Recordings made Friday, April 23, 1926

Company	Matrix Number	Size	First Take Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description
Brunswick	C209-C211	10-in.	4/23/1926	Adorable	Nick Lucas	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano
Columbia	W142096	10-in.	4/23/1926	Amazing grace	The Wisdom Sisters	Female vocal trio, unaccompanied
Columbia	W142123	10-in.	4/23/1926	Birmingham boys	Birmingham Quartet	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied
Victor	BVE-35289	10-in.	4/7/1926	Black eyes	Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Orchestra	Orchestra
Brunswick	C220-C222	10-in.	4/23/1926	Bye bye blackbird	Nick Lucas	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano
Edison	10939	10-in.	4/23/1926	Could I? I certainly could	Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] ; John Ryan	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
Columbia	W142099	10-in.	4/23/1926	Crying to the Lord	Birmingham Jubilee Singers	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied
Columbia	W142132	10-in.	4/23/1926	Death's black train is coming	Rev. J. M. Gates	Sermon, with vocal chorus
Columbia	W142121	10-in.	4/23/1926	Do you call that religion	Birmingham Jubilee Singers	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied
Columbia	W98260	12-in.	4/23/1926	Du bist die Ruh	Elsa Alsen	Soprano vocal solo, with piano
Victor	BVE-35339	10-in.	4/23/1926	Estrellita	Victor Salon Orchestra	Orchestra
Victor	BVE-35301	10-in.	4/9/1926	Fabiola	Orquesta Internacional	Orchestra
Brunswick	[E18959b]		4/23/1926	Finale	Chris Chapman ; Dan Lieberfeld	Organ and chimes duet
Victor	BVE-34798	10-in.	4/23/1926	Gimme a little kiss, will ya? Huh?	Jean Goldkette Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus
Columbia	W142125	10-in.	4/23/1926	Got no time	Virgina Childs	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano
Columbia	W98261	12-in.	4/23/1926	Gretchen am Spinnrade	Elsa Alsen	Soprano vocal solo, with piano
Columbia	W142098	10-in.	4/23/1926	He took my sins away	Birmingham Jubilee Singers	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied
Columbia	W142120	10-in.	4/23/1926	Home in that rock	Birmingham Jubilee Singers	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied
Brunswick	C228-C229	10-in.	4/23/1926	Home town blues	Irene Scruggs	Female vocal solo, with orchestra
Columbia	W142128	10-in.	4/23/1926	Hop about ladies	Oliver Sims	Harmonica solo
Brunswick	C216-C219	10-in.	4/23/1926	I wish I had my old girl back again	Nick Lucas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio
Brunswick	E18852-E18854	10-in.	4/23/1926	I wish I had my old girl back again	Carl Fenton’s Orchestra ; Al Jolson	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band
Columbia	W142124	10-in.	4/23/1926	I'm a broken-hearted mama	Virgina Childs	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano
Columbia	W142100	10-in.	4/23/1926	I'm a pilgrim	Birmingham Jubilee Singers	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied
Columbia	142133	10-in.	4/23/1926	I'm gonna die with the staff in my hand	Rev. J. M. Gates	Sermon, with mixed vocal ensemble
Brunswick	E18855-E18857	10-in.	4/23/1926	If I knew I'd find you	Carl Fenton’s Orchestra ; Al Jolson	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band
Brunswick	E2900-E2902	10-in.	4/23/1926	If I knew I’d find you	Al Goering's Collegians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
Brunswick	C232-C234	10-in.	4/23/1926	I’m glad I found a girl like you	Nick Lucas	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano
Brunswick	C225-C227	10-in.	4/23/1926	Jackass blues	Dixie Syncopators ; King Oliver	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo
Columbia	W142092	10-in.	4/23/1926	Jones and Bloodworth case	Carl Conner	Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica
Columbia (U.K.)	WA3199	10-in.	between approximately March 9th 1926 and April 23rd 1926	Laughter and lemons	Charles Penrose	Comic scene, with laughing and cornet solo
