Recordings made Tuesday, April 8, 1930

Company	Matrix Number	Size	First Take Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description
Gennett	16458	10-in.	4/8/1930	Nailed to the cross	John McGhee ; Frank Welling	Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar
Gennett	16459	10-in.	4/8/1930	Going down the valley	John McGhee and Frank Welling	Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar
Gennett	16460	10-in.	4/8/1930	I will praise Him hallelujah	John and Alma McGhee and Frank Welling	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and harmonica
Gennett	16461	10-in.	4/8/1930	Sweeping through the gates	John and Alma McGhee and Frank Welling	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and harmonica
Gennett	16462	10-in.	4/8/1930	Till we meet again	John and Alma McGhee and Frank Welling	Mixed vocal trio, with ukulele, 2 guitars, and whistle
Gennett	16463	10-in.	4/8/1930	I'm forever blowing bubbles	John and Alma McGhee and Frank Welling	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars
ARC	9586	10-in.	4/8/1930	Black cat rag	Famous Hokum Boys	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars
ARC	9587	10-in.	4/8/1930	Pig meat strut	Famous Hokum Boys	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars
ARC	9588	10-in.	4/8/1930	Guitar rag	Famous Hokum Boys	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars
ARC	9592	10-in.	4/8/1930	On, Wisconsin! (University of Wisconsin)	House band [Plaza/ARC]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble
ARC	9593	10-in.	4/8/1930	Victory march (University of Notre Dame)	House band [Plaza/ARC]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
Gramophone	Bb19225	10-in.	4/8/1930	Canción de Amalio	Tino Folgar	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
Gramophone	Bb19226	10-in.	4/8/1930	La canción del dia	Tino Folgar	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
Victor	BVE-59677	10-in.	4/8/1930	Reminiscing	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
Victor	BVE-59678	10-in.	4/8/1930	The verdict is life (with you)	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
Victor	BVE-59679	10-in.	4/8/1930	Kitty from Kansas City	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
Victor	BVE-59680	10-in.	4/8/1930	Poor man's heaven	Bud Billings ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble
Victor	BVE-59681	10-in.	4/8/1930	Leave the purty gals alone	Bud Billings ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble
Victor	BVE-59900	10-in.	4/8/1930	Romance	Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Concert Orchestra	Orchestra
Victor	BVE-62005	10-in.	4/8/1930	Swaty we wsi	Grupa Jana Wanata	Mixed vocal chorus, with accordion and organ
Victor	BVE-62006	10-in.	4/8/1930	Swaty we wsi	Grupa Jana Wanata	Mixed vocal chorus, with accordion and organ
Brunswick	C5584	10-in.	4/8/1930	Black Diamond Express to Hell	Rev. A. W. Nix	Sermon, with vocal ensemble
Brunswick	C5584½	10-in.	4/8/1930	The dirty dozen no. 2	Speckled Red	Male vocal solo, with piano
Brunswick	C5585	10-in.	4/8/1930	The Black Diamond Express to Hell	Rev. A. W. Nix	Sermon, with vocal ensemble
Brunswick	C5585½	10-in.	4/8/1930	We got to get that thing fixed	Speckled Red	Male vocal solo, with piano
Brunswick	C5586	10-in.	4/8/1930	Three months ago blues	Mary Johnson	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano
Brunswick	C5587	10-in.	4/8/1930	Dawn of day blues	Mary Johnson	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano
Brunswick	C5588	10-in.	4/8/1930	Speckled Red’s blues	Speckled Red	Male vocal solo, with piano
