Columbia matrix [W]150912. Someone sang a sweeter song to Mary / Fred Rich Orchestra

TitleSource
Someone sang a sweeter song to Mary (Primary title)Disc label (Clarion 5177-C)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (Clarion 5177-C)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Terry Shand (composer)
Terry Shand (lyricist)
Composer information source: U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Fred Rich Orchestra (Musical group)
Chester Leighton [Smith Ballew] (vocalist)Listing on Harmony 1251-H, Clarion 5177-C, and Velvet Tone 2245-V for Smith Ballew.
Smith Ballew (vocalist)
Chester Leighton and his Sophomores [Fred Rich Orchestra] (Musical group)Listing on Harmony 1251-H, Clarion 5177-C, and Velvet Tone 2245-V for Fred Rich Orchestra.
Fred Rich (leader)
Bud Blue and his Orchestra (Musical group)Listing on OK 41466 and Par A 3103 for Fred Rich Orchestra.
George Wells and his Orchestra [Fred Rich Orchestra] (Musical group)Listing on Par PNY 34151 for Fred Rich Orchestra.
The New York Syncopators, [Fred Rich Orchestra] (Musical group)Listing on Od ONY 36157 for Fred Rich Orchestra.
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: Brooks/Rust and the Har 1251-H disc label list "MacDonald" as one of the composers of this title.
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): Johnson and Shirley (issues); Laird/Rust; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/29/1930 New York, New York 1 Master Harmony 1251-H 10-in.
10/29/1930 New York, New York 1 Master Velvet Tone 2245-V 10-in.
10/29/1930 New York, New York 1 Master Clarion 5177-C 10-in.
10/29/1930 New York, New York 2 Master Harmony 1251-H 10-in.

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Someone sang a sweeter song to Mary / Fred Rich Orchestra - Harmony 1251-H - Take 2 - 10/29/1930
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © Sony Music Entertainment.
10/29/1930 New York, New York 2 Master Velvet Tone 2245-V 10-in.
10/29/1930 New York, New York 2 Master Diva 3251-G 10-in.
10/29/1930 New York, New York 2 Master Clarion 5177-C 10-in.
10/29/1930 New York, New York Unknown Master Velvet Tone 2251-V 10-in.
10/29/1930 New York, New York Unknown Master OKeh 41466 10-in. Issued from OK dub W404538, made approximately Nov. 1930.
10/29/1930 New York, New York Unknown Master Parlophone PNY 34151 10-in. Issued from OK dub W404538, made approximately Nov. 1930.
10/29/1930 New York, New York Unknown Master Parlophone (Australia) A 3103 10-in. Issued from OK dub W404538, made approximately Nov. 1930.
10/29/1930 New York, New York Unknown Master Odeon ONY 36157 10-in. Issued from OK dub W404538, made approximately Nov. 1930.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix [W]150912. Someone sang a sweeter song to Mary / Fred Rich Orchestra," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000040458/W150912-Someone_sang_a_sweeter_song_to_Mary.

Columbia matrix [W]150912. Someone sang a sweeter song to Mary / Fred Rich Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000040458/W150912-Someone_sang_a_sweeter_song_to_Mary.

"Columbia matrix [W]150912. Someone sang a sweeter song to Mary / Fred Rich Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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