Brunswick matrix E16308-E16310. Brown eyes, why are you blue? / Carl Fenton’s Orchestra

TitleSource
Brown eyes, why are you blue? (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Alfred Bryan (lyricist)
George W. Meyer (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; ADP.
PersonnelNotes
Carl Fenton’s Orchestra (Musical group)
Frank Munn (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Walter G. Haenschen (leader)As Carl Fenton.
Harry Reser (instrumentalist : banjo)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Session indicated as recorded in the PM.
Documentation of Brunswick 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.
Orchestra: 10 men, plus banjo.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
9/2/1925 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 E16308 Unknown
9/2/1925 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 E16309 Unknown
9/2/1925 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 E16310 Unknown
9/2/1925 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 Unknown Master Brunswick 2950 10-in.
9/2/1925 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 Unknown Master Brunswick (Australia) 2950 10-in.

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Brown eyes, why are you blue? / Carl Fenton’s Orchestra - Brunswick (Australia) 2950 - Take Unknown - 9/2/1925
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9/2/1925 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 Unknown Master Brunswick (U.K.) 2950 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix E16308-E16310. Brown eyes, why are you blue? / Carl Fenton’s Orchestra," accessed December 13, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000220059/E16308-E16310-Brown_eyes_why_are_you_blue.

Brunswick matrix E16308-E16310. Brown eyes, why are you blue? / Carl Fenton’s Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 13, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000220059/E16308-E16310-Brown_eyes_why_are_you_blue.

"Brunswick matrix E16308-E16310. Brown eyes, why are you blue? / Carl Fenton’s Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 13 December 2025.

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