Category Archives: June

June 24th in Gennett History, 1925: Vernon Dalhart Recorded “The Wreck of the Southern Old ’97”

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

June 24th in Gennett History, 1925: Vernon Dalhart recorded his hit “The Wreck of the Southern Old ’97” in NYC. The recording appeared on Buddy 8013, Challenge 161, Challenge 320, Champion 15121, Gennett 3019, Gennett 5588, Herwin 75503, and Silvertone … Continue reading →

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June 21st in Gennett History, 1929: Winston Holmes and Charlie Turner Recorded “Rounder’s Lament”

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

June 21st in Gennett History, 1929: Winston Holmes and Charlie Turner recorded “Rounder’s Lament” in Richmond.  The recording appeared on Paramount 12798. 

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June 17th in Gennett History, 1927: Sidney Williams recorded “Mississippi Shivers”

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

June 17th in Gennett History, 1927: Pianist Sidney Williams recorded “Mississippi Shivers” in St. Paul, Minnesota. The recording appeared on Gennett 6353, Gennett Personal 20339, Champion 15372, and Herschel Gold Seal 2020. The Champion issue sold approx. 3,000 copies between … Continue reading →

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June 16th in Gennett History, 1922: Bailey’s Lucky Seven Recorded “Nobody Lied”

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

June 16th in Gennett History, 1922: Bailey’s Lucky Seven recorded “Nobody Lied” in NYC. Cliff “Ukulele Ike” Edwards recorded kazoo and some scat vocals on this track. It appeared on Gennett 4909, Starr-Gennett 4909, Apex 471, Edison Bell Winner 3796, … Continue reading →

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June 15th in Gennett History, 1924: Art Landry and His Call of the North Orchestra Recorded “Rip Saw Blues”

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

June 15th in Gennett History, 1924: Art Landry and His Call of the North Orchestra recorded “Rip Saw Blues” in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 5171 and Gennett 5255. Brian Rust accounts for the personnel via the recollection of Bill … Continue reading →

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Happy 121st Birthday, Cliff “Ukulele Ike” Edwards! (6/14/1895)

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

Happy 121st Birthday, Cliff “Ukulele Ike” Edwards! (6/14/1895). He recorded ‘Homesick’ with Bailey’s Lucky Seven on 9/20/1922. It appeared on Gennett 4979. The track featured Edwards (vox), poss. Phil Napoleon (c), Vincente Grande or Charlie Panelli (tb), Gus Sharpe (sax), … Continue reading →

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June 14th in Gennett History, 1929: Charley Patton Recorded Thirteen Sides in Richmond

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

June 14th in Gennett History, 1929: Charley Patton recorded thirteen sides in Richmond for Paramount Records. Included in this masters repertoire that day was “Shake It and Break It” which appeared on Paramount 12869. 

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June 12th in Gennett History, 1929: Paul Miles and the Red Fox Chasers Recorded “Makin’ Licker in North Carolina”

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

June 12th in Gennett History, 1929: Paul Miles and the Red Fox Chasers recorded “Makin’ Licker in North Carolina” Parts 1-4 in Richmond. Parts 1 and 2 appeared on Gennett 6886 and Supertone 9456 (as The Stone Mountain Boys). The … Continue reading →

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Happy 113th Birthday, Skip James. (6/9/1902)

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

Happy 113th Birthday, Skip James. (6/9/1902). Skip James recorded “22 – 20 Blues” and “If You Haven’t Any Hay Get On Down The Road” in Grafton, WI for Paramount (13066), but those recordings were also issued on Champion 50031. A … Continue reading →

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June 7th in Gennett History

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

June 7th in Gennett History, 1923: Julia Jones (v) and Perry Bradford (p) recorded “Liza Got Better Bread Than Sally Lee” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 5177 and Starr Gennett 9407.   June 7th in Gennett History, 1929: Bradley … Continue reading →

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