Victor matrix BVE-41900. Whistling Rufus / McLaughlin's Old Time Melody Makers

TitleSource
Whistling Rufus (Primary title)Disc label
Country dance (Title descriptor)Victor blue history card
The whistling Rufus (Alternate title)Victor blue history card
Authors and ComposersNotes
Kerry Mills (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
McLaughlin's Old Time Melody Makers (Musical group)
Barney Rude (vocalist)
McLaughlin (instrumentalist : banjo)
Additional Information
  • Description: Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: Bass, banjo, guitar, and piano
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers show instrumentation as violin, banjo, guitar, piano, and string bass. Russell lists performers as banjo player (first name unknown) and unidentified guitarist, string bass player, and female pianist. Russell also identifies vocalist as Druce Rude ("Barney Mills"). Disc label credits Barney Rude.
Source(s): Russell; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/14/1928 Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Auditorium 1 Master Victor V-40117 10-in.

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Whistling Rufus / McLaughlin's Old Time Melody Makers - Victor V-40117 - Take 1 - 2/14/1928
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2/14/1928 Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Auditorium 1 Master Aurora (Canada) 224 10-in.
2/14/1928 Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Auditorium 2 Hold

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-41900. Whistling Rufus / McLaughlin's Old Time Melody Makers," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800016135/BVE-41900-Whistling_Rufus.

Victor matrix BVE-41900. Whistling Rufus / McLaughlin's Old Time Melody Makers. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800016135/BVE-41900-Whistling_Rufus.

"Victor matrix BVE-41900. Whistling Rufus / McLaughlin's Old Time Melody Makers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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