[78-L] Two Black Crows

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Mon Mar 8 08:34:15 PST 2010


And I have the book. Not very good, actually. By the way, there are alternate 
takes on many of the numbered sides, with different pianists! Just to drive you 
crazy. I think I have them listed from when someone wanted this info years ago:

>Rust's Complete Entertainment Discography, 2nd Edition, lists Lucky
> Roberts on the following:
> 
> 144198-6 Columbia 1094-D (This is Part 3)
> 144167-l, -3 Columbia 1094-D (This is Part 4)
> 145235-3 Columbia 1350-D (This is Part 7)
> 145396-2 Columbia 1350-D (This is Part 8)
> 98411-3  Columbia 50061-D (Our Child) baby cries by Vaughn de Leath
> 
> According to Rust there weren't any other versions of parts 7 & 8. Part 3
> appears to have been issued with 3 different pianists! Bob Ricketts, Lucky
> Roberts & Robert Hood Bowers. 2 Roberts takes of part 4 and l with Bowers also
> listed as issued.  No other versions shown of parts 7 * 8 or Our Child.
> 
> Complicating this is the fact that Rust lists the ENGLISH issue titles (All
> About Lions Part 1, eg) instead of the correct "Part l/Part 2".
> 
> Now then..144167 is in fact a Fred Rich record! So Mr. Rust has misspoke
> himself and it should be 144467 that is 2 Black Crows Pt. 4. And just to
> further drive everyone crazy, the Columbia Master Book doesn't indicate the
> Roberts sides as having been issued on Pts 3 & 4. Part 7 in the Columbia Master
> Book is now listed as Eddie King. PART 8
> IS LUCKEY ROBERTS according to Columbia Master Book.
> 
> Hoo boy!
> 
> Coz my copy of Parts 3 &4 is take 6/take l, which should be Roberts.
> 
> Enough!
> 
> dl
> 

Darrell Lehman wrote:
> What dl said plus at least one book
> 
> DAVID BURNHAM wrote:
>> Does anybody know how many sides there were of "Two Black Crows"?
>>
>> db



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