Victor matrix BS-041561. Hawaii sang me to sleep / Johnny Messner ; Music Box Band ; Shorty Shipper
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Hawaii sang me to sleep (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Hawaiian nights [Motion picture] (Work title) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Frank Loesser (lyricist) | |
| Matty Malneck (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Johnny Messner (director) | |
| Shorty Shipper (vocalist) | |
| Music Box Band (Musical group) | |
| Johnny Messner (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Huff Allen (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Charles Cerborra (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Dick Cornell (instrumentalist : traps) | |
| Will Cottrell (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Shanty Diamant (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Graham Jackson (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Paul Kuhlthau (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Russell Moss (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Shorty Shipper (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| George Ward (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: 3 saxophones, 3 trumpets, trombone, guitar, piano, string bass, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/15/1939 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-10449 | |
| 8/15/1939 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1A | Not processed | ||
| 8/15/1939 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 2 | Hold | Victor ledgers: "[Take] 2 is not to be used commercially. Made as special test for Mr. A. Pulley." |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-041561. Hawaii sang me to sleep / Johnny Messner ; Music Box Band ; Shorty Shipper," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200039438/BS-041561-Hawaii_sang_me_to_sleep.
Victor matrix BS-041561. Hawaii sang me to sleep / Johnny Messner ; Music Box Band ; Shorty Shipper. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200039438/BS-041561-Hawaii_sang_me_to_sleep.
"Victor matrix BS-041561. Hawaii sang me to sleep / Johnny Messner ; Music Box Band ; Shorty Shipper." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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