this site has it as 1950.
https://elorganillero.com/blog/2015/02/02/my-top-10-boxing-songs/
There's a photo of the album cover as well; scroll down.
4. The Dixieaires
<http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/The_Dixieaires_A_neglected_jubilee_gospel_group_who_once_made_the_RB_charts/42225/p1/>,
“Joe Louis <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Louis> was a fightin’ man”
(1950 <https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=L4ghJfL5iBIC&pg=PA157>) –
“was”, because Louis had announced his retirement in 1949:
clicking on the 1950 takes you to a Dixieaires discography in
/Encyclopedia of Rhythm & Blues and Doo-Wop vocal groups /by Ritch
Rosaisky. starts on page 156.
Paul Jackson
On 3/30/2019 3:10 PM, Nelson-Strauss, Brenda wrote:
> Can anyone provide a definitive date for this record? Presumably between 1947-1950, but since this question comes from an exhibit curator at a major museum, the info needs to be accurate. There’s not much info online, and I haven’t even been able to determine the label. Since I’m out of the office until Monday, I don’t have easy access to any discographies. Can anyone help?
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