[78-L] St Louis Blues?

[RAY KILCOYNE]

I thought it was mentioned but maybe not.  Anyway, it was Columbia 5772. 
Accoding to dl, HESITATING BLUES is on the flipside.
RayK

From: "Jeff Sultanof"
> This thread fascinates me, as I am fascinated by recordings of ragtime and
> early jazz by orchestras and bands. I am sure that the Institute of Jazz
> Studies has this, and will certainly listen to it when I go there this
> coming week. Did I miss the record number somewhere in these messages?
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Taylor Bowie"
>> >I just got a very enjoyable 12"  Columbia of Prince's Band playing  the
>> St.
>> > Louis Blues...recorded in December of 1915.
>> >
>> > I know this is a pretty early record of the tune...can anyone tell me 
>> > the
>> > earliest recorded versions?  I have an Ernest Hare Gennett vocal of it
>> > from
>> > 1919...there must be earlier vocal versions as well but I don't know 
>> > what
>> > they are.