Brunswick matrix E29135. I’d rather be blue over you (Than be happy with somebody else) / Brunswick Orchestra ; Louis Katzman ; Dick Robertson

TitleSource
I’d rather be blue over you (Than be happy with somebody else) (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
My man (Work title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Bob Haring (arranger)
Fred Fisher (composer)
Billy Rose (lyricist)
Composer information source: Laird; ADP.
PersonnelNotes
Louis Katzman (leader)
Brunswick Orchestra (Musical group)
Dick Robertson (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Louis Katzman and his Kittens (Musical group)Listing on Br (U.K.) 3932.
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)
  • 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.
Session indicated as recorded in the AM.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/19/1929 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 A Unknown
1/19/1929 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 B Unknown
1/19/1929 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 G Unknown No vocal.
1/19/1929 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 Unknown Master Brunswick 4213 10-in.
1/19/1929 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 Unknown Master Brunswick (Australia) 4213 10-in.
1/19/1929 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 Unknown Master Brunswick (U.K.) 3932 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix E29135. I’d rather be blue over you (Than be happy with somebody else) / Brunswick Orchestra ; Louis Katzman ; Dick Robertson," accessed January 8, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000228381/E29135-Id_rather_be_blue_over_you_Than_be_happy_with_somebody_else.

Brunswick matrix E29135. I’d rather be blue over you (Than be happy with somebody else) / Brunswick Orchestra ; Louis Katzman ; Dick Robertson. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 8, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000228381/E29135-Id_rather_be_blue_over_you_Than_be_happy_with_somebody_else.

"Brunswick matrix E29135. I’d rather be blue over you (Than be happy with somebody else) / Brunswick Orchestra ; Louis Katzman ; Dick Robertson." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 8 January 2026.

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