Boys in the Back Room
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1942 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group
Notes: "I. W. Harper and the Four Fifths" is a humorous pseudonym for the Boys in the Back Room, vocal ensemble with Spike Jones City Slickers. I. W. Harper was a distilling company.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | PBS-072021 | 10-in. | 1/12/1942 | Clink, clink, another drink | Mel Blanc ; Boys in the Back Room ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal ensemble, and hiccups | Vocal group | |
| Victor | PBS-072238 | 10-in. | 4/7/1942 | Come, Josephine, in my flying machine | Boys in the Back Room ; City Slickers ; King Jackson ; Spike Jones | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Vocal group | |
| Victor | PBS-072526 | 10-in. | 7/28/1942 | Oh! By jingo! (Oh! By gee! By gosh, by gum, by juv) | Boys in the Back Room ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter ; Willie Spicer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal ensemble, and anvilaphone (sound effects) | Vocal group | |
| Victor | PBS-072528 | 10-in. | 7/28/1942 | I wanna go back to West Virginia | Boys in the Back Room ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter ; Willie Spicer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal ensemble, and trainaphone (sound effects) | Vocal group | |
| Victor | D5VB-1129 | 10-in. | 9/10/1945 | The blue Danube | Boys in the Back Room ; City Slickers ; Carl Grayson ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter | Male vocal duet, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
| Victor | D7VB-1303 | 10-in. | 7/15/1947 | Pop corn sack | City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Male vocal ensemble, with comic dialogue and instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
| Victor | D9VB-0501 | 10-in. | 1/6/1949 | MacNamara's band | City Slickers ; I. W. Harper and the Four Fifths ; Spike Jones | Male vocal group with jazz/dance band | Vocal group | |
| Victor | D9VB-0502 | 10-in. | 1/6/1949 | Knock knock (who's there?) | City Slickers ; Sir Frederick Gas ; I. W. Harper and the Four Fifths ; Spike Jones ; Dick Morgan ; Freddy Morgan ; George Rock ; Doodles Weaver | Vocal ensemble, with jazz/dance band | Vocal group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Boys in the Back Room," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/357526.
Boys in the Back Room. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/357526.
"Boys in the Back Room." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Boys in the Back Room - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007124288
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