Brunswick matrix E17349-E17351. Why aren’t yez eatin’ more oranges? / Volunteer Firemen

TitleSource
Why aren’t yez eatin’ more oranges? (Primary title)Disc label
From Cal-i-for-ni-ay (Additional title)Laird
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label
Por qué no comes más naranjas? (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Lew Brown (lyricist)
Clarence Gaskill (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; ADP.
PersonnelNotes
Volunteer Firemen (Musical group)
Harry Reser (instrumentalist : banjo)
Frank Wright (vocalist)
Frank Bessinger (vocalist)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Orchestra: 10 men, plus banjo.
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.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/4/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 E17349 Unknown
1/4/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 E17350 Unknown
1/4/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 E17351 Unknown
1/4/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 Unknown Master Brunswick 3025 10-in.

Why aren’t yez eatin’ more oranges? / Volunteer Firemen

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Why aren’t yez eatin’ more oranges? / Volunteer Firemen - Brunswick 3025 - Take Unknown - 1/4/1926
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1/4/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 Unknown Master Brunswick (Australia) 3025 10-in.
1/4/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 Unknown Master Brunswick (U.K.) 3025 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix E17349-E17351. Why aren’t yez eatin’ more oranges? / Volunteer Firemen," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000220647/E17349-E17351-Why_arent_yez_eatin_more_oranges.

Brunswick matrix E17349-E17351. Why aren’t yez eatin’ more oranges? / Volunteer Firemen. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000220647/E17349-E17351-Why_arent_yez_eatin_more_oranges.

"Brunswick matrix E17349-E17351. Why aren’t yez eatin’ more oranges? / Volunteer Firemen." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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