OKeh 8774 (10-in. double-faced)

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CompanyMatrix No.Take NumberDateTitle/Artist 
OKeh W403714 B 2/1/1930 Bessie couldn't help it / Louis Armstrong Orchestra Audio Available

Bessie couldn't help it / Louis Armstrong Orchestra

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Bessie couldn't help it / Louis Armstrong Orchestra - OKeh 8774 - Take B - 2/1/1930
Audio from the Joe Bussard Collection provided by:
℗ © Sony Music Entertainment.
OKeh W403494 C 12/10/1929 Dallas blues / Louis Armstrong Orchestra Audio Available

Dallas blues / Louis Armstrong Orchestra

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Dallas blues / Louis Armstrong Orchestra - OKeh 8774 - Take C - 12/10/1929
Audio from the Joe Bussard Collection provided by:
℗ © Sony Music Entertainment.

Primary Performers:

Louis Armstrong Orchestra (Musical group)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh 8774 (10-in. double-faced)," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/255710/OKeh_8774.

OKeh 8774 (10-in. double-faced). (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/255710/OKeh_8774.

"OKeh 8774 (10-in. double-faced)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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Coupling 1

007  s ǂb d ǂd d ǂe m ǂf s ǂg d ǂh n ǂi n ǂj m ǂk s ǂl l ǂm n ǂn a
028008774 ǂb OKeh
02810W403494 ǂb OKeh
02810W403714 ǂb OKeh
24500Dallas blues / ǂc Hart A. Wand ; Lloyd Garrett. Bessie couldn't help it / Byron H. Warner ; J. L. Richmond ; Charles Anthony Bayha.
264 1[New York] : ǂb Okeh, ǂc [1930]
300  1 audio disc : ǂb analog, 78 rpm ; ǂc 10 in.
336  performed music ǂb prm ǂ2 rdacontent
337  audio ǂb s ǂ2 rdamedia
338  audio disc ǂb sd ǂ2 rdacarrier
340  shellac ǂ2 rdamat
344  analog ǂ2 rdatr
344  ǂc 78 rpm
344  ǂd coarse groove ǂ2 rdagw
344  ǂg mono ǂ2 rdacpc
500  OKeh: 8774 (W403494 (matrix), W403714 (matrix)).
5208 Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo.
546  Sung in English.
500  Data derived from the Discography of American Historical Recordings.
5103 Discography of American Historical Recordings ǂu http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/255710
500  Title from disc label.
5110 Louis Armstrong Orchestra.
7001 Allen, Henry, ǂd 1908-1967, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Armstrong, Louis, ǂd 1901-1971, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Armstrong, Louis, ǂd 1901-1971, ǂe singer.
7001 Armstrong, Louis, ǂe performer.
7001 Barbarin, Paul, ǂd 1899-1969, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Bayha, Charles Anthony, ǂq (Charles Anthony), ǂd 1891-1957, ǂe composer.
7001 Blue, William, ǂd 1902-1968, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Foster, Pops, ǂd 1892-1969, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Garrett, Lloyd, ǂd 1886-1966, ǂe lyricist.
7001 Higginbotham, J. C., ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Hill, Teddy, ǂd 1909-1978, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Holmes, Charlie, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Johnson, Otis, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Johnson, Will, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Nicholas, Albert, ǂd 1900-1973, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Richmond, J. L., ǂe composer.
7001 Russell, Luis, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Wand, Hart A., ǂe composer.
7001 Warner, Byron H., ǂe composer.
7102 Louis Armstrong Orchestra, ǂe instrumentalist.
74002Bessie couldn't help it.

Reverse coupling

007  s ǂb d ǂd d ǂe m ǂf s ǂg d ǂh n ǂi n ǂj m ǂk s ǂl l ǂm n ǂn a
028008774 ǂb OKeh
02810W403714 ǂb OKeh
02810W403494 ǂb OKeh
24500Bessie couldn't help it / ǂc Byron H. Warner ; J. L. Richmond ; Charles Anthony Bayha. Dallas blues / Hart A. Wand ; Lloyd Garrett.
264 1[New York] : ǂb Okeh, ǂc [1930]
300  1 audio disc : ǂb analog, 78 rpm ; ǂc 10 in.
336  performed music ǂb prm ǂ2 rdacontent
337  audio ǂb s ǂ2 rdamedia
338  audio disc ǂb sd ǂ2 rdacarrier
340  shellac ǂ2 rdamat
344  analog ǂ2 rdatr
344  ǂc 78 rpm
344  ǂd coarse groove ǂ2 rdagw
344  ǂg mono ǂ2 rdacpc
500  OKeh: 8774 (W403714 (matrix), W403494 (matrix)).
5208 Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo.
546  Sung in English.
500  Data derived from the Discography of American Historical Recordings.
5103 Discography of American Historical Recordings ǂu http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/255710
500  Title from disc label.
5110 Louis Armstrong Orchestra.
7001 Allen, Henry, ǂd 1908-1967, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Armstrong, Louis, ǂd 1901-1971, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Armstrong, Louis, ǂd 1901-1971, ǂe singer.
7001 Armstrong, Louis, ǂe performer.
7001 Barbarin, Paul, ǂd 1899-1969, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Bayha, Charles Anthony, ǂq (Charles Anthony), ǂd 1891-1957, ǂe composer.
7001 Blue, William, ǂd 1902-1968, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Foster, Pops, ǂd 1892-1969, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Garrett, Lloyd, ǂd 1886-1966, ǂe lyricist.
7001 Higginbotham, J. C., ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Hill, Teddy, ǂd 1909-1978, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Holmes, Charlie, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Johnson, Otis, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Johnson, Will, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Nicholas, Albert, ǂd 1900-1973, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Richmond, J. L., ǂe composer.
7001 Russell, Luis, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Wand, Hart A., ǂe composer.
7001 Warner, Byron H., ǂe composer.
7102 Louis Armstrong Orchestra, ǂe instrumentalist.
74002Dallas blues.