Brunswick matrix E31245-E31246. Why was I born? / Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Why was I born? (Primary title) | Laird |
| Sweet Adeline (Work title) | Laird |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Oscar Hammerstein II (lyricist) | |
| Jerome Kern (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Laird; ADP. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Roger Wolfe Kahn (leader) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with vocal; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1929 New York, New York | A | Unknown | ||
| October 1929 New York, New York | B | Unknown | ||
| October 1929 New York, New York | G | Unknown | No vocal. | |
| October 1929 New York, New York | Unknown | Master | Brunswick 4583 | |
| October 1929 New York, New York | Unknown | Master | Brunswick (Australia) 4583 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix E31245-E31246. Why was I born? / Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000230450/E31245-E31246-Why_was_I_born.
Brunswick matrix E31245-E31246. Why was I born? / Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000230450/E31245-E31246-Why_was_I_born.
"Brunswick matrix E31245-E31246. Why was I born? / Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.
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