7 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
7 records matching
Mamie Smith, whose 1920 Okeh recording "Crazy Blues" effectively launched the commercial blues record industry, on an early-1920s Okeh pressing.AI summary
Okeh 4194 Jazz
Mamie Smith, the singer whose 1920 "Crazy Blues" launched the race-record era, recorded "If You Don't Want Me Blues" for Okeh in the early 1920s.AI summary
Okeh 4228 Jazz
Mamie Smith made the first blues vocal recording, 'Crazy Blues', in 1920 for Okeh, a landmark moment in recorded music; this disc preserves two further sides from her pioneering sessions, and British copies of these American Okeh pressings are uncommon.AI summary
Okeh 4295 Jazz
Mamie Smith made the first blues vocal recording by an African American singer in 1920 and remained a popular Okeh artist through the decade; this disc pairs 'Daddy Your Mama Is Lonesome for You' with 'Saxophoney Blues'.AI summary
Okeh 4416 Jazz
Mamie Smith, the first black singer to record a blues vocal commercially in 1920, cut "Arkansas Blues" and "Down Home Blues" for Okeh in the early 1920s, part of the pioneering race-record catalogue she helped launch.AI summary
Okeh 4446 Jazz
Mamie Smith recorded "Wabash Blues" for Okeh in the early 1920s, part of the catalogue that followed her groundbreaking 1920 recording "Crazy Blues".AI summary
Okeh 4578 Jazz
Mamie Smith, the pioneering blues singer whose 1920 recordings opened the race-record market, cut "Mean Daddy Blues" for Okeh in the early 1920s.AI summary
Okeh 4631 Jazz