Columbia matrix W144249. That's why the undertakers are busy today / Clara Smith
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| That's why the undertakers are busy today (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Harold Gray (composer) | Pseudonym for Porter Grainger. |
| Harold Gray (lyricist) | Pseudonym for Porter Grainger. |
| Porter Grainger (composer) | |
| Porter Grainger (lyricist) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Clara Smith (vocalist) | |
| Bob Fuller (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Porter Grainger (instrumentalist : piano) | |
- Description: Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with alto saxophone and piano
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/1/1927 New York, New York | 1 | Master | Columbia 14223-D | |
| 6/1/1927 New York, New York | 2 | Master | Columbia 14223-D | |
| 6/1/1927 New York, New York | 3 | Unknown |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix W144249. That's why the undertakers are busy today / Clara Smith," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000033965/W144249-Thats_why_the_undertakers_are_busy_today.
Columbia matrix W144249. That's why the undertakers are busy today / Clara Smith. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000033965/W144249-Thats_why_the_undertakers_are_busy_today.
"Columbia matrix W144249. That's why the undertakers are busy today / Clara Smith." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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