Recordings made Wednesday, January 17, 1940

CompanyMatrix NumberSizeFirst Take DateTitlePrimary PerformerDescription
VictorBS-04594610-in.1/17/1940You ain't nowhereDon Redman OrchestraJazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble 
VictorBS-04594710-in.1/17/1940About Rip Van WinkleDon Redman Orchestra ; Bootsie GarrisonJazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and talk 
VictorBS-04594810-in.1/17/1940Shim-me-sha-wabbleDon Redman OrchestraJazz/dance band 
VictorBS-04594910-in.1/17/1940Chant of the weedDon Redman OrchestraJazz/dance band 
ColumbiaWC286210-in.1/17/1940You are my sunshineBob Atcher and Bonnie Blue EyesFemale-male vocal duet, with string band 
ColumbiaWC286310-in.1/17/1940Crying myself to sleepBob AtcherMale vocal solo, with string band 
ColumbiaWC286410-in.1/17/1940You're my darlingBob Atcher and Bonnie Blue EyesMale and female vocal duet, with string band 
ColumbiaWC286510-in.1/17/1940The last letterBob Atcher and Bonnie Blue EyesMale and female vocal duet, with string band 
ColumbiaCO2568810-in.1/17/1940Celery stalks at midnightWill Bradley/Ray McKinley OrchestraJazz/dance band 
ColumbiaCO2568910-in.1/17/1940(I don't stand) a ghost of a chance (with you)Carlotta Dale ; Will Bradley/Ray McKinley OrchestraJazz/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 Wednesday, January 17, 1940," accessed January 5, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/date/browse?date=1940-01-17.

Recordings made on Wednesday, January 17, 1940. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 5, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/date/browse?date=1940-01-17.

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