Victor matrix BVE-53464. Lonesome melody / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings

TitleSource
Lonesome melody (Primary title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Carson Robison (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Bud Billings (vocalist : tenor vocal)Pseudonym for Frank Luther.
Joe Billings (vocalist : tenor vocal)Pseudonym for Carson Robison.
Frank Luther (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Carson Robison (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Earl Oliver (instrumentalist : trumpet)
Carson Robison (instrumentalist : guitar)
Frank Luther (instrumentalist : vibraphone)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble
  • Instrumentation: 2 violins, trumpet, guitar, and vibraphone
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Russell; Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
6/24/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Hold
6/24/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 2 Hold
6/24/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 3 Master Victor V-40108 10-in.
6/24/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 3 Master Zonophone (South Africa) 4240 10-in.
6/24/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 3 Master Zonophone (U.K.) 5549 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-53464. Lonesome melody / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800025315/BVE-53464-Lonesome_melody.

Victor matrix BVE-53464. Lonesome melody / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800025315/BVE-53464-Lonesome_melody.

"Victor matrix BVE-53464. Lonesome melody / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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