Columbia matrix W145812. If I can't have you (I want to be lonesome—I want to be blue) / Nelson Bitterman ; Gerald Marks and his Orchestra

TitleSource
If I can't have you (I want to be lonesome—I want to be blue) (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Walter Donaldson (composer)
Walter Donaldson (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Nelson Bitterman (vocalist)
Gerald Marks and his Orchestra (Musical group)Listing on Columbia 1432-D for Gerald Marks and his Hotel Tuller Orchestra.
Hotel Tuller Orchestra (Musical group)
Gerald Marks (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
3/19/1928 Chicago, Illinois 1 Unknown
3/19/1928 Chicago, Illinois 2 Master Columbia 1432-D 10-in.
3/19/1928 Chicago, Illinois 3 Master Columbia 1432-D 10-in.

If I can't have you (I want to be lonesome—I want to be blue) / Nelson Bitterman ; Gerald Marks and his Orchestra

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If I can't have you (I want to be lonesome—I want to be blue) / Nelson Bitterman ; Gerald Marks and his Orchestra - Columbia 1432-D - Take 3 - 3/19/1928
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix W145812. If I can't have you (I want to be lonesome—I want to be blue) / Nelson Bitterman ; Gerald Marks and his Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000035527/W145812-If_I_cant_have_you_I_want_to_be_lonesomeI_want_to_be_blue.

Columbia matrix W145812. If I can't have you (I want to be lonesome—I want to be blue) / Nelson Bitterman ; Gerald Marks and his Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000035527/W145812-If_I_cant_have_you_I_want_to_be_lonesomeI_want_to_be_blue.

"Columbia matrix W145812. If I can't have you (I want to be lonesome—I want to be blue) / Nelson Bitterman ; Gerald Marks and his Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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