Brunswick matrix E30533-E30534. Can’t we be friends? / Five Pennies ; Red Nichols
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Can’t we be friends? (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| No podramos ser amigos? (Parallel (translated) title) | Disc label |
| The little show (Work title) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Paul James (lyricist) | Listing for James P. Warburg. |
| Kay Swift (composer) | |
| James P. Warburg (lyricist) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; ADP. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Red Nichols (leader) | |
| Five Pennies (Musical group) | |
| Dick Robertson (vocalist : tenor vocal) | |
- 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. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/6/1929 New York, New York | A | Unknown | ||||
| 9/6/1929 New York, New York | B | Unknown | ||||
| 9/6/1929 New York, New York | G | Unknown | No vocal. | |||
| 9/6/1929 New York, New York | Unknown | Master | Brunswick 4510 | |||
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| 9/6/1929 New York, New York | Unknown | Master | Brunswick (Australia) 4510 | |||
| 9/6/1929 New York, New York | Unknown | Master | Jazz Oracle BDW 8063 | CD notes indicate issue is from take A or B. | ||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix E30533-E30534. Can’t we be friends? / Five Pennies ; Red Nichols," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000230042/E30533-E30534-Cant_we_be_friends.
Brunswick matrix E30533-E30534. Can’t we be friends? / Five Pennies ; Red Nichols. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000230042/E30533-E30534-Cant_we_be_friends.
"Brunswick matrix E30533-E30534. Can’t we be friends? / Five Pennies ; Red Nichols." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.
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