Victor matrix C-16217. Songs of the past, no. 5 / Victor Mixed Chorus

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Songs of the past, no. 5 (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
My coal black lady ; My Creole Sue ; Little Alabama coon ; I guess I'll have to telegraph my baby ; All coons look alike to me ; Hello ma baby (Medley contents)Victor ledgers
Authors and ComposersNotes
Ida Emerson (lyricist)"Hello ma baby."
Joseph E. Howard (composer)"Hello ma baby."
Ernest Hogan (lyricist)"All coons look alike to me."
Ernest Hogan (composer)"All coons look alike to me."
George M. Cohan (lyricist)"I guess I'll have to telegraph my baby."
George M. Cohan (composer)"I guess I'll have to telegraph my baby."
Hattie Starr (composer)"Little Alabama coon."
Hattie Starr (lyricist)"Little Alabama coon."
Gussie L. Davis (lyricist)"My Creole Sue."
Gussie L. Davis (composer)"My Creole Sue."
W. T. Jefferson (lyricist)"My coal black lady."
W. T. Jefferson (composer)"My coal black lady."
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Victor Mixed Chorus (Vocal group)
Wilfred Glenn (vocalist : bass vocal)
Reinald Werrenrath (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Lambert Murphy (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Harry Macdonough (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Elsie Baker (vocalist : contralto)
Elizabeth Wheeler (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Olive Kline (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Lucy Isabelle Marsh (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Walter B. Rogers (conductor)
  • Description: Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Source(s): John Bolig files (issues); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers.
Included in take 1 only: "Just because she made dem goo goo eyes" (John Queen; Hughie Cannon)
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Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
7/21/1915 Camden, New Jersey 1 Hold/destroy
7/21/1915 Camden, New Jersey 2 Hold/destroy
7/21/1915 Camden, New Jersey 3 Master Victor 35492 12-in.

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