Victor matrix MVE-49517. Dedication of the Cascade Tunnel / J. B. Campbell ; George Olsen and his Music ; Graham McNamee ; Ernestine Schumann-Heink

TitleSource
Dedication of the Cascade Tunnel (Primary title)ADP editors
Makin' whoopie [conclusion] (Alternate title)Audition
Land of hope and glory (Alternate title)Audition
Land of hope and glory, voice, piano (Uniform title)
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Ernestine Schumann-Heink (vocalist : contralto)"Land of hope and glory."
George Olsen and his Music (Musical group)"Making whoopie."
J. B. Campbell (speaker)
Graham McNamee (speaker)
Phillips Carlin (speaker)
  • Description: Radio broadcast : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; talk; contralto vocal solo, with piano
  • Master Size: 16-in.
  • Title Note: Program segment includes a performance by the Olsen band in New York City and talk by J. B. Campbell, chairman, Interstate Commerce Commission, in Washington, D.C. and a performance by Schumann-Heink, from San Francisco.
Notes
Source(s): Victor ledgers.
Carried over an NBC network. This broadcast describes the opening of the Great Northern Railway's tunnel through the Cascade Mountains. Announcements are made by Graham McNamee, speeches are made by President Hoover and Great Northern Railway president Ralph Budd, and music is provided by George Olsen and his Music in New York as well as Ernestine Schumann-Heink in San Francisco.
Victor ledgers: "Graham McNamee announcing and Mr. Campbell, address."
Victor ledgers: "Special records (for personal use only)," indicating that the master recording was made on commission or not intended for release.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
1/12/1929 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. [relay] 1 Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix MVE-49517. Dedication of the Cascade Tunnel / J. B. Campbell ; George Olsen and his Music ; Graham McNamee ; Ernestine Schumann-Heink," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800023248/MVE-49517-Dedication_of_the_Cascade_Tunnel_.

Victor matrix MVE-49517. Dedication of the Cascade Tunnel / J. B. Campbell ; George Olsen and his Music ; Graham McNamee ; Ernestine Schumann-Heink. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800023248/MVE-49517-Dedication_of_the_Cascade_Tunnel_.

"Victor matrix MVE-49517. Dedication of the Cascade Tunnel / J. B. Campbell ; George Olsen and his Music ; Graham McNamee ; Ernestine Schumann-Heink." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

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