OKeh matrix W400583. If I can't have you (I want to be lonesome, I want to be blue) / Gus Arnheim ; Cocoanut Grove Orchestra

TitleSource
If I can't have you (I want to be lonesome, I want to be blue) (Primary title)Disc label
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label
Si no puedo tenerte (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Walter Donaldson (composer)
Walter Donaldson (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Cocoanut Grove Orchestra (Musical group)Listed on OK 41037 as Ambassador Hotel Coconut Grove Orchestra.
Gus Arnheim (leader)
Russ Columbo (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
4/12/1928 Los Angeles, California [A] Unknown
4/12/1928 Los Angeles, California B Master OKeh 41037 10-in.
4/12/1928 Los Angeles, California B Master Parlophone (U.K.) F 638 10-in.
4/12/1928 Los Angeles, California B Master Parlophone (U.K.) R 216 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh matrix W400583. If I can't have you (I want to be lonesome, I want to be blue) / Gus Arnheim ; Cocoanut Grove Orchestra," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000209354/W400583-If_I_cant_have_you_I_want_to_be_lonesome_I_want_to_be_blue.

OKeh matrix W400583. If I can't have you (I want to be lonesome, I want to be blue) / Gus Arnheim ; Cocoanut Grove Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000209354/W400583-If_I_cant_have_you_I_want_to_be_lonesome_I_want_to_be_blue.

"OKeh matrix W400583. If I can't have you (I want to be lonesome, I want to be blue) / Gus Arnheim ; Cocoanut Grove Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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