Victor matrix B-16512. Swing low, sweet chariot / Tuskegee Institute Singers

TitleSource
Swing low, sweet chariot (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Primitive Negro chant (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Tuskegee Institute Singers (Vocal group)
  • Description: Male vocal double quartet, unaccompanied
  • Category: Vocal
  • Marketing Genre: Educational
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers.
For takes 3-5, the singers are listed as a quintet in Victor ledgers. Disc label shows double quartet.
Dixon/Godrich/Rye notes the 9/20/1915 session as taking place in New York City. Victor ledgers do not list a specific location.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
9/20/1915 Camden, New Jersey [unconfirmed] 1 Destroy
9/20/1915 Camden, New Jersey [unconfirmed] 2 Master/destroy
2/14/1916 Camden, New Jersey 3 Master Victor 17890 10-in.

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2/14/1916 Camden, New Jersey 4 Hold
2/14/1916 Camden, New Jersey 5 Hold

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-16512. Swing low, sweet chariot / Tuskegee Institute Singers," accessed April 27, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700001507/B-16512-Swing_low_sweet_chariot.

Victor matrix B-16512. Swing low, sweet chariot / Tuskegee Institute Singers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700001507/B-16512-Swing_low_sweet_chariot.

"Victor matrix B-16512. Swing low, sweet chariot / Tuskegee Institute Singers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 27 April 2024.

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