Brunswick matrix E24480-E24483. The varsity drag / Frank Black Orchestra

TitleSource
The varsity drag (Primary title)Disc label
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label
Cancion colegial (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label
Good news (Work title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Lew Brown (lyricist)
B. G. De Sylva (lyricist)
Ray Henderson (composer)
Frank Black (arranger)
Composer information source: Laird; ADP.
PersonnelNotes
Frank Black Orchestra (Musical group)
Frank Black (leader)
Franklyn Baur (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E24483)
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Orchestra: 14 men, plus leader.
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 PM.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
9/20/1927 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 E24480 Unknown
9/20/1927 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 E24481 Unknown
9/20/1927 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 E24482 Master Brunswick 3657 10-in.

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The varsity drag / Frank Black Orchestra - Brunswick 3657 - Take E24482 - 9/20/1927
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
9/20/1927 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 E24482 Master Brunswick (Australia) 3657 10-in.
9/20/1927 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 E24482 Master Brunswick (U.K.) 3810 10-in.
9/20/1927 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 E24483 Master Brunswick (Germany) A7528 10-in. No vocal.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix E24480-E24483. The varsity drag / Frank Black Orchestra," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000224730/E24480-E24483-The_varsity_drag_.

Brunswick matrix E24480-E24483. The varsity drag / Frank Black Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000224730/E24480-E24483-The_varsity_drag_.

"Brunswick matrix E24480-E24483. The varsity drag / Frank Black Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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