Victor matrix BS-77311. My sweet candy / Henry Thomas

TitleSource
My sweet candy (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Henry Townsend (composer)
Henry Townsend (lyricist)
Henry Thomas (composer)Pseudonym for Henry Townsend.
Henry Thomas (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC); U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Henry Thomas (vocalist)Pseudonym for Henry Townsend.
Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor)
Henry Townsend (vocalist)
Roosevelt Sykes (instrumentalist : piano)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with piano
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: The Bluebird disc label and U.S. Copyright Office files attribute the composition of the song to Townsend's pseudonym, Henry Thomas.
Notes
Bluebird disc label: "Blues singer."
Victor ledgers: "Made for Bluebird"; "Mr. Oberstein, present."
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
12/11/1933 Chicago, Illinois 1 Master Bluebird B-5343 10-in.
12/11/1933 Chicago, Illinois 1 Master Sunrise S-3424 10-in.
12/11/1933 Chicago, Illinois 2 Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-77311. My sweet candy / Henry Thomas," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800042345/BS-77311-My_sweet_candy.

Victor matrix BS-77311. My sweet candy / Henry Thomas. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800042345/BS-77311-My_sweet_candy.

"Victor matrix BS-77311. My sweet candy / Henry Thomas." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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