Brunswick matrix E20799-E20801. I’m tellin’ the birds, tellin’ the bees, how I love you / Wendell W. Hall ; Carson Robison

TitleSource
I’m tellin’ the birds, tellin’ the bees, how I love you (Primary title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Lew Brown (lyricist)
Cliff Friend (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; ADP.
PersonnelNotes
Wendell W. Hall (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Carson Robison (vocalist : whistling)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and whistling
  • Instrumentation: Violin, cello, guitar, and piano
  • Category: Vocal
  • 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.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/23/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 E20799 Master Brunswick 3387 10-in.

I’m tellin’ the birds, tellin’ the bees, how I love you / Wendell W. Hall ; Carson Robison

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I’m tellin’ the birds, tellin’ the bees, how I love you / Wendell W. Hall ; Carson Robison - Brunswick 3387 - Take E20799 - 11/23/1926
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
11/23/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 E20800 Master Brunswick (Australia) 3387 10-in.
11/23/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 E20800 Master Brunswick (U.K.) 3387 10-in.
11/23/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 E20801 Unknown
11/23/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 unknown Master Brunswick 3387 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix E20799-E20801. I’m tellin’ the birds, tellin’ the bees, how I love you / Wendell W. Hall ; Carson Robison," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000222654/E20799-E20801-Im_tellin_the_birds_tellin_the_bees_how_I_love_you.

Brunswick matrix E20799-E20801. I’m tellin’ the birds, tellin’ the bees, how I love you / Wendell W. Hall ; Carson Robison. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000222654/E20799-E20801-Im_tellin_the_birds_tellin_the_bees_how_I_love_you.

"Brunswick matrix E20799-E20801. I’m tellin’ the birds, tellin’ the bees, how I love you / Wendell W. Hall ; Carson Robison." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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