Columbia	142127	10-in.	4/23/1926	Little David, play on your harp	Big Bethel Choir	Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied
Victor	BVE-34799	10-in.	4/23/1926	Lonesome and sorry	Jean Goldkette Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet
Columbia	W142129	10-in.	4/23/1926	Lost John	Oliver Sims	Harmonica solo
Victor	CVE-34299	12-in.	1/26/1926	Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix	Marguerite D'Alvarez	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra
Brunswick	C223-C224	10-in.	4/23/1926	My bundle of love	Nick Lucas	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano
Victor	BVE-35309	10-in.	4/13/1926	Neapolitan nights	Victor Salon Orchestra	Orchestra
Columbia	W142130	10-in.	4/23/1926	Need of prayer	Rev. J. M. Gates	Sermon, with vocal chorus
Brunswick	C212-C215	10-in.	4/23/1926	No foolin'	Nick Lucas	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano
Victor	BVE-35341	10-in.	4/23/1926	Nupcial	Orquesta Internacional	Orchestra
Columbia	W142094	10-in.	4/23/1926	Pictures from life's other side	Smith’s Sacred Singers	Male vocal ensemble, with guitar
Victor	CVE-34500	12-in.	1/26/1926	Printemps qui commence	Marguerite D'Alvarez	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra
Columbia	142126	10-in.	4/23/1926	Shout all over God's heaven	Big Bethel Choir	Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied
Columbia	W142097	10-in.	4/23/1926	Sitting at the feet of Jesus	The Wisdom Sisters	Female vocal trio, unaccompanied
Brunswick	C230-C231	10-in.	4/23/1926	Sorrow Valley blues	Irene Scruggs	Female vocal solo, with orchestra
Columbia	W142122	10-in.	4/23/1926	Southbound train	Birmingham Quartet	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied
Victor	PBVE-179	10-in.	4/23/1926	Spanish caprice	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra
Victor	PCVE-177	12-in.	4/23/1926	Spanish caprice	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra
Victor	PCVE-178	12-in.	4/23/1926	Spanish caprice	Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra
Edison	10940	10-in.	4/23/1926	Static strut	Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers]	Jazz/dance band
Columbia	W142093	10-in.	4/23/1926	Story of Gerald Chapman	Carl Conner	Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica
Brunswick	XE18858-XE18859	12-in.	4/23/1926	The harmonious blacksmith	Lewis Richards	Harpsichord solo
Columbia	W142102	10-in.	4/23/1926	The lass with the delicate air	Maria Kurenko	Soprano vocal solo, with piano
Columbia	W142103	10-in.	4/23/1926	The last rose of summer	Maria Kurenko	Soprano vocal solo, with piano
Columbia (U.K.)	WA3197	10-in.	between approximately March 9th 1926 and April 23rd 1926	The laughing policeman	Charles Penrose	Male vocal solo, with laughing and instrumental ensemble
Columbia	142131	10-in.	4/23/1926	The one thing I know	Rev. J. M. Gates	Sermon, with mixed vocal ensemble
Victor	BVE-35340	10-in.	4/23/1926	Tulia	Orquesta Internacional	Orchestra
Brunswick	XE18860-XE18862	12-in.	4/23/1926	Turkish march	Lewis Richards	Harpsichord solo
Victor	BVE-35308	10-in.	4/13/1926	Two guitars	Victor Salon Orchestra	Orchestra
Columbia	W142119	10-in.	4/23/1926	We will leave	Birmingham Jubilee Singers	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied
Brunswick	[E18959a]		4/23/1926	Wedding march	Chris Chapman ; Dan Lieberfeld	Organ and chimes duet
Brunswick	E2897-E2899	10-in.	4/23/1926	What was I to do	Al Goering's Collegians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
Columbia	W142095	10-in.	4/23/1926	Where we'll never grow old	Smith’s Sacred Singers	Male vocal ensemble, with piano
Columbia	W141950	10-in.	4/12/1926	Wiegenlied	Maria Kurenko	Soprano vocal solo, with piano

= 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, April 23, 1926," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/date/browse?date=1926-04-23.

Recordings made on Friday, April 23, 1926. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/date/browse?date=1926-04-23.

Recordings made on Friday, April 23, 1926." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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