Victor matrix PBS-042250. Sometimes I'm happy / Four King Sisters ; Alvino Rey
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Sometimes I'm happy (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Hit the deck (Work title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Irving Caesar (lyricist) | |
| Vincent Youmans (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Four King Sisters (Vocal group) | Listing on BB B-10660 for The King Sisters. |
| Alvino Rey (conductor) | Listed in Victor ledgers as Alvin McBurney. |
| Jack Cathcart (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Buddy Cole (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Skeets Herfurt (instrumentalist : saxophone) | Listed in Victor ledgers as Arthur Herbert. |
| Rafael Méndez (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Dick Morgan (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Charles Price (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| J. D. Wade (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Don Whitaker (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| The King Sisters (Vocal group) | |
- Description: Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band
- Instrumentation: Saxophone, 3 trumpets, guitar, piano, string bass, and drums
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Takes numbers are entered in the order presented in Victor ledgers; take number 1 is not listed. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/13/1939 Hollywood, California | 5 | Master | Bluebird B-10660 | |||
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Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix PBS-042250. Sometimes I'm happy / Four King Sisters ; Alvino Rey," accessed January 9, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200039950/PBS-042250-Sometimes_Im_happy.
Victor matrix PBS-042250. Sometimes I'm happy / Four King Sisters ; Alvino Rey. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 9, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200039950/PBS-042250-Sometimes_Im_happy.
"Victor matrix PBS-042250. Sometimes I'm happy / Four King Sisters ; Alvino Rey." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 9 January 2026.
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