Vocalion matrix 142W-144W. Please be good to my old girl / Tuxedo Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Please be good to my old girl (Primary title) | Laird |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Mort Dixon (lyricist) | |
| Ray Henderson (composer) | |
| Billy Rose (lyricist) | |
| Composer information source: ADP. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Tuxedo Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Billy Jones (vocalist : tenor vocal) | |
| Harry Reser (instrumentalist : banjo) | |
| Hymie Faberman (instrumentalist : cornet) | |
| Maurice Milcke (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Ruby Greenberg (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| John Helleberg (instrumentalist : tuba) | |
| Tom Satterfield (instrumentalist : piano) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Orchestra: 10 men, plus Reser and Faberman. Laird lists the following instrumentalists: Milcke, Greenberg, Helleberg, Satterfield. |
| Session indicated as recorded in the AM. |
| Noted in Laird: "The recording sheet for this session is marked 'Recorded for Aeolian' (not 'Recorded by Aeolian' as previously.)" |
| Documentation of Vocalion Records derives primarily from Ross Laird's "Brunswick Records: A discography of recordings, 1916-1931" (Greenwood Press, 2001). See the ADP Brunswick Records Resources page for more information. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/22/1924 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 1 | 142W | Unknown | ||
| 12/22/1924 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 1 | 142W | Unknown | ||
| 12/22/1924 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 1 | 143W | Master | Vocalion 14954 | |
| 12/22/1924 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 1 | 143W | Master | Vocalion (U.K.) X9586 | |
| 12/22/1924 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 1 | 144W | Unknown |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Vocalion matrix 142W-144W. Please be good to my old girl / Tuxedo Orchestra," accessed January 24, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000219028/142W-144W-Please_be_good_to_my_old_girl.
Vocalion matrix 142W-144W. Please be good to my old girl / Tuxedo Orchestra. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 24, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000219028/142W-144W-Please_be_good_to_my_old_girl.
"Vocalion matrix 142W-144W. Please be good to my old girl / Tuxedo Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 24 January 2026.
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