Columbia matrix 211. The whistling coon / George W. Johnson

TitleSource
The whistling coon (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Sam Devere (lyricist)
Sam Devere (composer)
Composer information source: Brooks/Rust.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
George W. Johnson (vocalist)
  • Description: Male vocal solo and whistling, with piano
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 7-in.
Notes
Source(s): Tim Brooks files (issues); Rigler-Deutsch Index.
Billy Murray is the singer of take 9 of the 10-in. version of this master. It is possible that he is the performer on one of the unattributed takes of this 7-in. master.
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Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
approximately 1901 New York, New York 1 Master Harvard 211 7-in. Performed by George W. Johnson; not announced.
approximately 1901 New York, New York 2 Master Columbia 211 7-in. Performed by George W. Johnson; self-announced.
approximately 1901 New York, New York 2 Master Peerless 211 7-in. Performed by George W. Johnson; self-announced.
between 1901 and 1904 New York, New York 3 Master Columbia 211 7-in. Performed by George W. Johnson; self-announced.
between 1901 and October 1905 New York, New York 4 Master Oxford 211 7-in.
between 1901 and October 1905 New York, New York 5 Master Columbia 211 7-in.
between 1901 and October 1905 New York, New York [6] Unknown
between 1901 and October 1905 New York, New York 7 Master Oxford 211 7-in. Performed by George W. Johnson; not announced.

The whistling coon / George W. Johnson

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix 211. The whistling coon / George W. Johnson," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000135596/211-The_whistling_coon.

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