Victor matrix BS-83793. I'm whistling for my honey / Don Mayfield and his Orchestra

TitleSource
I'm whistling for my honey (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Joe Young (lyricist)
Charles Newman (lyricist)
James V. Monaco (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC); U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Don Mayfield and his Orchestra [Dick Robertson Orchestra] (Musical group)Pseudonym on BB B-5620 for Dick Robertson Orchestra.
Dick Robertson Orchestra (Musical group)
Jerry Johnson (director)
Dick Robertson (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Eli E. Oberstein (director)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: Bass, 3 saxophones, 3 trumpets, trombone, guitar, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers list both Jerry Johnson and Eli E. Oberstein as directors.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
8/22/1934 New York, New York. Studio 1 1 Master Bluebird B-5620 10-in.
8/22/1934 New York, New York. Studio 1 1A Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-83793. I'm whistling for my honey / Don Mayfield and his Orchestra," accessed December 20, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200017466/BS-83793-Im_whistling_for_my_honey.

Victor matrix BS-83793. I'm whistling for my honey / Don Mayfield and his Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 20, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200017466/BS-83793-Im_whistling_for_my_honey.

"Victor matrix BS-83793. I'm whistling for my honey / Don Mayfield and his Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 20 December 2025.

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