Recordings made Friday, January 5, 1940

CompanyMatrix NumberSizeFirst Take DateTitlePrimary PerformerDescription
VictorBS-04607710-in.1/5/1940Thank your starsBob Allen ; Hal Kemp OrchestraJazz/dance band, with male vocal solo 
VictorBS-04607810-in.1/5/1940I've got no stringsJanet Blair ; Hal Kemp OrchestraJazz/dance band, with female vocal solo 
VictorBS-04607910-in.1/5/1940Give a little whistleHal Kemp Orchestra ; SmoothiesJazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble 
VictorBS-04608010-in.1/5/1940PlaymatesHal Kemp Orchestra ; SmoothiesJazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble 
VictorBS-04617110-in.1/5/1940The lion and AlbertCyril SmithRecitation, with piano 
VictorBS-04617210-in.1/5/1940Old Sam (Sam, pick oop tha' musket)Cyril SmithRecitation, with piano 
VictorBS-04625210-in.1/5/1940[Re-recording from 0BA2009]Artists vary  
VictorBS-04625410-in.1/5/1940[Re-recording from 0BA1831]Artists vary  
Decca6702810-in.1/5/1940CarelessWoody Herman Orchestra  
Decca6702910-in.1/5/1940Wouldja mind ?Woody Herman Orchestra  
Decca6703010-in.1/5/1940Pick-a-rib-1Woody Herman Orchestra  
Decca6703110-in.1/5/1940It's a blue worldWoody Herman Orchestra  
Columbia (U.K.)CB967810-in.1/5/1940Suona l'avemariaMario LatillaMale vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus 
Columbia (U.K.)CB967910-in.1/5/1940GustavoMario LatillaMale vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus 
Columbia (U.K.)CB968010-in.1/5/1940Un bacioMario LatillaMale vocal solo, with orchestra 
Columbia (U.K.)CB968110-in.1/5/1940Piccola ZinganaMario LatillaMale vocal solo, with orchestra 

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Recordings made on Friday, January 5, 1940," accessed January 8, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/date/browse?date=1940-01-05.

Recordings made on Friday, January 5, 1940. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 8, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/date/browse?date=1940-01-05.

Recordings made on Friday, January 5, 1940." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 8 January 2026.

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