The Recorded Sound Archives (RSA) is a unit of FAU Libraries Special Collections department. We are located in the Wimberly Library on FAU's Boca Raton campus.

Originally established in 2002 as a small project dedicated to the preservation of recorded Jewish music, it has matured into a robust digitization operation for all types of sound recordings.

The Empress


Additional information (PDF) is only available
through the Research Station
Collection(s)Jazz
Catalogue NumberG 30818
Matrix Number N/A
Record Label Columbia
Record Format33 1/3 RPM - 12"
Shelf Number012357
Number of Tracks32
Date RecordedN/A
Album Artists
Notes N/A

Recordings restricted by copyright will only play 45 seconds to give you a sense of what that recording originally sounded like. These recordings can be identified by the words (Research Station) in the music player.

If a song listed below has not been digitized yet, it will NOT show up within the player. If you need us to digitize this song/album, you can make a formal request here.
1 - Sing Sing Prison Blues
Composer(s) : P. Grainger; F. Johnson
2 - Follow The Deal On Down
Composer(s) : T. Delaney
3 - Sinful Blues
Composer(s) : P. Bradford
4 - Woman's Trouble Blues
Composer(s) : J. Gee
5 - Love Me Daddy Blues
Composer(s) : F. Longshaw
6 - Dying Gambler's Blues
Composer(s) : J. Gee
7 - ST. Louis Blues
Composer(s) : W. C. Handy
8 - Reckless Blues
Composer(s) : F. Longshaw
9 - Sobbin' Hearted Blues
Composer(s) : Bradford; Layer; Davis
10 - Cold In Hand Blues
Composer(s) : J. Gee; F. Longshaw
11 - You've Been a Good Ole Wagon
Composer(s) : Smith; Balcom
12 - Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home)
Composer(s) : B. Smith; A. troy; C. Williams
13 - The Yellow Dog Blues
Composer(s) : W. C. Handy
14 - Soft Pedal Blues
Composer(s) : B. Smith
15 - Dixie Flyer Blues
Composer(s) : B. Smith
16 - Nashville Women's Blues
Composer(s) : F. Longshaw
17 - Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
Composer(s) : P. DeRose; H. Richman; J. Trent
18 - There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
Composer(s) : T. Metz
19 - Trombone Cholly
Composer(s) : G. Brooks
20 - Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
Composer(s) : G. Brooks
21 - Them's Graveyard Words
Composer(s) : G. Brooks
22 - Hot Springs Blues
Composer(s) : B. Smith
23 - Sweet Mistreater
Composer(s) : H. Creamer; J. Johnson
24 - Lock And Key
Composer(s) : H. Creamer; J. Johnson
25 - Mean Old Bedbug Blues
Composer(s) : J. Wood
26 - A Good Man Is Heard To Find
Composer(s) : E. Green
27 - Homeless Blues
Composer(s) : P. Grainger
28 - Looking For My Man Blues
Composer(s) : N/A
29 - Dyin' By The Hour
Composer(s) : G. Brooks
30 - Foolish Man Blues
Composer(s) : B. Smith
31 - Thinking Blues
Composer(s) : B. Smith
32 - Pickpocket Blues
Composer(s) : B. Smith