OKeh matrix W404871. I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you / Louis Armstrong Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Me alegrare cuando te mueras (Parallel (translated) title) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Sam Theard (composer) | |
| Sam Theard (lyricist) | |
| Composer information source: ADP; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Louis Armstrong Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Louis Armstrong (vocalist) | |
| Louis Armstrong (leader) | |
| Charlie Alexander (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Louis Armstrong (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Lester Boone (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Tubby Hall (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Preston Jackson (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| George James (instrumentalist : baritone saxophone) | |
| Mike McKendrick (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Albert Washington (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | |
| Lester Boone (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
- Description: Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band
- Instrumentation: Clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone baritone saxophone,trumpet, trombone, guitar, piano, string bass, and drums
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Willems does not identify the bass player. |
| Source(s): disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/28/1931 Chicago, Illinois | A | Master | OKeh 41504 | |||
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| 4/28/1931 Chicago, Illinois | A | Master | Parlophone (U.K.) R 992 | |||
| 4/28/1931 Chicago, Illinois | A | Master | Parlophone (Australia) A 3367 | |||
| 4/28/1931 Chicago, Illinois | A | Master | Columbia (Japan) JX194 | |||
| 4/28/1931 Chicago, Illinois | A | Master | Odeon (Germany) A 286042 | |||
| 4/28/1931 Chicago, Illinois | A | Master | Vocalion 3072 | |||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh matrix W404871. I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you / Louis Armstrong Orchestra," accessed December 27, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000213946/W404871-Ill_be_glad_when_youre_dead_you_rascal_you.
OKeh matrix W404871. I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you / Louis Armstrong Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 27, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000213946/W404871-Ill_be_glad_when_youre_dead_you_rascal_you.
"OKeh matrix W404871. I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you / Louis Armstrong Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 27 December 2025.
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