Name/Title
"BEALE STREET BLUES / THE PEARLS"Entry/Object ID
2003.134.1.2Description
Color: Black; White
A 78-rpm recording including "Beale Steet Blues," written by W. C. Handy and "The Pearls" written by Jelly Roll Morton and performed by Morton and His Red Hot Peppers, recorded on June 10, 1927 and reissued under the Bluebird subsidiary of RCA Manufacturing Company, B-10252-A and B, ca. 1936. The records has the RCA/Victor logo, showing Nipper the dog listening through a victrola's horn, the label name, the identification number, song title, the songwriter's name, artist, performers (pianist Morton, clarinetist Johnny Dodds [see item 1.1 in this accession], alto sax player Stomp Evans, trumpeter Lee Collins, trombonist G. Bryant, bassist Baby Dodds, and guitarist Johnny St. Cyr), licensing and patent information, and company name and city of business. In good condition, the item has label abrasions and record surface soiling and scratches.Lexicon
Search Terms
Three-dimensional, Phonograph records, RCA Manufacturing Company, Popular music--1921-1930, Jazz--1921-1930Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Phonograph Records