Brunswick matrix E37102. I don’t know why (I just do) / Sleepy Hall and his Collegians [Red Nichols and his Five Pennies]

TitleSource
I don’t know why (I just do) (Primary title)Laird
Authors and ComposersNotes
Fred Ahlert (composer)
Roy Turk (lyricist)
Composer information source: Laird; ADP.
PersonnelNotes
Sleepy Hall and his Collegians [Red Nichols and his Five Pennies] (Musical group)Listing for Red Nichols and his Five Pennies.
Russ. Lyons (vocalist)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: Violin, 3 saxophones, 2 trumpets, trombone, guitar, piano, string bass, and drums
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Orchestra: 11 men.
Session indicated as recorded in the AM.
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
8/24/1931 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 A Unknown
8/24/1931 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 B Unknown
8/24/1931 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 Unknown Master Melotone M-12236 10-in.
8/24/1931 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 Unknown Master Panachord (U.K.) Pan 25183 10-in.
8/24/1931 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 Unknown Master Panachord (Australia) P12229 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix E37102. I don’t know why (I just do) / Sleepy Hall and his Collegians [Red Nichols and his Five Pennies]," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000234353/E37102-I_dont_know_why_I_just_do.

Brunswick matrix E37102. I don’t know why (I just do) / Sleepy Hall and his Collegians [Red Nichols and his Five Pennies]. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000234353/E37102-I_dont_know_why_I_just_do.

"Brunswick matrix E37102. I don’t know why (I just do) / Sleepy Hall and his Collegians [Red Nichols and his Five Pennies]." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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