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Bessie Smith story Vol.4, Bessie Smith with James P. Johnson and Charlie Green

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937

Collection Creator

Asch, Moses
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
Folkways Records

Collection Citation

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Contents

Trombone cholly - Send me to the 'lectric chair - Long old road - Shipwreck blues - Empty bed blues - Back water blues - Preachin' the blues - Moan, mourners - He's got me goin' - Blue spirit blues - On revival day.

Track Information

101 Back Water Blues. 102 Preachin' the Blues. 103 Moan, Mourners. 104 He's Got Me Goin'. 105 Blue Spirit Blues. 106 On Revival Day. 201 Trombone Cholly. 202 Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair. 203 Long Old Road. 204 Shipwreck Blues. 205 Empty Bed Blues (Parts I & II).
sova.cfch.asch_ref17729

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk52af75cea-3b9d-4c0e-8da0-897ccbbea283

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-LP-3401 Columbia.506

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

New York Columbia 1956

General

Originally recorded: Feburary 1927 - June 1931. Performer(s): Bessie Smith, vocal; Joe Smith, trumpet; Charlie Green, trombone; James P. Johnson, piano; Fletcher Henderson, piano; Porter Grainger, piano; Clarence Williams, piano; Louis Bacon, trumpet; Floyd Casey, percussion; Bessemer Singers.

Place

Tennessee
United States
Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Topic

Jazz
African Americans

Performer

Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937

Culture

Americans

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP

Extent

1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Date

1956

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-3401

Type

Archival materials
Phonograph records

Collection Rights

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Restrictions

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
CFCH.ASCH_ref17729
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CFCH.ASCH
CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171785838-2

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