Brunswick matrix E20856-E20857. I’m tellin’ the birds, tellin’ the bees, how I love you / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra

TitleSource
I’m tellin’ the birds, tellin’ the bees, how I love you (Primary title)Disc label
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label
Como te amo (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Lew Brown (lyricist)
Cliff Friend (composer)
Kenn Sisson (arranger)
Composer information source: Disc label; Laird.
PersonnelNotes
Ben Bernie (leader)
Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra (Musical group)
Billy Hillpot (vocalist)
Scrappy Lambert (vocalist)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Orchestra: 11 men, plus leader.
Session indicated as recorded in the PM.
Disc label: "For dancing."
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
12/1/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 E20856 Master Brunswick 3394 10-in.

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I’m tellin’ the birds, tellin’ the bees, how I love you / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra - Brunswick 3394 - Take E20856 - 12/1/1926
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12/1/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 E20856 Master Brunswick (Australia) 3394 10-in.
12/1/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 E20856 Master Brunswick (U.K.) 3394 10-in.
12/1/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 E20856 Master Brunswick (Germany) A240 10-in.
12/1/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 E20857 Unknown
12/1/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 unknown Master Brunswick 3394 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix E20856-E20857. I’m tellin’ the birds, tellin’ the bees, how I love you / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000222692/E20856-E20857-Im_tellin_the_birds_tellin_the_bees_how_I_love_you.

Brunswick matrix E20856-E20857. I’m tellin’ the birds, tellin’ the bees, how I love you / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000222692/E20856-E20857-Im_tellin_the_birds_tellin_the_bees_how_I_love_you.

"Brunswick matrix E20856-E20857. I’m tellin’ the birds, tellin’ the bees, how I love you / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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