Edison matrix 9583. I'm gonna bring a watermelon (To my girl to-night) / Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones

TitleSource
I'm gonna bring a watermelon (To my girl to-night) (Primary title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Billy Rose (lyricist)
Con Conrad (composer)
Unverified composer information:
Composer information source: Disc label; sheet music.
PersonnelNotes
Ernest Hare (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Billy Jones (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal duet, with orchestra
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Documentation held by the Thomas Edison National Historical Park, including recording ledgers, cash books, and artifact descriptions; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
6/25/1924 New York, New York A Master Edison 51365 10-in.
6/25/1924 New York, New York B Master Test pressing exists at TENHP.
6/25/1924 New York, New York B Master Edison 51365 10-in.

I'm gonna bring a watermelon (To my girl to-night) / Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones

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I'm gonna bring a watermelon (To my girl to-night) / Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones - Edison 51365 - Take B - 6/25/1924
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
6/25/1924 New York, New York C Master Edison 51365 10-in.

I'm gonna bring a watermelon (To my girl to-night) / Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones

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I'm gonna bring a watermelon (To my girl to-night) / Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones - Edison 51365 - Take C - 6/25/1924
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
6/25/1924 New York, New York Unknown Master Edison 4902 Cylinder

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Edison matrix 9583. I'm gonna bring a watermelon (To my girl to-night) / Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000156565/9583-Im_gonna_bring_a_watermelon_To_my_girl_to-night.

Edison matrix 9583. I'm gonna bring a watermelon (To my girl to-night) / Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000156565/9583-Im_gonna_bring_a_watermelon_To_my_girl_to-night.

"Edison matrix 9583. I'm gonna bring a watermelon (To my girl to-night) / Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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