Victor matrix BS-100502. Too good to be true / Benny Goodman Trio ; Helen Ward

TitleSource
Too good to be true (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Red rumba (Work title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Clay Boland (composer)
Clay Boland (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Helen Ward (vocalist)
Benny Goodman Trio (Musical group)
Benny Goodman (instrumentalist : clarinet)
Teddy Wilson (instrumentalist : piano)
Gene Krupa (instrumentalist : traps)
Benny Goodman (director)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance trio, with female vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: Clarinet, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: Victor ledgers note that the song is from the University of Pennsylvania Mask and Wig Club's 48th annual production, "Red rumba."
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
4/27/1936 Chicago, Illinois. Studio C 1 Master Victor 25324 10-in.
4/27/1936 Chicago, Illinois. Studio C 1A Not processed
4/27/1936 Chicago, Illinois. Studio C 2 Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-100502. Too good to be true / Benny Goodman Trio ; Helen Ward," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200023530/BS-100502-Too_good_to_be_true.

Victor matrix BS-100502. Too good to be true / Benny Goodman Trio ; Helen Ward. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200023530/BS-100502-Too_good_to_be_true.

"Victor matrix BS-100502. Too good to be true / Benny Goodman Trio ; Helen Ward." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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