Victor (Canada) matrix 8915-2D. Captains of the clouds (Official song of the Royal Canadian Air Force) / Mart Kenney Orchestra

TitleSource
Captains of the clouds (Official song of the Royal Canadian Air Force) (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (BHC verso)
Captains of the clouds [Motion picture] (Work title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Johnny Mercer (lyricist)
Harold Arlen (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC); U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Mart Kenney Orchestra (Musical group)
Mart Kenney (leader)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers documenting this recording are believed to be lost. A date shown on the Victor blue history card, 4/4/1942, is marked "Copyright date.”
Source(s): Victor blue history card.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
before 4/4/1942 Montréal, Québec, Canada [unconfirmed] Unknown Master Bluebird (Canada) B-4730 10-in.
before 4/4/1942 Montréal, Québec, Canada [unconfirmed] Unknown Master Bluebird B-11540 10-in.

Captains of the clouds (Official song of the Royal Canadian Air Force) / Mart Kenney Orchestra

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Captains of the clouds (Official song of the Royal Canadian Air Force) / Mart Kenney Orchestra - Bluebird B-11540 - Take Unknown - before 4/4/1942
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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor (Canada) matrix 8915-2D. Captains of the clouds (Official song of the Royal Canadian Air Force) / Mart Kenney Orchestra," accessed December 31, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000388406/8915-2D-Captains_of_the_clouds_Official_song_of_the_Royal_Canadian_Air_Force.

Victor (Canada) matrix 8915-2D. Captains of the clouds (Official song of the Royal Canadian Air Force) / Mart Kenney Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 31, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000388406/8915-2D-Captains_of_the_clouds_Official_song_of_the_Royal_Canadian_Air_Force.

"Victor (Canada) matrix 8915-2D. Captains of the clouds (Official song of the Royal Canadian Air Force) / Mart Kenney Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 31 December 2025.

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