Brunswick matrix C618-C619. What’s the use of crying? / Charley Straight Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| What’s the use of crying? (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Para qué vale llorar (Parallel (translated) title) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Louis Forbstein (composer) | |
| Verdi Kindel (lyricist) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; ADP. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Charley Straight Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Charley Straight (leader) | |
| The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records] (Musical group) | Listing on Br 3578 (U.K.) for Charley Straight Orchestra. |
| Frank Sylvano (vocalist) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Masters renumbered by Brunswick as E20146-E20147. |
| Disc label: "For dancing." |
| Session indicated as recorded in the PM. |
| Orchestra: 10 men. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/10/1926 Chicago, Illinois | C618 | Master | Brunswick 3324 | Renumbered by Brunswick as master E20146. |
| 9/10/1926 Chicago, Illinois | C618 | Master | Brunswick (U.K.) 3578 | Renumbered by Brunswick as master E20146. |
| 9/10/1926 Chicago, Illinois | C618 | Master | Brunswick (Germany) A205 | Renumbered by Brunswick as master E20146. |
| 9/10/1926 Chicago, Illinois | C619 | Master | Brunswick 3324 | Renumbered by Brunswick as master E20147. |
| 9/10/1926 Chicago, Illinois | C619 | Master | Brunswick (U.K.) 3578 | Renumbered by Brunswick as master E20147. |
| 9/10/1926 Chicago, Illinois | C619 | Master | Brunswick (Germany) A205 | Renumbered by Brunswick as master E20147. |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix C618-C619. What’s the use of crying? / Charley Straight Orchestra," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000235277/C618-C619-Whats_the_use_of_crying_.
Brunswick matrix C618-C619. What’s the use of crying? / Charley Straight Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000235277/C618-C619-Whats_the_use_of_crying_.
"Brunswick matrix C618-C619. What’s the use of crying? / Charley Straight Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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