Columbia matrix [W]149786. The tariff bill song / Mack Allen

TitleSource
The tariff bill song (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Clarence Gaskill (composer)
Clarence Gaskill (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Mack Allen (vocalist : tenor vocal)Pseudonym for Vernon Dalhart.
Vernon Dalhart (instrumentalist : harmonica)
Vernon Dalhart (instrumentalist : jew's harp)
Adelyne Hood (instrumentalist : violin)
Vernon Dalhart (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble
  • Instrumentation: Fiddle (violin), banjo, guitar, harmonica, and jew's harp
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Columbia matrix card indicates that the Western Electric system was used on this master, but W does not appear in the wax.
Source(s): Russell (personnel; accompaniment); Rigler-Deutsch Index.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/21/1930 New York, New York 1 Master Harmony 1164-H 10-in.
1/21/1930 New York, New York 2 Master Harmony 1164-H 10-in.
1/21/1930 New York, New York 3 Unknown
1/21/1930 New York, New York Unknown Unknown Velvet Tone 2164-V 10-in. 3

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix [W]149786. The tariff bill song / Mack Allen," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000039344/W149786-The_tariff_bill_song.

Columbia matrix [W]149786. The tariff bill song / Mack Allen. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000039344/W149786-The_tariff_bill_song.

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