Victor matrix BS-77313. Mr. Carl's blues / Napoleon Fletcher ; Carl Rafferty

TitleSource
Mr. Carl's blues (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Carl Rafferty (lyricist)
Carl Rafferty (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC).
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Napoleon Fletcher (instrumentalist : piano)
Carl Rafferty (vocalist)
Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor)
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with piano
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: The BB disc label attributes the composition of the song to C. Fletcher; Victor ledgers initially state Carl Fletcher, but replace the name in handwriting with Carl Rafferty. DGR suggests that Carl Fletcher may be the artist's real name.
Notes
Source(s): Dixon/Godrich/Rye (personnel); Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Victor ledgers: "Made for Bluebird"; "Blues singer"; "Mr. Oberstein, present."
Victor ledgers and the Bluebird disc label identify the pianist as Napoleon Fletcher; however, DGR notes that the piano player may actually be Roosevelt Sykes, who was present that day.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
12/11/1933 Chicago, Illinois 1 Master Bluebird B-5429 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-77313. Mr. Carl's blues / Napoleon Fletcher ; Carl Rafferty," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800042347/BS-77313-Mr._Carls_blues.

Victor matrix BS-77313. Mr. Carl's blues / Napoleon Fletcher ; Carl Rafferty. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800042347/BS-77313-Mr._Carls_blues.

"Victor matrix BS-77313. Mr. Carl's blues / Napoleon Fletcher ; Carl Rafferty." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

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