Brunswick	C5589	10-in.	4/8/1930	The dirty dozen no. 3	Speckled Red	Male vocal solo, with piano
Brunswick	C5590	10-in.	4/8/1930	The right string—but the wrong yo yo	Speckled Red	Male vocal solo, with piano
Brunswick	C5591	10-in.	4/8/1930	Lonesome mind blues	Speckled Red	Male vocal solo, with piano
Brunswick	C5592	10-in.	4/8/1930	Friendless gal blues	Mary Johnson	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano
Brunswick	C5593	10-in.	4/8/1930	Death cell blues	Mary Johnson	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano
Gramophone	CLR6242	12-in.	4/8/1930	Saschinka	Marek Weber Orchestra	Jazz/dance band
Gramophone	CLR6243	12-in.	4/8/1930	Saschinka	Marek Weber Orchestra	Jazz/dance band
Victor	CVE-59898	12-in.	4/8/1930	Over the hills and far away	Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra
Victor	CVE-59899	12-in.	4/8/1930	Colonial song	Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra
Victor	CVE-62003	12-in.	4/8/1930	Procesja na Boże ciało	Wykonata Grupa Spiewakow	Mixed vocal chorus, with organ
Victor	CVE-62004	12-in.	4/8/1930	Procesja na Boże ciało	Wykonata Grupa Spiewakow	Mixed vocal chorus, with organ
Victor	CVE-Test-200	12-in.	4/8/1930	Cavatine	Emma Redell	Female vocal solo, with piano
Brunswick	JK1039	10-in.	4/8/1930	I can’t be satisfied	Big Bil	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano
Brunswick	K8106	10-in.	4/8/1930	The great Hatfield-McCoy feud	Bill Brown ; Heavy Martin ; Walt McKinney ; Homer Miller ; Lowe Stokes ; Roger Williams	Descriptive scene
Brunswick	K8107	10-in.	4/8/1930	The great Hatfield-McCoy feud	Bill Brown ; Heavy Martin ; Walt McKinney ; Homer Miller ; Lowe Stokes ; Roger Williams	Descriptive scene
Brunswick	K8108	10-in.	4/8/1930	L and N rag	Alex Hood ; Railroad Boys	String band, with incidental talk
Brunswick	K8109	10-in.	4/8/1930	Corbin slide	Alex Hood ; Railroad Boys	String band, with incidental talk
Brunswick	K8110	10-in.	4/8/1930	[Unknown title(s)]	Bill Brown ; Heavy Martin ; Walt McKinney ; Homer Miller ; Lowe Stokes ; Roger Williams	Descriptive scene
Brunswick	K8111	10-in.	4/8/1930	The great Hatfield-McCoy feud	Bill Brown ; Heavy Martin ; Walt McKinney ; Homer Miller ; Lowe Stokes ; Roger Williams	Descriptive scene
Brunswick	K8112	10-in.	4/8/1930	The great Hatfield-McCoy feud	Bill Brown ; Heavy Martin ; Walt McKinney ; Homer Miller ; Lowe Stokes ; Roger Williams	Descriptive scene
Brunswick	K8113	10-in.	4/8/1930	The great Hatfield-McCoy feud	Bill Brown ; Heavy Martin ; Walt McKinney ; Homer Miller ; Lowe Stokes ; Roger Williams	Descriptive scene
Brunswick	LTR287	10-in.	4/8/1930	Painted on a Spanish shawl	Monroe Jockers Royal Chefs	Jazz/dance band, with vocal
Brunswick	LTR288	10-in.	4/8/1930	Hi-jinx	Monroe Jockers Royal Chefs	Jazz/dance band
Brunswick	LTR289	10-in.	4/8/1930	Toujours I'amour	Hazel Mayes	Female vocal solo
Victor	MRC-1884	16-in.	4/8/1930	Bitter friends	Educational Pictures	Motion picture soundtrack : Film to wax transfer
Victor	MRC-1884[a]	16-in.	4/8/1930	Bitter friends	Educational Pictures	Motion picture soundtrack : Film to wax transfer
Victor	MRC-DR-16	16-in.	4/8/1930	Pathé audio review. Vol. 2, no. 16	Pathé Pictures	Motion picture soundtrack : Film to wax transfer
Victor	MRC-DS-7	16-in.	4/8/1930	Spills and thrills	Pathé Pictures	Motion picture soundtrack : Film to wax transfer
Victor	MVE-62001	16-in.	4/8/1930	Hearst Metrotone news. No. 255	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	Motion picture soundtrack : Film to wax transfer
Victor	MVE-62002	16-in.	4/8/1930	Fox Movietone news. Vol. 3, no. 57	Fox Film Corporation	Motion picture soundtrack : Film to wax transfer
