocal solo, with guitar
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
- Title Note: Victor ledgers and U.S. Copyright Office files attribute the composition of the song to Lou Herscher; the Victor blue history card adds Saul Klein.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Messrs. R. Peer and E. Oberstein present." |
| Source(s): Porterfield (issues); Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/17/1933 New York, New York. Studio 1 | 1 | Master | Victor 23830 | |
| 5/17/1933 New York, New York. Studio 1 | 1 | Master | Montgomery Ward M-4453 | |
| 5/17/1933 New York, New York. Studio 1 | 1 | Master | Gramophone (India) N-4263 | |
| 5/17/1933 New York, New York. Studio 1 | 1 | Master | Gramophone (Australia) EA-1489 | |
| 5/17/1933 New York, New York. Studio 1 | 1 | Master | Twin (India) FT-9112 | |
| 5/17/1933 New York, New York. Studio 1 | 1 | Master | Regal Zonophone (Australia) G 23204 | |
| 5/17/1933 New York, New York. Studio 1 | 1 | Master | RCA Victor LPM-2531 | |
| 5/17/1933 New York, New York. Studio 1 | 1 | Master | RCA (Japan) RA-5466 | |
| 5/17/1933 New York, New York. Studio 1 | 1 | Master | RCA (U.K.) RD 7505 | |
| 5/17/1933 New York, New York. Studio 1 | 1 | Master | Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15540 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-76141. I'm free (From the chain gang now) / Jimmie Rodgers," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800041381/BS-76141-Im_free_From_the_chain_gang_now.
Victor matrix BS-76141. I'm free (From the chain gang now) / Jimmie Rodgers. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800041381/BS-76141-Im_free_From_the_chain_gang_now.
"Victor matrix BS-76141. I'm free (From the chain gang now) / Jimmie Rodgers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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