OKeh matrix W404555. Cheerful little earful / Fred Rich Orchestra

TitleSource
Cheerful little earful (Primary title)Disc label
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label
Sweet and low (Work title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Ira Gershwin (lyricist)
Billy Rose (lyricist)
Harry Warren (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; ADP.
PersonnelNotes
Fred Rich Orchestra (Musical group)
Chester Leighton and his Sophomores [Fred Rich Orchestra] (Musical group)Listing on Clarion 5125-C for Fred Rich Orchestra.
Smith Ballew (vocalist)
Frank Auburn and his Orchestra [Fred Rich Orchestra] (Musical group)Listing on Harmony 1249-H and Velvet Tone 2249-V for Fred Rich Orchestra.
Fred Rich (leader)
The New York Syncopators, [Fred Rich Orchestra] (Musical group)Listing on Od ONY 36165 and Par R 857 and E 5255 for Fred Rich Orchestra.
The Deauville Syncopators [Fred Rich Orchestra] (Musical group)Listing on Par PNY 34157 for Fred Rich Orchestra.
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Master renumbered for Columbia use as W100439.
Source(s): Settlemier (VT issue); disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/19/1930 New York, New York [A] Unknown
11/19/1930 New York, New York B Master Parlophone PNY 34157 10-in.
11/19/1930 New York, New York B Master Parlophone (Japan) E 5255 10-in.
11/19/1930 New York, New York B Master Parlophone (U.K.) R 857 10-in.
11/19/1930 New York, New York B Master Odeon ONY 36165 10-in.
11/19/1930 New York, New York B Master Harmony 1249-H 10-in. From master renumbered as Col W100439.

Cheerful little earful / Fred Rich Orchestra

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Cheerful little earful / Fred Rich Orchestra - Harmony 1249-H - Take B - 11/19/1930
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © Sony Music Entertainment.
11/19/1930 New York, New York B Master Clarion 5125-C 10-in. From master renumbered as Col W100439.
11/19/1930 New York, New York Unknown Master Velvet Tone 2249-V 10-in. From master renumbered as Col W100439.

The take number from which this recording is derived is not known.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh matrix W404555. Cheerful little earful / Fred Rich Orchestra," accessed December 14, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000213569/W404555-Cheerful_little_earful.

OKeh matrix W404555. Cheerful little earful / Fred Rich Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 14, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000213569/W404555-Cheerful_little_earful.

"OKeh matrix W404555. Cheerful little earful / Fred Rich Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 14 December 2025.

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