Victor	MVE-UNI-29	16-in.	4/8/1930	Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 2, no. 29	Graham McNamee	Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubs from records
Brunswick	UNC4426	10-in.	4/8/1930	Melodie arabe	Anna Joseffer	Violin solo
Columbia	W150180	10-in.	4/8/1930	Sergeant Jock McPhee	Sandy MacFarlane	Male vocal solo, with orchestra
Columbia	W150181	10-in.	4/8/1930	Katie Mackay	Sandy MacFarlane	Male vocal solo, with orchestra
Columbia	W150182	10-in.	4/8/1930	Granny's Hielan' hame	Sandy MacFarlane	Male vocal solo, with orchestra
Columbia	W150183	10-in.	4/8/1930	Granny's Hielan' hame	Sandy MacFarlane	Male vocal solo, with orchestra
Columbia	W150184	10-in.	4/8/1930	McNab's a jolly sailor	Sandy MacFarlane	Male vocal solo, with orchestra
Columbia	W150185	10-in.	4/8/1930	O Scotland, bonnie Scotland	Sandy MacFarlane	Male vocal solo, with orchestra
Columbia	W150186	10-in.	4/8/1930	Where the blue bell grows	Sandy MacFarlane	Male vocal solo, with orchestra
Columbia	W150187	10-in.	4/8/1930	Daddy's bonnie boy	Sandy MacFarlane	Male vocal solo, with orchestra
Columbia	W150188	10-in.	4/8/1930	Now sleeps the crimson petal	Louis Graveure ; S. Schlüssel	Tenor vocal solo, with piano
Columbia	W150189	10-in.	4/8/1930	Mother, my dear	Louis Graveure ; S. Schlüssel	Baritone vocal solo, with piano
Columbia	W150190	10-in.	4/8/1930	Deep river	Louis Graveure ; S. Schlüssel	Tenor vocal solo, with piano
OKeh	W403950	10-in.	4/8/1930	A bench in the park	Phil Spitalny Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
OKeh	W403951	10-in.	4/8/1930	Song of the dawn	Phil Spitalny Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
OKeh	W403952	10-in.	4/8/1930	Ragamuffin Romeo	Phil Spitalny Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
OKeh	W403953	10-in.	4/8/1930	It happened in Monterey	Phil Spitalny Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
OKeh	W490055	10-in.	4/8/1930	A bench in the park	Phil Spitalny Orchestra	Jazz/dance band
OKeh	W490056	10-in.	4/8/1930	Song of the dawn	Phil Spitalny Orchestra	Jazz/dance band
OKeh	W490057	10-in.	4/8/1930	Ragamuffin Romeo	Phil Spitalny Orchestra	Jazz/dance band
Columbia	W98685	12-in.	4/8/1930	Little lady of my heart	Louis Graveure	Tenor vocal solo, with piano
Columbia	W98686	12-in.	4/8/1930	Onaway, awake, beloved	Louis Graveure	Tenor vocal solo, with piano
Columbia (U.K.)	WB3319	10-in.	4/8/1930	L'ultimo pierrot	Orchestra Italiana Armando di Piramo	Orchestra, with male vocal solo
Brunswick	XC4434	12-in.	4/8/1930	Glidden Paint & Varnish Co. program M, pt. 2	Unidentified performer(s) (Brunswick Records)	Radio transcription disc
Victor	XVE-58768	10-in.	4/8/1930	El amanecer	Cuarteto Mesano	Instrumental quartet
Victor	XVE-58769	10-in.	4/8/1930	La veragüeña	Cuarteto Mesano	Instrumental quartet
Victor	XVE-58770	10-in.	4/8/1930	Cuachapali	Quinteto Istmeno	Instrumental quintet
Victor	XVE-58771	10-in.	4/8/1930	Maranon	Quinteto Istmeno	Instrumental quintet
Victor	XVE-58772	10-in.	4/8/1930	Chorrillo	Quinteto Istmeno	Instrumental quintet
Victor	XVE-58773	10-in.	4/8/1930	El gramillo	Quinteto Istmeno	Instrumental quintet

= 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 Tuesday, April 8, 1930," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/date/browse?date=1930-04-08.

Recordings made on Tuesday, April 8, 1930. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/date/browse?date=1930-04-08.

Recordings made on Tuesday, April 8, 1930." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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