Billy Banks

AYellow Dog Blues
BMean old Bed Bug Blues

Label: Vocalion
Catalogue number: S20
Genre: Jazz
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #13883

Billy Banks was a Jamaican-born swing vocalist. Vocalion S20 ('Yellow Dog Blues' and 'Mean Old Bed Bug Blues') is from a scarce series and an uncommon performer.

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