Brunswick matrix LA1036. Were you sincere? / Bing Crosby

TitleSource
Were you sincere? (Primary title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Jack Meskill (lyricist)
Vincent Rose (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; ADP.
PersonnelNotes
Bing Crosby (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Bunny Berigan (instrumentalist : trumpet)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet
  • Instrumentation: 3 violins, bass, clarinet, and piano
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Orchestra: 6 men.
Ruppli session personnel note: Bing Crosby (vocals), with Victor Young and his Orchestra: Bunny Berigan, Bob Effros (trumpet), Tommy Dorsey (trombone), Jimmy Dorsey (clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone), Arnold Brilhardt (clarinet, alto saxophone), Larry Binyon (flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone), Joe Venuti (violin), Arthur Schutt (piano), Eddie Lang (guitar), Joe Tarto or Hank Stern (bass), Chauncey Morehouse (drums, vibraphone).
Session indicated as held from 11:15AM to 1:45PM.
Ruppli additional catalog number(s): Brunswick (England) 1155.
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.
Documentation of Decca Records derives from Michel Ruppli's "The Decca labels: a discography" (Greenwood Press, 1996). Data has not been systematically reviewed or edited by ADP staff, except as indicated.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
5/4/1931 Los Angeles, California A Master Brunswick 6120 10-in.
5/4/1931 Los Angeles, California A Master Brunswick (U.K.) 1155 10-in.
5/4/1931 Los Angeles, California B Master Brunswick 6120 10-in.
5/4/1931 Los Angeles, California B Master Brunswick (U.K.) 1155 10-in.
5/4/1931 Los Angeles, California Unknown Master Brunswick 6120 10-in.

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Were you sincere? / Bing Crosby - Brunswick 6120 - Take Unknown - 5/4/1931
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix LA1036. Were you sincere? / Bing Crosby," accessed January 25, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000245328/LA1036-Were_you_sincere.

Brunswick matrix LA1036. Were you sincere? / Bing Crosby. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 25, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000245328/LA1036-Were_you_sincere.

"Brunswick matrix LA1036. Were you sincere? / Bing Crosby." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 25 January 2026.

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