Brunswick matrix E20758-E20760. I’m tellin’ the birds—tellin’ the bees, how I love you / Ben Selvin and his Orchestra

TitleSource
I’m tellin’ the birds—tellin’ the bees, how I love you (Primary title)Laird
Authors and ComposersNotes
Lew Brown (lyricist)
Cliff Friend (composer)
Composer information source: Laird; ADP.
PersonnelNotes
Ben Selvin and his Orchestra (Musical group)Listing for Selvin's Orchestra.
Selvin’s Orchestra (Musical group)
Ben Selvin (leader)
Ben Selvin (vocalist)
Ben Selvin (instrumentalist : violin)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Orchestra: 10 men, plus leader/violin.
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.
Session indicated as recorded in the AM.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/19/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 E20758 Unknown
11/19/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 E20759 Unknown
11/19/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 E20760 Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix E20758-E20760. I’m tellin’ the birds—tellin’ the bees, how I love you / Ben Selvin and his Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000222633/E20758-E20760-Im_tellin_the_birdstellin_the_bees_how_I_love_you.

Brunswick matrix E20758-E20760. I’m tellin’ the birds—tellin’ the bees, how I love you / Ben Selvin and his Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000222633/E20758-E20760-Im_tellin_the_birdstellin_the_bees_how_I_love_you.

"Brunswick matrix E20758-E20760. I’m tellin’ the birds—tellin’ the bees, how I love you / Ben Selvin and his Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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