Victor matrix BVE-46966. Beggars of life / The Troubadours

TitleSource
Beggars of life (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Waltz (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
J. Keirn Brennan (lyricist)
Karl Hajos (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
The Troubadours (Musical group)Listed in Victor ledgers as "Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra."
Wilfred Glenn (vocalist : bass vocal)Takes 4-6.
Nathaniel Shilkret (director)
Jack Parker (vocalist : tenor vocal)Takes 4-6.
Phil Dewey (vocalist)
Frank Luther (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Leo O'Rourke (vocalist : tenor vocal)Takes 1-3.
Darrel Woodyard (vocalist : bass vocal)Takes 1-3.
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet
  • Instrumentation: Takes 1-3: 4 violins, cello, bass, 4 saxophones, 3 cornets, trombone, banjo, 2 pianos, and 2 traps
    Takes 4-6: 4 violins, cello, bass, 4 saxophones, 2 cornets, 2 trombones, tuba, banjo, 2 pianos, and 2 traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: Disc label: Theme song from motion picture "Beggars of life."
Notes
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
The matrix number is from Victor ledgers and the Victor blue history card. A user reports that some Gramophone and Electrola discs have 46996 engraved in the runoffs.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
8/30/1928 New York, New York 1 Hold
8/30/1928 New York, New York 2 Destroy
8/30/1928 New York, New York 3 Destroy
9/13/1928 New York, New York 4 Hold
9/13/1928 New York, New York 5 Master Victor 21683 10-in.
9/13/1928 New York, New York 6 Destroy

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-46966. Beggars of life / The Troubadours," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800020895/BVE-46966-Beggars_of_life.

Victor matrix BVE-46966. Beggars of life / The Troubadours. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800020895/BVE-46966-Beggars_of_life.

"Victor matrix BVE-46966. Beggars of life / The Troubadours." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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