Brunswick matrix E28357. I couldn’t if I wanted to (I wouldn’t if I could) / Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills

TitleSource
I couldn’t if I wanted to (I wouldn’t if I could) (Primary title)Disc label
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label
No podria, aunque quisiera (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Donald Wilkinson (arranger)
Irving Mills (songwriter)
Jack Palmer (songwriter)
Composer information source: Disc label; Laird; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Hotsy Totsy Gang (Musical group)
Irving Mills (vocalist)Listed on Br 4112 as Milton Irving.
Irving Mills (leader)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
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
10/16/1928 New York, New York A Unknown
10/16/1928 New York, New York B Unknown
10/16/1928 New York, New York Unknown Master Brunswick 4112 10-in.

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I couldn’t if I wanted to (I wouldn’t if I could) / Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills - Brunswick 4112 - Take Unknown - 10/16/1928
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10/16/1928 New York, New York Unknown Master Brunswick (Australia) 4112 10-in.

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix E28357. I couldn’t if I wanted to (I wouldn’t if I could) / Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills," accessed December 14, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000227684/E28357-I_couldnt_if_I_wanted_to_I_wouldnt_if_I_could.

Brunswick matrix E28357. I couldn’t if I wanted to (I wouldn’t if I could) / Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 14, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000227684/E28357-I_couldnt_if_I_wanted_to_I_wouldnt_if_I_could.

"Brunswick matrix E28357. I couldn’t if I wanted to (I wouldn’t if I could) / Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 14 December 2025.

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