OKeh matrix W80878. There's a trick in pickin' a chick-chick-chicken / Benny Meroff Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| There's a trick in pickin' a chick-chick-chicken (Primary title) | Laird/Rust |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| J. Russel Robinson (composer) | |
| Coleman Goetz (lyricist) | |
| Charles Tobias (lyricist) | |
| Composer information source: ADP. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Benny Meroff Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Benny Meroff (leader) | |
| Russell Douglas [Les Reis] (vocalist) | Pseudonym for Les Reis. |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Laird/Rust: "The unidentified vocalist using the pseudonym 'Russell Douglas' is usually Les Reis." |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/14/1927 Chicago, Illinois | [A] | Unknown | ||
| 5/14/1927 Chicago, Illinois | B | Master | OKeh 40847 | |
| 5/14/1927 Chicago, Illinois | B | Master | Parlophone (Australia) A 2313 | |
| 5/14/1927 Chicago, Illinois | B | Master | Parlophone (U.K.) R 3363 | |
| 5/14/1927 Chicago, Illinois | C | Master | OKeh 40847 | |
| 5/14/1927 Chicago, Illinois | C | Master | Parlophone (Australia) A 2313 | |
| 5/14/1927 Chicago, Illinois | C | Master | Parlophone (U.K.) R 3363 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh matrix W80878. There's a trick in pickin' a chick-chick-chicken / Benny Meroff Orchestra," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000207522/W80878-Theres_a_trick_in_pickin_a_chick-chick-chicken.
OKeh matrix W80878. There's a trick in pickin' a chick-chick-chicken / Benny Meroff Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000207522/W80878-Theres_a_trick_in_pickin_a_chick-chick-chicken.
"OKeh matrix W80878. There's a trick in pickin' a chick-chick-chicken / Benny Meroff Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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