Columbia matrix 39392. They had to swim back to the shore / Ada Jones ; Billy Watkins

TitleSource
They had to swim back to the shore (Primary title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
James V. Monaco (composer)
Joseph McCarthy (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Billy Watkins (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Ada Jones (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Additional Information
  • Description: Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): CLPGS (issues); disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
5/20/1914 New York, New York 1 Unknown
5/20/1914 New York, New York 2 Unknown
5/20/1914 New York, New York 3 Master Columbia A1550 10-in.

They had to swim back to the shore / Ada Jones ; Billy Watkins

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They had to swim back to the shore / Ada Jones ; Billy Watkins - Columbia A1550 - Take 3 - 5/20/1914
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5/20/1914 New York, New York Unknown Master Regal (U.K.) G 7174 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix 39392. They had to swim back to the shore / Ada Jones ; Billy Watkins," accessed December 16, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000022182/39392-They_had_to_swim_back_to_the_shore.

Columbia matrix 39392. They had to swim back to the shore / Ada Jones ; Billy Watkins. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 16, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000022182/39392-They_had_to_swim_back_to_the_shore.

"Columbia matrix 39392. They had to swim back to the shore / Ada Jones ; Billy Watkins." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 16 December 2025.

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