Columbia matrix W151358. Headin' south / Louisiana Collegians [Ford Britten and his Blue Comets]

TitleSource
Headin' south (Primary title)Brooks/Rust
Authors and ComposersNotes
Arthur Fields (songwriter)
Fred Hall (songwriter)
Composer information source: Brooks/Rust.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Louisiana Collegians [Ford Britten and his Blue Comets] (Musical group)Listing on Velvet Tone 2330-V and Clarion 5264-C for Ford Britten and his Blue Comets.
Ford Britten and his Blue Comets (Musical group)
Ford Britten [Arthur Fields] (vocalist)Listing for Arthur Fields.
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Personnel shown for this master derive from Brooks/Rust. Johnson and Shirley note that while Fred Hall organized the session at which this master was recorded, "it is quite possible that there was such a musician as Ford Britten." Johnson and Shirley list the vocalist as either Fred Hall or Arthur Fields, performing under the pseudonym Ford Britten.
Columbia matrix card indicates that the Western Electric system was used on this master, but W does not appear in the wax.
Source(s): Johnson and Shirley (issues).
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
2/27/1931 New York, New York 1 Master Velvet Tone 2330-V 10-in.
2/27/1931 New York, New York 1 Master Clarion 5264-C 10-in.
2/27/1931 New York, New York 2 Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix W151358. Headin' south / Louisiana Collegians [Ford Britten and his Blue Comets]," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000040903/W151358-Headin_south.

Columbia matrix W151358. Headin' south / Louisiana Collegians [Ford Britten and his Blue Comets]. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000040903/W151358-Headin_south.

"Columbia matrix W151358. Headin' south / Louisiana Collegians [Ford Britten and his Blue Comets]." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

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