Victor matrix B-29293. A smile will go a long, long way / Ted Weems Orchestra

TitleSource
A smile will go a long, long way (Primary title)Disc label
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label
La inolvidable sonrisa (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Benny Davis (lyricist)
Harry Akst (composer)
Composer information source: Sheet music.
PersonnelNotes
Ted Weems Orchestra (Musical group)
Ted Weems (leader)
Charles Gaylord (vocalist)Takes 1-3.
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band
  • Instrumentation: violin, 3 saxophones, bass saxophone, 2 trumpets, trombone, banjo, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: Disc label shows lyricist name as "Henry Davis."
Notes
Victor ledgers note that takes 1-3 are with vocal chorus by Charles Gaylord.
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/16/1924 Camden, New Jersey 1 Destroy
1/16/1924 Camden, New Jersey 2 Destroy
1/16/1924 Camden, New Jersey 3 Destroy
1/16/1924 Camden, New Jersey 4 Hold
1/16/1924 Camden, New Jersey 5 Master Victor 19258 10-in.

A smile will go a long, long way / Ted Weems Orchestra

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A smile will go a long, long way / Ted Weems Orchestra - Victor 19258 - Take 5 - 1/16/1924
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-29293. A smile will go a long, long way / Ted Weems Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800003364/B-29293-A_smile_will_go_a_long_long_way.

Victor matrix B-29293. A smile will go a long, long way / Ted Weems Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800003364/B-29293-A_smile_will_go_a_long_long_way.

"Victor matrix B-29293. A smile will go a long, long way / Ted Weems Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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