Victor matrix [Pre-matrix B-]3040. Monarch Minstrel, first part, no. 6 / Georgia Minstrels

TitleSource
Monarch Minstrel, first part, no. 6 (Primary title)Disc label
The old log cabin in the dell (Additional title)Victor ledgers
Fly, fly, fly (Additional title)EDVR legacy data
My old cabin home (Alternate title)
PersonnelNotes
Georgia Minstrels (Vocal group)
S. H. Dudley (vocalist : baritone vocal)
William F. Hooley (vocalist : bass vocal)
Harry Macdonough (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Additional Information
  • Description: Minstrels
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Selections include "Overture—The old log cabin in the dell," sung by the entire company (mistakenly sung as "My old log cabin" by one of them), followed by jokes between S. H. Dudley and W. F. Hooley, then a solo by S. H. Dudley, and then the chorus singing "Fly, fly, fly."
Giovannoni-Lynch collection includes a take 3 issue, not listed in EDVR.
Georgia Minstrels personnel is not certain; only Dudley, Hooley and Macdonough are aurally confirmed.
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Source(s): Allan Sutton blog (take place); trade catalog; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/19/1901 Camden, New Jersey 1 Master Victor 3040 10-in.

Audio of this recording from the Library of Congress

1/19/1901 Camden, New Jersey 2 Master Victor 3040 10-in.
4/15/1902 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [unconfirmed] 3 Master Victor 3040 10-in.

Monarch Minstrel, first part, no. 6 / Georgia Minstrels

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Monarch Minstrel, first part, no. 6 / Georgia Minstrels - Victor 3040 - Take 3 - 4/15/1902
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
4/15/1902 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [unconfirmed] 4 Master Victor 3040 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix [Pre-matrix B-]3040. Monarch Minstrel, first part, no. 6 / Georgia Minstrels," accessed January 8, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/100002181/Pre-matrix_B-3040-Monarch_Minstrel_first_part_no._6.

Victor matrix [Pre-matrix B-]3040. Monarch Minstrel, first part, no. 6 / Georgia Minstrels. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 8, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/100002181/Pre-matrix_B-3040-Monarch_Minstrel_first_part_no._6.

"Victor matrix [Pre-matrix B-]3040. Monarch Minstrel, first part, no. 6 / Georgia Minstrels." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 8 January 2026.

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