Victor matrix B-18436. O'Brien is tryin' to talk Hawaiian / Horace Wright

TitleSource
O'Brien is tryin' to talk Hawaiian (Primary title)Disc label
O'Brien is tryin' to learn to talk Hawaiian (Alternate title)Victor catalog
Authors and ComposersNotes
Rennie Cormack (composer)
Al Dubin (lyricist)
PersonnelNotes
Horace Wright (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Helen Louise (instrumentalist : guitar)
Frank Ferera (instrumentalist : guitar)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with ukulele and 2 guitars
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers do not identify the ukulele player.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
9/16/1916 New York, New York 1 Hold/destroy
9/16/1916 New York, New York 2 Master Victor 18167 10-in.

Audio of this recording from the Library of Congress

9/16/1916 New York, New York 3 Hold/destroy

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-18436. O'Brien is tryin' to talk Hawaiian / Horace Wright," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700003485/B-18436-OBrien_is_tryin_to_talk_Hawaiian.

Victor matrix B-18436. O'Brien is tryin' to talk Hawaiian / Horace Wright. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700003485/B-18436-OBrien_is_tryin_to_talk_Hawaiian.

"Victor matrix B-18436. O'Brien is tryin' to talk Hawaiian / Horace Wright." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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