Victor matrix BS-77517. I couldn't tell them what to do / Sonny South and the Collegians
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| I couldn't tell them what to do (Primary title) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Roy Turk (lyricist) | |
| Dave Dreyer (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label (BHC); U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Sonny South and the Collegians (Musical group) | Pseudonym on 78-rpm issues for Dick Robertson Orchestra. |
| Dick Robertson Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Dick Robertson (vocalist : tenor vocal) | |
| Eli E. Oberstein (director) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: Violin, bass, 3 saxophones, trumpet, trombone, guitar, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Made for Bluebird." |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/21/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-5152 | |
| 8/21/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Electradisk 2051 | |
| 8/21/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Sunrise S-3233 | |
| 8/21/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1A | Not processed |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-77517. I couldn't tell them what to do / Sonny South and the Collegians," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800042495/BS-77517-I_couldnt_tell_them_what_to_do.
Victor matrix BS-77517. I couldn't tell them what to do / Sonny South and the Collegians. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800042495/BS-77517-I_couldnt_tell_them_what_to_do.
"Victor matrix BS-77517. I couldn't tell them what to do / Sonny South and the Collegians." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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