Riverside session · in the studio
January 27, 1961
Billie And Dede Pierce
Hall Of The Societe Des Jeunes Amis, New Orleans, LA
- This day's music is on 2 records: Vocal Blues And Cornet In The Classic Tradition: New Orleans|The Living Legends, Blues And Tonks From The Delta: New Orleans|The Living Legends
In the room
- Dede Pierce – cornet
Billie Pierce – piano, vocal- Albert Jiles – drums
The takes
5 of these 25 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Riverside numbered the tunes it recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 204 | St. Louis Blues | RLP 370 |
| 205 | Goodbye Daddy Blues | RLP 370 |
| 206 | Careless Love | RLP 370 |
| 207 | Brickhouse Blues | RLP 370 |
| 208 | Algiers Hoodoo Blues | RLP 370 |
| 209 | Slow Tonk Blues | RLP 370 |
| 210 | Gulf Coast Blues | RLP 370 |
| 211 | Pinchback Blues | RLP 394 |
| 212 | Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out | RLP 370 |
| 213 | Love Song Of The Nile | Not issued at the time |
| 214 | - | RLP 370 |
| 215 | St. James Infirmary | RLP 394 |
| 216 | Exactly Like You | RLP 394 |
| 217 | Milenberg Joys | RLP 394 |
| 218 | In The Racket | Not issued at the time |
| 219 | - | RLP 394 |
| 220 | Dippermouth Blues | RLP 394 |
| 221 | Goin' Back To Florida | RLP 394 |
| 222 | You Tell Me Your Dream | RLP 394 |
| 223 | Shoe Boogie | RLP 394 |
| 224 | Racetrack Blues | RLP 394 |
| 225 | Baby Won't You Please Come Home | RLP 394 |
| 226 | Good Tonk Blues | Not issued at the time · later on Riverside RLP 356/357 |
| 227 | Billie's Gumbo Blues | Not issued at the time · later on Riverside RLP 356/357 |
| 228 | Freight Train Moanin' Blues | Not issued at the time · later on Riverside RLP 356/357 |
25 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
