Bluebird B-8997 (10-in. double-faced)
The following matrix(es) were released with this catalog number:
| Company | Matrix No. | Take Number | Date | Title/Artist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-070377 | 1A | 11/4/1941 | Gonna hit the highway / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) | |
| Victor | BS-070379 | 1 | 11/4/1941 | Evil blues / Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) |
Primary Performers:
| Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) (Musical group) |
Other Information:
| Release Date: 5/8/1942 | Source: Victor blue history card |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bluebird B-8997 (10-in. double-faced)," accessed May 7, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/65073/Bluebird_B-8997.
Bluebird B-8997 (10-in. double-faced). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 7, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/65073/Bluebird_B-8997.
"Bluebird B-8997 (10-in. double-faced)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024.
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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
02800B-8997 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-070377 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-070379 ǂb Bluebird
24500Gonna hit the highway ; ǂb Evil blues / ǂc Washboard Sam.
264 1[Camden, N.J.] : ǂb Victor, ǂc [1942]
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 Bluebird: B-8997 (BS-070377 (matrix), BS-070379 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal solo, with washboard band.
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/65073
500 Title from disc label.
5110 Washboard Band (Washboard Sam).
7001 Broonzy, Big Bill, ǂd 1893-1958, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Elkins, Alfred, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Memphis Slim, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Washboard Sam, ǂd 1910-1966, ǂe composer.
7001 Washboard Sam, ǂd 1910-1966, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Washboard Sam, ǂd 1910-1966, ǂe singer.
7102 Washboard Band (Washboard Sam), ǂe instrumentalist.
74002Evil blues.
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
02800B-8997 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-070379 ǂb Bluebird
02810BS-070377 ǂb Bluebird
24500Evil blues ; ǂb Gonna hit the highway / ǂc Washboard Sam.
264 1[Camden, N.J.] : ǂb Victor, ǂc [1942]
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 Bluebird: B-8997 (BS-070379 (matrix), BS-070377 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal solo, with washboard band.
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/65073
500 Title from disc label.
5110 Washboard Band (Washboard Sam).
7001 Broonzy, Big Bill, ǂd 1893-1958, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Elkins, Alfred, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Memphis Slim, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Washboard Sam, ǂd 1910-1966, ǂe composer.
7001 Washboard Sam, ǂd 1910-1966, ǂe instrumentalist.
7001 Washboard Sam, ǂd 1910-1966, ǂe singer.
7102 Washboard Band (Washboard Sam), ǂe instrumentalist.
74002Gonna hit the highway.