Columbia matrix W351138. Bend down, sister / Selvin’s Orchestra

TitleSource
Bend down, sister (Primary title)Disc label (RDI) (Har 1397-H)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI) (Har 1397-H)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Ballard MacDonald (lyricist)
Con Conrad (composer)
Dave Silverstein (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Selvin’s Orchestra (Musical group)
Buddy Campbell and his Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] (Musical group)Listing on OK 41543 for Selvin's Orchestra.
Ben Selvin (leader)
Dick Robertson (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Roy Carroll and his Sands Point Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] (Musical group)Listing on Harmony 1397-H, Velvet Tone 2480-V, and Clarion 5420-C for Selvin's Orchestra.
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Rust Dance bands (take date; take place; issues; personnel); Laird/Rust; Rigler-Deutsch Index.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/27/1931 New York, New York 1 Unknown
11/27/1931 New York, New York 2 Master Harmony 1397-H 10-in.

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Bend down, sister / Selvin’s Orchestra - Harmony 1397-H - Take 2 - 11/27/1931
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © Sony Music Entertainment.
11/27/1931 New York, New York 2 Master Velvet Tone 2480-V 10-in.
11/27/1931 New York, New York 2 Master Clarion 5420-C 10-in.
11/27/1931 New York, New York 2 Master OKeh 41543 10-in. Issued from OK dub W405115, made approximately Dec. 1931-Jan. 1932.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix W351138. Bend down, sister / Selvin’s Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000214215/W351138-Bend_down_sister.

Columbia matrix W351138. Bend down, sister / Selvin’s Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000214215/W351138-Bend_down_sister.

"Columbia matrix W351138. Bend down, sister / Selvin’s Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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