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Brunswick/Vocalion, Columbia, and Victor were soon to follow. The Victor Talking Machine Company made its initial trip south in February 1927, first to Atlanta, then Memphis, and finally New Orleans. This was the very first recording session in Memphis, and it took place in the McCall Building from February 24 to March 1, 1927. The artists were all Beale Street regulars, except for one white sacred heart gospel group. Later, Victor recorded in the Municipal City (Ellis) Auditorium, while other companies used the Peabody Hotel. Discussion will focus on the Victor session in the McCall Building; its possible connection with Loren L. Watson, a distributor of Paramount Records who had offices in the building; the O.K. Houck Piano Company, distributors of Victor records; Ralph Peer, A \u0026amp; R man and recording engineer for Victor; and Charles Williamson, band leader at the Palace theater on Beale Street and talent scout.\u003c/p\u003e"]}},{"label":{"en":["Publisher"]},"value":{"en":["Association for Recorded Sound Collections"]}},{"label":{"en":["Rights Statement"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eCopyright Association for Recorded Sound Collections\u003c/p\u003e"]}},{"label":{"en":["Language"]},"value":{"en":["English"]}}],"summary":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eIn the 1920s, when recording studios were mostly found in the greater northeast, recording companies began field trips to the South. The strategy was to capture artists and styles of music that were not prevalent in the north. The General Phonograph Company (OKeh Records) became the first to make a field trip in June 1923 to Atlanta. Brunswick/Vocalion, Columbia, and Victor were soon to follow. The Victor Talking Machine Company made its initial trip south in February 1927, first to Atlanta, then Memphis, and finally New Orleans. This was the very first recording session in Memphis, and it took place in the McCall Building from February 24 to March 1, 1927. The artists were all Beale Street regulars, except for one white sacred heart gospel group. Later, Victor recorded in the Municipal City (Ellis) Auditorium, while other companies used the Peabody Hotel. Discussion will focus on the Victor session in the McCall Building; its possible connection with Loren L. Watson, a distributor of Paramount Records who had offices in the building; the O.K. 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