Victor matrix B-29293. A smile will go a long, long way / Ted Weems Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| 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 Composers | Notes |
| Benny Davis (lyricist) | |
| Harry Akst (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Sheet music. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Ted Weems Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Ted Weems (leader) | |
| Charles Gaylord (vocalist) | Takes 1-3. |
- 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 Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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Citation
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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