Victor matrix [Pre-matrix A-]585. Why don't the band play? / S. H. Dudley

TitleSource
Why don't the band play? (Primary title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
J. Rosamond Johnson (composer)
Bob Cole (lyricist)
James Weldon Johnson (lyricist)
PersonnelNotes
S. H. Dudley (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 7-in.
Notes
It is not known whether M-1 or M-2 was the issued take.
Also recorded as [PM-]3008.
Disc from take 1 or 2 found in Giovannoni-Lynch collection.
Source(s): Allan Sutton blog (take place); trade catalog; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/5/1901 Camden, New Jersey 1 Master Victor A-585 7-in.
1/5/1901 Camden, New Jersey 2 Unknown
5/16/1902 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [unconfirmed] V-3 Master 585 7-in.
6/11/1902 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [unconfirmed] V-4 Unknown
6/11/1902 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [unconfirmed] V-5 Unknown
1/5/1901 Camden, New Jersey unknown Master Victor A-585 7-in.

Why don't the band play? / S. H. Dudley

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix [Pre-matrix A-]585. Why don't the band play? / S. H. Dudley," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/100000594/Pre-matrix_A-585-Why_dont_the_band_play.

Victor matrix [Pre-matrix A-]585. Why don't the band play? / S. H. Dudley. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/100000594/Pre-matrix_A-585-Why_dont_the_band_play.

"Victor matrix [Pre-matrix A-]585. Why don't the band play? / S. H. Dudley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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