Victor matrix BS-77242. I want my mama / Salty Holmes ; The Prairie Ramblers
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| I want my mama (Primary title) | Disc label (BHC verso) (BB B-5303) |
| Blues (Title descriptor) | Disc label (BHC verso) (BB B-5303) |
| I want my mama blues (Alternate title) | Victor catalog (Vi 23859) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Joe Harris (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label (BHC). | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| The Prairie Ramblers (Musical group) | Listing on Victor 23859 disc label. |
| Salty Holmes (instrumentalist : harmonica) | Listing on BB B-5303 for Floyd Holmes. |
| Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor) | |
| Tex Atchison (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Chick Hurt (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Jack Taylor (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Floyd Holmes (instrumentalist : harmonica) | |
- Description: Harmonica solo, with instrumental trio
- Instrumentation: Violin, bass, harmonica, and guitar
- Category: Instrumental
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Made for Bluebird"; "Mr. E. Oberstein, present." |
| Talent is listed on the Bluebird disc label as Salty Holmes; in the Victor catalog entry for Vi 23859 the performance is credited to the Prairie Ramblers. |
| Source(s): Russell (personnel); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/6/1933 Chicago, Illinois | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-5303 | |||
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| 12/6/1933 Chicago, Illinois | 1 | Master | Victor 23859 | |||
| 12/6/1933 Chicago, Illinois | 1 | Master | Electradisk 2173 | |||
| 12/6/1933 Chicago, Illinois | 1 | Master | Sunrise S-3384 | |||
| 12/6/1933 Chicago, Illinois | 1 | Master | Montgomery Ward M-4423 | |||
| 12/6/1933 Chicago, Illinois | 2 | Not processed | ||||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-77242. I want my mama / Salty Holmes ; The Prairie Ramblers," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800042290/BS-77242-I_want_my_mama.
Victor matrix BS-77242. I want my mama / Salty Holmes ; The Prairie Ramblers. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800042290/BS-77242-I_want_my_mama.
"Victor matrix BS-77242. I want my mama / Salty Holmes ; The Prairie Ramblers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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