Victor matrix PBS-055499. Twiddlin' my thumbs / Lou Bring ; Joan Merrill

TitleSource
Twiddlin' my thumbs (Primary title)Disc label
Time out for rhythm [Motion picture] (Work title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Ned Freeman (arranger)
Sammy Cahn (songwriter)
Saul Chaplin (songwriter)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Joan Merrill (vocalist)
Lou Bring (conductor)
Harry Meyerson (session supervisor)
Dick Clark (instrumentalist : saxophone)
John Cascalles (instrumentalist : saxophone)
Jack Mayhew (instrumentalist : saxophone)
Joe Krechter (instrumentalist : saxophone)Victor ledgers: "J. Krechter"; Joe Krechter probable, but not confirmed.
Harry Celler (instrumentalist : trumpet)
D. Whiting (instrumentalist : string bass)
S. Jones (instrumentalist : drums)
Mischa Russell (instrumentalist : violin)
Additional Information
  • Description: Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band
  • Instrumentation: Violin, 4 saxophones, trumpet, string bass, and drums
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "H. Meyerson, pres[ent]."
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
3/27/1941 Hollywood, California 1 Master Bluebird B-11149 10-in.

Twiddlin' my thumbs / Lou Bring ; Joan Merrill

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Twiddlin' my thumbs / Lou Bring ; Joan Merrill - Bluebird B-11149 - Take 1 - 3/27/1941
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © 1941 Sony Music Entertainment.
3/27/1941 Hollywood, California 2 Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix PBS-055499. Twiddlin' my thumbs / Lou Bring ; Joan Merrill," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200046403/PBS-055499-Twiddlin_my_thumbs.

Victor matrix PBS-055499. Twiddlin' my thumbs / Lou Bring ; Joan Merrill. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200046403/PBS-055499-Twiddlin_my_thumbs.

"Victor matrix PBS-055499. Twiddlin' my thumbs / Lou Bring ; Joan Merrill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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