Victor matrix BS-042779. (Why couldn't it last) Last night / Dinah Shore
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| (Why couldn't it last) Last night (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Vocadance (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Nick Kenny (lyricist) | |
| Charles Kenny (lyricist) | |
| Austen Croom-Johnson (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Dinah Shore (vocalist) | |
| Billy Gussak (instrumentalist : traps) | |
| Fletcher Hereford (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Jack Kimmel (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Joseph Lilly (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Chick Reeves (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| John Sadola (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Melvin Solomon (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Sid Stoneburn (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Leonard W. Joy (director) | |
- Description: Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band
- Instrumentation: 3 saxophones, trumpet, guitar, piano, string bass, and traps
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/3/1939 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-10473 | |||
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Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-042779. (Why couldn't it last) Last night / Dinah Shore," accessed December 27, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200040247/BS-042779-Why_couldnt_it_last_Last_night.
Victor matrix BS-042779. (Why couldn't it last) Last night / Dinah Shore. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 27, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200040247/BS-042779-Why_couldnt_it_last_Last_night.
"Victor matrix BS-042779. (Why couldn't it last) Last night / Dinah Shore." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 27 December 2025.
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