Columbia matrix 146867. Mother was a lady / Mack Allen

TitleSource
Mother was a lady (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
If Jack were only here (Alternate title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Edward B. Marks (lyricist)
Joseph W. Stern (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; sheet music.
PersonnelNotes
Mack Allen (vocalist : tenor vocal)Listing for Vernon Dalhart.
Vernon Dalhart (vocalist : tenor vocal)
John Cali (instrumentalist : guitar)Takes 1-3.
Vernon Dalhart (instrumentalist : harmonica)Takes 1-3.
Adelyne Hood (instrumentalist : violin)Takes 1-3.
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica (takes 1-3); with fiddle (violin) and piano (takes 4 and 5)
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Disc label; ADP; Rigler-Deutsch Index.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
8/21/1928 New York, New York 1 Unknown
8/21/1928 New York, New York 2 Unknown
8/30/1928 New York, New York 3 Master Harmony 721-H 10-in.
8/30/1928 New York, New York 4 Master Harmony 721-H 10-in.

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Mother was a lady / Mack Allen - Harmony 721-H - Take 4 - 8/30/1928
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8/30/1928 New York, New York Unknown Master Velvet Tone 1721-V 10-in.
8/30/1928 New York, New York Unknown Master Diva 2721-G 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix 146867. Mother was a lady / Mack Allen," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000036528/146867-Mother_was_a_lady.

Columbia matrix 146867. Mother was a lady / Mack Allen. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000036528/146867-Mother_was_a_lady.

"Columbia matrix 146867. Mother was a lady / Mack Allen." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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