Tag Archives: Paramount Records

Oct. 30th in Gennett History, 1929: The Blue Harmony Boys Recorded “Jerking The Load”

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Charlie Dahan

Oct. 30th in Gennett History, 1929: The Blue Harmony Boys recorded “Jerking The Load” in NYC. The recording appeared on Paramount 12889. The recording featured Rufus Quillian (v) and Ben Quillian (v). The Gennett ledger book noted “Made for New … Continue reading →

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Oct. 29th in Gennett History, 1929: Wilmer Watts and The Lonely Eagles Recorded “Been On The Job Too Long”

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Charlie Dahan

Oct. 29th in Gennett History, 1929: Wilmer Watts and The Lonely Eagles recorded “Been On The Job Too Long” in NYC. The recording appeared on Paramount 3210 and Broadway 8248. The Gennett recording ledger noted “Made for New York Recording … Continue reading →

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Oct 22nd in Gennett History, 1929: The Westbrook Conservatory Entertainers Recorded “Silent Night”

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Charlie Dahan

Oct 22nd in Gennett History, 1929: The Westbrook Conservatory Entertainers recorded “Silent Night” in NYC. The recording appeared on Pmt 3197 & Bwy 8228. It featured vocalist John Westbrook (Walter). The Gennett Ledger noted that “Made for New York Recording … Continue reading →

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Oct. 12th in Gennett History, 1929: James Wiggins Recorded “Forty – Four Blues”

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Charlie Dahan

Oct. 12th in Gennett History, 1929: James Wiggins recorded “Forty – Four Blues” in Richmond. It appeared on Paramount 12860 and Broadway 5061. The recording featured James Wiggins (v) and Blind Leroy Garnett (p).

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Sept. 27th in Gennett History, 1929: Roosevelt Sykes Recorded “Fire Detective Blues”

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Charlie Dahan

Sept. 27th in Gennett History, 1929: Dobby Bragg recorded “Fire Detective Blues” in Richmond. It appeared on Paramount 12827 and Steiner Davis 108. Dobby Bragg was a pseudonym for Roosevelt Sykes (v & p).

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Sept. 24th in Gennett History, 1929: Blind Lemon Jefferson Records in the Richmond Studio

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Charlie Dahan

Sept. 24th in Gennett History, 1929: Bluesman, Blind Lemon Jefferson’s Recordings from the Gennett Studio Causes a Paradigm Shift in Popular Blues. He recorded 12 sides in the Gennett Studios in Richmond for Paramount. Some of these recordings included “Yo … Continue reading →

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Sept. 20th in Gennett History, 1929: Blind Brother Graves and Brother Recorded “I Shall Not Be Moved”

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Charlie Dahan

Sept. 20th in Gennett History, 1929: Blind Brother Graves and Brother recorded “I Shall Not Be Moved” in Richmond. It appeared on Paramount 12974. The recording featured Blind Roosevelt Graves (v & g), Uaroy Graves (v & tam), Baby Jay … Continue reading →

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Sept. 6th in Gennett History, 1929: The Carver Boys Recorded “The Brave Engineer”

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Charlie Dahan

Sept. 6th in Gennett History, 1929: The Carver Boys recorded “The Brave Engineer” in Richmond.” It appeared on Pmt 3198, Bwy 8246, and ARC-Bwy 8246. The Gennett recording ledger noted on other Carver Boys recordings that day that “credited to … Continue reading →

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Happy 117th Birthday, Blind Lemon Jefferson (7/11/1897)!!!

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Charlie Dahan

Happy 117th Birthday, Blind Lemon Jefferson (7/11/1897)! He recorded “Bed Spring Blues” in Richmond on 9/24/1929. It appeared on Paramount 12872 and Broadway 5056.

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June 28th in Gennett History, 1927: Southern Jubilee Singers Recorded “Listen To The Lambs”

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Charlie Dahan

June 28th in Gennett History, 1927: Southern Jubilee Singers recorded “Listen To The Lambs” in St. Paul, MN. It appeared on Black Patti 8036 and Paramount 12711.

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