Victor matrix D9VB-921. Keep a twinkle in your eye / Main Street String Band
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Keep a twinkle in your eye (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Richard Ellis (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes Hide Additional Titles |
| Main Street String Band (Musical group) | |
| Charles R. Grean (conductor) | |
| J. Hallstrom (session supervisor) | A & R rep. |
| Ben Lambert (leader) | |
| Cy Coben (vocalist) | |
- Description: Instrumental ensemble, with vocal
- Instrumentation: 5 violins, 3 saxophones, musette, 2 tubas, 2 banjos, guitar, piano, string bass, and drums
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "A & R rep: Mr. J. Hallstrom"; "Union musicians used." |
| The number of vocalists for this selection is not known. The personnel list in Victor ledgers identifies Cy Coben as the vocalist for the session and a handwritten note adds "The Band." Vocal performances for individual selections are not stated. |
| Victor ledgers list instrumentalists as B. Lambert, H. Melnikoff, B. Gerard, S. Rand, M. Tartasky (violins); A. Ryerson (guitar); D. Maffel, S. Frangipano (banjos); F. Sullivan (drums); I. Melsher (piano); H. Miller, S. Madrick, H. Shertzer (saxophones); Henri Rene (musette); S. Block (bass); M. Schopnick (tuba). |
| It is not known whether take 1 or 1A is the issued take. |
| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/23/1949 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Victor 20-3415 | 10-in. | |
| 2/23/1949 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1A | Unknown |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D9VB-921. Keep a twinkle in your eye / Main Street String Band," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300013406/D9VB-921-Keep_a_twinkle_in_your_eye.
Victor matrix D9VB-921. Keep a twinkle in your eye / Main Street String Band. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300013406/D9VB-921-Keep_a_twinkle_in_your_eye.
"Victor matrix D9VB-921. Keep a twinkle in your eye / Main Street String Band." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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