Victor matrix MS-76610. Sam Houston / Ford Bond ; Frank McMahon
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Sam Houston (Primary title) | Victor ledgers |
| Part 1 (Title part) | Victor ledgers |
| Texas trail blazers (Series title) | Victor ledgers |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Humble Oil and Refining Company (sponsor) | Ledgers note that company is a "client" of McCann Erickson. |
| McCann Erickson Inc (sponsor) | |
| Personnel | Notes Hide Additional Titles |
| Frank McMahon (speaker) | Role not confirmed; noted in ledgers as "cast." |
| Ford Bond (speaker) | Role noted in Victor ledgers as "announcer." |
| Frank Walker (session supervisor) | |
| J. Bondas (conductor) | Role noted in ledgers as "[Orchestra] director." |
- Description: Radio program audition
- Instrumentation: Flute, oboe, clarinet, 3 saxophones, 2 French horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, piano, and traps
- Category: Spoken
- Language: English
- Master Size: 16-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Victor ledgers. |
| This is believed to be a tryout of a proposed radio program, recorded for evaluation by networks and/or sponsors. Two episodes of the program were registered for U.S. Copyright in July 1933 by McCann-Erickson, Inc. as dramatic compositions and noted as “radio audition program.” |
| Victor ledgers: "Electrical transcriptions"; "Records cut outside-in, per Messrs Walker and McMahon." |
| Ledgers: "Cast of 15"; "17 in orchestra inc[luding] director"; "Trapman--J. Bondas dir[ector]." |
| Ledgers note that music used for this matrix includes the following tunes: “Signature (original composition)"; "Recruiting number”; “Come into the bower”; “Hail to the chief”; "Martial number"; “Star spangled banner”; and “Taps” (about 10 seconds dubbed from SE-4, 5th band). |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/8/1933 New York, New York. Studio 1 | 1 | Master |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix MS-76610. Sam Houston / Ford Bond ; Frank McMahon," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800041814/MS-76610-Sam_Houston.
Victor matrix MS-76610. Sam Houston / Ford Bond ; Frank McMahon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800041814/MS-76610-Sam_Houston.
"Victor matrix MS-76610. Sam Houston / Ford Bond ; Frank McMahon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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