Decca matrix 74396. The best things in life are free / Ink Spots
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| The best things in life are free (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Ink Spots (Musical group) | |
| Orville Jones (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Charles Fuqua (vocalist) | |
| Ivory Watson (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Orville Jones (vocalist) | |
| Bill Kenny (vocalist) | |
| Ivory Watson (vocalist : baritone vocal) | |
| Charles Fuqua (instrumentalist : guitar) |
Additional Information
| Notes |
|---|
| 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. |
| Ruppli session personnel note: Charles Fuqua (tenor vocals, guitar), Bill Kenny (tenor vocal), Ivory Watson (baritone vocals, guitar), Orville Jones (baritone vocals, bass), with instrumental accompaniment. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/1947 New York, New York | [A] | Master | Decca 24327 | |
| 12/23/1947 New York, New York | [A] | Master | Decca 30058 | |
| 12/23/1947 New York, New York | [A] | Master | Brunswick (U.K.) 03894 | |
| 12/23/1947 New York, New York | [A] | Master | Decca (France) MU60179 | |
| 12/23/1947 New York, New York | [A] | Master | Decca 9-30058 | |
| 12/23/1947 New York, New York | [A] | Master | Vocalion VL7-3606 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix 74396. The best things in life are free / Ink Spots," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000302613/74396-The_best_things_in_life_are_free.
Decca matrix 74396. The best things in life are free / Ink Spots. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000302613/74396-The_best_things_in_life_are_free.
"Decca matrix 74396. The best things in life are free / Ink Spots." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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