A few days ago, I posted an MP3 of an old 78rpm record by a group called Mike Shaw’s Alabama Entertainers, about whom I know nothing. Fortunately, my copy of Tony Russell’s masterful Country Music Records: A Discography, the Rosetta Stone for fans and scholars alike, arrived in the mail this week.

Here’s what I learned:

• Unknown fiddle
• Unknown guitar
• Unknown kazoo on 1

Glad I could clear that up for you.

Actually, I did learn a few useful things: the record was recorded on the 10th of December, 1930, in Atlanta, GA. This would place it over a year after the Narmour and Smith recording of Carroll County Blues. It was issued as part of OKeh’s seminal 45000 country music series, with a catalog number of 45518.

If anyone knows more about the group, please drop me a line. Their entire recorded output seems to consist of four sides for OKeh cut at the December 10, 1930 session.