OKeh matrix W402944. Painting the clouds with sunshine / Smith Ballew Orchestra

TitleSource
Painting the clouds with sunshine (Primary title)Disc label
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label
Haciéndole al mal tiempo buena cara (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label
Gold diggers of Broadway [Motion picture] (Work title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Al Dubin (lyricist)
Joe Burke (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; ADP.
PersonnelNotes
Smith Ballew Orchestra (Musical group)
Smith Ballew (leader)
Eddie Gordon's Band [Smith Ballew Orchestra] (Musical group)Listing on Odeon issues for Smith Ballew Orchestra.
Smith Ballew (vocalist)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Information on this recording from "Discography of OKeh Records, 1918-1934" by Ross Laird and Brian Rust (Praeger, 2004). Database edition by arrangement with the publisher.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
9/11/1929 New York, New York [A] Unknown
9/11/1929 New York, New York [B] Unknown
9/11/1929 New York, New York C Master OKeh 41299 10-in.
9/11/1929 New York, New York C Master Parlophone (Australia) A 2901 10-in.
9/11/1929 New York, New York C Master Parlophone (Japan) E 5134 10-in.
9/11/1929 New York, New York C Master Parlophone (U.K.) R 498 10-in.
9/11/1929 New York, New York C Master Odeon ONY 41299 10-in.
9/11/1929 New York, New York C Master Odeon (Japan) U101 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh matrix W402944. Painting the clouds with sunshine / Smith Ballew Orchestra," accessed January 26, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000211758/W402944-Painting_the_clouds_with_sunshine.

OKeh matrix W402944. Painting the clouds with sunshine / Smith Ballew Orchestra. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 26, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000211758/W402944-Painting_the_clouds_with_sunshine.

"OKeh matrix W402944. Painting the clouds with sunshine / Smith Ballew Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 26 January 2026.

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