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Artrio-Angelus Rolls Played by Eubie Blake
By Gary Watkins

Robbie Rhodes has listed the 1919 Artrio-Angelus rolls recorded
by Eubie Blake.  There is at least one more known Artrio performance
by Eubie Blake.  It is Song Roll 2035, "Strut Miss Lizzie".  It was
transcribed from Mel-O-Dee roll 4241.  (All early Artrio song rolls
use Mel-O-Dee (Aeolian) masters.)  This is what Michael Montgomery said
about this roll in the same Record Research article cited by Robbie:

"During this period [February, 1921], the Wilcox and White company
was issuing certain rolls of popular tunes for a new word roll series
on their Artrio-Angelus label.  'Strut Miss Lizzie', the only Blake
recording to so appear, was released on Artrio-Angelus 2035 in May
1921, but it is the identical recording issued by Mel-O-Dee.  The
Artrio version, however, includes extra perforations along the edge
and was designed to reproduce on Artrio-Angelus players."

Gary Watkins

 [ Thanks, Gary.  This piano roll video might be Eubie Blake's
 [ performance for Mel-O-Dee of "Strut Miss Lizzie":
 [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-EXP8185b0  -- Robbie


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