OKeh matrix W403845. The "free and easy" / Ed Kirkeby Orchestra

TitleSource
The "free and easy" (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Fred Ahlert (composer)
Roy Turk (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label; ADP.
PersonnelNotes
Ed Kirkeby Orchestra (Musical group)
Smith Ballew (vocalist)
Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] (Musical group)Listing on OK 41392, Od ONY 36061, Par R 645, and A 3030 for Ed Kirkeby Orchestra.
Earl Marlow's Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] (Musical group)Listing on Par PNY 34055 for Ed Kirkeby Orchestra.
Ed Kirkeby (leader)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
See also W490051, instrumental version.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
3/10/1930 New York, New York [A] Unknown
3/10/1930 New York, New York B Master OKeh 41392 10-in.
3/10/1930 New York, New York B Master Parlophone (Australia) A 3030 10-in.
3/10/1930 New York, New York B Master Parlophone (U.K.) R 645 10-in.
3/10/1930 New York, New York B Master Parlophone PNY 34055 10-in.
3/10/1930 New York, New York B Master Odeon ONY 36061 10-in.
3/10/1930 New York, New York B Master Odeon (Japan) U152 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh matrix W403845. The "free and easy" / Ed Kirkeby Orchestra," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000212725/W403845-The_free_and_easy.

OKeh matrix W403845. The "free and easy" / Ed Kirkeby Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000212725/W403845-The_free_and_easy.

"OKeh matrix W403845. The "free and easy" / Ed Kirkeby Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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