[78-L] Roland Hayes

[David Lennick]

I have a Jules Bledsoe disc that was issued anonymously on one of Oberstein's 
labels: Ol' Man River & That's Why Darkies Were Born. Hmm..wonder if it was 
pirated from English Decca, where he recorded those two songs in 1931? I also 
have the Royale issue of Go Down Moses & Deep River, but not the Joe Davis 
issue of the other sides recorded around this time (Rust says "New York, c. 
late 1939-early 1940) but the Royale label says "recorded in Europe").

Obviously not from the acoustic era, but can anyone shed light on these sides 
anyway?

dl

Birgit Lotz Verlag wrote:
> Hi Thomas,
> We are busy working on a GIGANTIC re-issue set of all recordings made by 
> people of African descent in Europe during the acoustic era. This would 
> include all six titles Hayes cut for the Aeolian Vocalion company in 
> Britain. We are in need of label scans of all six sides, also of the 
> four sides which had been released in the US (Vocalion, Supertone). We 
> also need to locate copies in E+ condition for digital transfers. Can 
> anybody help, please?
> Thanks
> Rainer
> 
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