Columbia matrix 144924. Blue baby (Why are you blue) / Newport Society Orchestra

TitleSource
Blue baby (Why are you blue) (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Raymond Klages (songwriter)
Grace Green (songwriter)
William Haid (songwriter)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Newport Society Orchestra (Musical group)Listing for Selvin's Orchestra.
Irving Kaufman (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Ben Selvin (leader)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/29/1927 New York, New York 1 Master Harmony 557-H 10-in.
10/29/1927 New York, New York 2 Master Harmony 557-H 10-in.

Blue baby (Why are you blue) / Newport Society Orchestra

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Blue baby (Why are you blue) / Newport Society Orchestra - Harmony 557-H - Take 2 - 10/29/1927
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
10/29/1927 New York, New York Unknown Master Diva 2557-G 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix 144924. Blue baby (Why are you blue) / Newport Society Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000034639/144924-Blue_baby_Why_are_you_blue.

Columbia matrix 144924. Blue baby (Why are you blue) / Newport Society Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000034639/144924-Blue_baby_Why_are_you_blue.

"Columbia matrix 144924. Blue baby (Why are you blue) / Newport Society Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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