Victor matrix BS-010346. Beautiful dreamer / Richard Crooks ; Frank La Forge

TitleSource
Beautiful dreamer (Primary title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Stephen Collins Foster (composer)
Stephen Collins Foster (lyricist)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers; ADP.
PersonnelNotes
Frank La Forge (instrumentalist : piano)
Richard Crooks (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Robert P. Wetherald (session supervisor)Takes 2 & 3.
Charles O'Connell (session supervisor)Take 1.
Additional Information
  • Description: Tenor vocal solo, with piano
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers (take 1): "Chas. O'Connell, pres[ent]"; (takes 2 and 3): "Mr. Wetherald, present."
Source(s): John Bolig files (issues); Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
5/27/1937 New York, New York [unconfirmed] 1 Destroy
5/27/1937 New York, New York [unconfirmed] 1A Not processed
7/8/1937 New York, New York. Victor Studio 3 [155 E. 24th St.] 2 Hold
7/8/1937 New York, New York. Victor Studio 3 [155 E. 24th St.] 2A Not processed
7/8/1937 New York, New York. Victor Studio 3 [155 E. 24th St.] 3 Master Victor 1825 10-in.
7/8/1937 New York, New York. Victor Studio 3 [155 E. 24th St.] 3 Master Victor M-354 10-in. Album set
7/8/1937 New York, New York. Victor Studio 3 [155 E. 24th St.] 3 Master Gramophone DA-1599 10-in.
7/8/1937 New York, New York. Victor Studio 3 [155 E. 24th St.] 3 Master Gramophone (Australia) EC-39 10-in.
7/8/1937 New York, New York. Victor Studio 3 [155 E. 24th St.] 3 Master Gramophone (Ireland) IR-204 10-in.
7/8/1937 New York, New York. Victor Studio 3 [155 E. 24th St.] 3 Master Delos DE5501 Compact disc

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-010346. Beautiful dreamer / Richard Crooks ; Frank La Forge," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200027834/BS-010346-Beautiful_dreamer.

Victor matrix BS-010346. Beautiful dreamer / Richard Crooks ; Frank La Forge. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200027834/BS-010346-Beautiful_dreamer.

"Victor matrix BS-010346. Beautiful dreamer / Richard Crooks ; Frank La Forge." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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