Brunswick matrix E37173. When it’s sleepy time down South / Snooks Hotel Paramount Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| When it’s sleepy time down South (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Otis René (songwriter) | |
| Leon René (songwriter) | |
| Clarence Muse (songwriter) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; ADP. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Snooks Hotel Paramount Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Pat McCarthy (vocalist) | |
| Snooks Friedman (leader) | |
| Snooks and his Paramount Orchestra (Musical group) | Listing on Pan 25111. |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: 3 violins, 3 saxophones, 2 trumpets, trombone, guitar, piano, celeste, string bass, and drums
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Laird: "The recording sheet gives the artist credit as SNOOKS & HIS MEMPHIS STOMPERS, but this has been altered by hand to the credit shown above." |
| Orchestra: 15 men. |
| Session indicated as recorded in the PM. |
| 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. |
| Source(s): disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/24/1931 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 | A | Unknown | ||
| 9/24/1931 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 | B | Unknown | ||
| 9/24/1931 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 | Unknown | Master | Melotone M-12259 | |
| 9/24/1931 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 | Unknown | Master | Panachord (U.K.) 25111 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix E37173. When it’s sleepy time down South / Snooks Hotel Paramount Orchestra," accessed January 2, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000234493/E37173-When_its_sleepy_time_down_South.
Brunswick matrix E37173. When it’s sleepy time down South / Snooks Hotel Paramount Orchestra. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 2, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000234493/E37173-When_its_sleepy_time_down_South.
"Brunswick matrix E37173. When it’s sleepy time down South / Snooks Hotel Paramount Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 2 January 2026.
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