Columbia matrix 1889. I may be crazy, but I ain't no fool / Artists vary

TitleSource
I may be crazy, but I ain't no fool (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
In Dahomey (Work title)Brooks/Rust
Authors and ComposersNotes
Alex Rogers (composer)
Alex Rogers (lyricist)
Composer information source: Brooks/Rust; sheet music.
PersonnelNotes
Bob Roberts (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Arthur Collins (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Brooks/Rust associates two different artists with the recording sessions that include this master number. However it is not known whether one of them, or a different artist, is responsible for the recordings that are unattributed here.
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
between January and October 1904 New York, New York [1] Unknown
between January and October 1904 New York, New York 2 Master Columbia 1889 10-in. Performed by Bob Roberts.
between January and October 1904 New York, New York 2 Master Columbia A304 10-in. Performed by Bob Roberts.
between January and October 1904 New York, New York 2 Master Harmony A304 10-in. Performed by Bob Roberts.
between January and October 1904 New York, New York 2 Master Oxford 1889 10-in. Performed by Bob Roberts.
between January and October 1904 New York, New York 2 Master Standard 1889 10-in. Performed by Bob Roberts.
between 1904 and 1909 New York, New York Unknown Master Star 2227 10-in.

I may be crazy, but I ain't no fool / Artists vary

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I may be crazy, but I ain't no fool / Artists vary - Star 2227 - Take Unknown - between 1904 and 1909
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
between 1904 and 1910 New York, New York Unknown Master Manhattan 1889 10-in.
between 1904 and 1910 New York, New York Unknown Master United A304 10-in.
between 1904 and 1910 New York, New York Unknown Master Silvertone 1889 10-in. Performed by Bob Roberts.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix 1889. I may be crazy, but I ain't no fool / Artists vary," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000138407/1889-I_may_be_crazy_but_I_aint_no_fool.

Columbia matrix 1889. I may be crazy, but I ain't no fool / Artists vary. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000138407/1889-I_may_be_crazy_but_I_aint_no_fool.

"Columbia matrix 1889. I may be crazy, but I ain't no fool / Artists vary." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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