Columbia matrix [W]149742. If I were king / Hotel Biltmore Music ; Bert Lown ; Frank Smith

TitleSource
If I were king (Primary title)Disc label
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Sam Coslow (composer)
Leo Robin (lyricist)
Newell Chase (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; ADP.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Bert Lown (leader)
Hotel Biltmore Music (Musical group)Listed on Harmony 1111-H as Biltmore Hotel Music.
Frank Smith (vocalist)Pseudonym on Harmony 1111-H for Smith Ballew.
Bert Lown's Paramounteers (Musical group)Pseudonym on Columbia 2005-P for Hotel Biltmore Music.
Smith Ballew (vocalist)
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Columbia matrix card indicates that the Western Electric system was used on this master, but W does not appear in the wax.
Source(s): Johnson and Shirley (issues); disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
1/8/1930 New York, New York 1 Unknown
1/8/1930 New York, New York 2 Master Harmony 1111-H 10-in.
1/8/1930 New York, New York 2 Master Columbia 2005-P 10-in.
1/8/1930 New York, New York 3 Master Harmony 1111-H 10-in.
1/8/1930 New York, New York 3 Master Diva 3111-G 10-in.
1/8/1930 New York, New York 3 Master Velvet Tone 2111-V 10-in.
1/8/1930 New York, New York 3 Master Columbia 2005-P 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix [W]149742. If I were king / Hotel Biltmore Music ; Bert Lown ; Frank Smith," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000039300/W149742-If_I_were_king.

Columbia matrix [W]149742. If I were king / Hotel Biltmore Music ; Bert Lown ; Frank Smith. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000039300/W149742-If_I_were_king.

"Columbia matrix [W]149742. If I were king / Hotel Biltmore Music ; Bert Lown ; Frank Smith." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.

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