Recordings made Saturday, April 8, 1939

CompanyMatrix NumberSizeFirst Take DateTitlePrimary PerformerDescription
VictorBS-03572510-in.4/8/1939Washington and Lee swingHal Kemp OrchestraJazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble 
Decca6536610-in.4/8/1939Three little fishiesPaul Whiteman and his Swing Wing  
VictorBS-03572410-in.4/8/1939The V.M.I. spiritHal Kemp OrchestraJazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble 
VictorBS-03572110-in.4/8/1939Swing out (Theme song of Erskine Hawkins)Erskine Hawkins OrchestraJazz/dance band 
VictorBS-03572310-in.4/8/1939Sunrise serenadeHal Kemp OrchestraJazz/dance band 
Decca6536810-in.4/8/1939Step up and shake my handPaul Whiteman and his Swing Wing  
VictorPBS-03610810-in.4/8/1939Songs and dances of deathIgor Gorin ; Max RabinowitschBaritone vocal solo, with piano 
VictorPBS-03610910-in.4/8/1939Songs and dances of deathIgor Gorin ; Max RabinowitschBaritone vocal solo, with piano 
VictorPBS-03611010-in.4/8/1939Songs and dances of deathIgor Gorin ; Max RabinowitschBaritone vocal solo, with piano 
VictorPBS-03610710-in.4/8/1939Songs and dances of deathIgor Gorin ; Max RabinowitschBaritone vocal solo, with piano 
VictorBS-03572210-in.4/8/1939Raid the jointErskine Hawkins OrchestraJazz/dance band 
Decca6536910-in.4/8/1939Now and thenPaul Whiteman and his Swing Wing  
Decca6537010-in.4/8/1939MandyPaul Whiteman and his Swing Wing  
VictorBS-03572010-in.4/8/1939Let the punishment fit the crimeErskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy MitchellJazz/dance band, with male vocal solo 
VictorBS-03536510-in.3/28/1939If it's good (Then I want it)Hal Kemp OrchestraJazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (take 1); with female vocal solo (takes 2 and 3) 
Decca6536710-in.4/8/1939Hooray for spinachPaul Whiteman and his Swing Wing  
VictorBS-03571910-in.4/8/1939"I," the living "I"Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Ida JamesJazz/dance band, with female vocal solo 

= 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 Saturday, April 8, 1939," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/date/browse?date=1939-04-08.

Recordings made on Saturday, April 8, 1939. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/date/browse?date=1939-04-08.

Recordings made on Saturday, April 8, 1939." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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