OKeh matrix W400648. I'd rather cry over you (Than smile at somebody else) / Lanin’s Famous Players

TitleSource
I'd rather cry over you (Than smile at somebody else) (Primary title)Disc label (OKeh 41038)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (OKeh 41038)
Preferiria llorar por ti (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label (OKeh 41038)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Phil Ponce (lyricist)
Dan Dougherty (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Lanin’s Famous Players (Musical group)
Sam Lanin (leader)
Scrappy Lambert (vocalist)
Billy Hays and his Orchestra [Lanin's Famous Players] (Musical group)Listing on OK 41038 for Lanin's Famous Players.
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): GHT website (Lindström issues); Rigler-Deutsch Index; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
5/4/1928 New York, New York [A] Unknown
5/4/1928 New York, New York B Master OKeh 41038 10-in.
5/4/1928 New York, New York B Master Parlophone (Australia) A 2664 10-in.
5/4/1928 New York, New York B Master Parlophone (U.K.) R 199 10-in.
5/4/1928 New York, New York B Master Lindström A. 4545 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh matrix W400648. I'd rather cry over you (Than smile at somebody else) / Lanin’s Famous Players," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000209427/W400648-Id_rather_cry_over_you_Than_smile_at_somebody_else.

OKeh matrix W400648. I'd rather cry over you (Than smile at somebody else) / Lanin’s Famous Players. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000209427/W400648-Id_rather_cry_over_you_Than_smile_at_somebody_else.

"OKeh matrix W400648. I'd rather cry over you (Than smile at somebody else) / Lanin’s Famous Players." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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