Victor matrix BS-77807. I would if I could but I can't / Williams' Washboard Band
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| I would if I could but I can't (Primary title) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Mitchell Parish (lyricist) | |
| Bing Crosby (composer) | |
| Allan Gray (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label (BHC); sheet music. | |
| Personnel | Notes Hide Additional Titles |
| Williams' Washboard Band (Musical group) | Pseudonym for Tinsley's Washboard Band. |
| Ted Tinsley (vocalist) | |
| Tinsley's Washboard Band (Musical group) | |
| Harry Williams (vocalist) | Pseudonym on BB B-5183 for Ted Tinsley. |
| Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor) | |
- Description: Washboard band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: Bass, 3 saxophones, trumpet, trombone, guitar, piano, and washboard
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Bolig Bluebird; Special labels (label listings); Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers. |
| Victor ledgers: "Made for Bluebird"; "Mr. Oberstein, present." |
| Brian Rust in his Jazz records speculates that, on the basis of listening, this master is the same as BS-77813. |
| Instrumentation is from Victor ledgers and as is the case with instrumentation listings in the ledgers, it represents the number and type of performers present rather than the exact number of players or instruments played on this master. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/12/1933 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-5183 | 10-in. | |
| 9/12/1933 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Electradisk 2076 | 10-in. | |
| 9/12/1933 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Sunrise S-3263 | 10-in. |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-77807. I would if I could but I can't / Williams' Washboard Band," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800042778/BS-77807-I_would_if_I_could_but_I_cant.
Victor matrix BS-77807. I would if I could but I can't / Williams' Washboard Band. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800042778/BS-77807-I_would_if_I_could_but_I_cant.
"Victor matrix BS-77807. I would if I could but I can't / Williams' Washboard Band." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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