Victor matrix BS-019565. A shack in the back of the hills / Lewis "Red" Evans and the Boys

TitleSource
A shack in the back of the hills (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Fred Ahlert (composer)
Joe Young (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Lewis "Red" Evans and the Boys (Musical group)Listing on Victor 25797 for Billy Boys.
Billy Boys (Musical group)
Redd Evans (director)
Redd Evans (vocalist)
Bobby Jones (instrumentalist : drums)
Syd Debin (instrumentalist : string bass)
Leonard W. Joy (session supervisor)
Art Ryerson (instrumentalist : guitar)
Russ Case (instrumentalist : trumpet)
John Potoker (instrumentalist : piano)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: Trumpet, ocarina, guitar, piano, string bass, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Len Joy, present."
The presence of an ocarina is not confirmed. Victor ledgers list the instrument as an "Octarina."
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/11/1938 New York, New York. Victor Studio 1 [155 E. 24th St.] 1 Master Victor 25797 10-in.
2/11/1938 New York, New York. Victor Studio 1 [155 E. 24th St.] 1A Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-019565. A shack in the back of the hills / Lewis "Red" Evans and the Boys," accessed December 21, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200031152/BS-019565-A_shack_in_the_back_of_the_hills.

Victor matrix BS-019565. A shack in the back of the hills / Lewis "Red" Evans and the Boys. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 21, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200031152/BS-019565-A_shack_in_the_back_of_the_hills.

"Victor matrix BS-019565. A shack in the back of the hills / Lewis "Red" Evans and the Boys." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 21 December 2025.

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