Various - Memphis Girls (1929-1935)

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A1	–Leola Manning	He Cares For Me Guitar – Eugene Ballinger
A2	–Leola Manning	He Fans Me Guitar – Eugene Ballinger
A3	–Leola Manning	The Arcade Building Moan Guitar – Eugene Ballinger
A4	–Leola Manning	Satan Is Busy In Knoxville Guitar – Eugene Ballinger
A5	–Leola Manning	Laying In The Graveyard Guitar – Eugene Ballinger
A6	–Leola Manning	The Blues Is All Wrong Guitar – Eugene Ballinger
A7	–Madelyn James	Stinging Snake Blues Guitar [Added Guitar] – Unknown ArtistJug [Added Jug] – Unknown ArtistPiano – Judson Brown
A8	–Madelyn James	Long Time Blues Piano – Judson Brown
B1	–Hattie Hart	I'm Missing That Thing Guitar – Allen ShawGuitar [Probably] – Willie Borum
B2	–Hattie Hart	I Let My Daddy Do That Guitar – Allen ShawGuitar [Probably] – Willie Borum
B3	–Hattie Hart	Coldest Stuff In Town Guitar [Probably], Vocals [Added Vocals, Probably] – Willie BorumGuitar, Vocals [Added Vocals] – Allen Shaw
B4	–Hattie Hart	Happy-Go-Lucky Blues Guitar – Allen ShawGuitar [Probably] – Willie Borum
B5	–Minnie Wallace	The Cockeyed World Guitar – Robert WilkinsHarmonica – Will ShadePiano [Possibly] – Harry Chatman*Piano [Probably] – Kid Stormy WeatherSpoons – Kid Spoons
B6	–Minnie Wallace	Field Mouse Stomp Guitar – Robert WilkinsHarmonica – Will ShadePiano [Possibly] – Harry Chatman*Piano [Probably] – Kid Stormy WeatherSpoons – Kid Spoons
B7	–Minnie Wallace	Let's All Do That Thing Guitar – Robert WilkinsHarmonica – Will ShadePiano [Possibly] – Harry Chatman*Piano [Probably] – Kid Stormy WeatherSpoons – Kid Spoons
B8	–Minnie Wallace	Pick 'Em Up And Put 'Em Down Guitar – Robert WilkinsHarmonica – Will ShadePiano [Possibly] – Harry Chatman*Piano [Probably] – Kid Stormy WeatherSpoons – Kid Spoons

Companies, etc.

• Remastered At – Studio Klement
• Copyright (c) – RST Records
• Distributed By – Rudolf Staeger
• Produced For – RST Records
• Copyright (c) – Paul Oliver

Credits

• Compiled By, Producer – Johnny Parth
• Executive-Producer – Rudi Staeger
• Remastered By – Hans Klement
• Research – John Godrich, Robert Dixon
• Vocals – Hattie Hart (tracks: B1 to B4), Madelyn James (tracks: A7, A8), Minnie Wallace (tracks: B5 to B8)
• Vocals, Piano – Leola Manning (tracks: A1 to A6)

Notes

Original recordings from the collections of Joe Bussard, Fritz Marschall, Roger Misiewicz, Johnny Parth, and Francis Smith.

Original Matrix Information:
A1: Knoxville, Tennessee, August 28, 1929 (K-131)
A2: Knoxville, Tennessee, August 28, 1929 (K-132)
A3: Knoxville, Tennessee, April 4, 1930 (K-8086)
A4: Knoxville, Tennessee, April 4, 1930 (K-8087)
A5: Knoxville, Tennessee, April 4, 1930 (K-8088)
A6: Knoxville, Tennessee, April 4, 1930 (K-8089)
A7: Memphis, Tennessee, c. February 21, 1930 (MEM-792)
A8: Memphis, Tennessee, c. February 21, 1930 (MEM-793)
B1: New York City, September 13, 1934 (15898-1)
B2: New York City, September 13, 1934 (15899-2)
B3: New York City, September 13, 1934 (15952-1)
B4: New York City, September 17, 1934 (15970-1)
B5: Jackson, Mississippi, October 12, 1935 (JAX-113-2)
B6: Jackson, Mississippi, October 12, 1935 (JAX-114-2)
B7: Jackson, Mississippi, October 12, 1935 (JAX-115-2)
B8: Jackson, Mississippi, October 14, 1935 (JAX-148-1)

Copyright 1988: RST Records, Austria.
Cover Photo © Paul Oliver, used by permission.
Compiled and produced for RST Records
Remastering: Studio Hans Klement, Vienna

Exclusive Distribution: Rudolf Staeger
Obere Amtshausgasse 27/11, A-1050 Vienna, Austria. Phone 0222-54-28-73

Considering the extreme rarity of the original 78s, condition is generally better than might be hoped, but it must be borne in mind that only one or two copies are known to exist of some titles.

Discographical details from Blues And Gospel Records 1902 - 1943 by John Godrich and Robert Dixon (third edition, Storyville 1982).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Run-Out, Stamped): BD 2029 A 1 BE
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Run-Out, Stamped): BD 2029 B 1 BE
• Rights Society: Austro Mechana
• Label Code: LC 8395