Victor matrix BS-043877. Holy smoke (Can't ya take a joke?) / Blue Barron ; Charlie Fischer
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Holy smoke (Can't ya take a joke?) (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Johnny Mercer (lyricist) | |
| Royal Marsh (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Blue Barron (director) | |
| Charlie Fischer (vocalist) | |
| Bill Burkhardt (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Charlie Fischer (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Bill Hammond (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Alan Holmes (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Carl Ladra (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Walter Major (instrumentalist : tuba) | |
| Frank May (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Bill Ratzenburger (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Lamar Shewell (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Ronny Snyder (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Stanley Usher (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Bill Zaremba (instrumentalist : traps) | |
| Blue Barron Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Leonard W. Joy (session supervisor) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: 4 saxophones, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, guitar, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/20/1939 New York, New York. Studio 3 | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-10519 | |||
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Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-043877. Holy smoke (Can't ya take a joke?) / Blue Barron ; Charlie Fischer," accessed December 23, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200040893/BS-043877-Holy_smoke_Cant_ya_take_a_joke.
Victor matrix BS-043877. Holy smoke (Can't ya take a joke?) / Blue Barron ; Charlie Fischer. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 23, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200040893/BS-043877-Holy_smoke_Cant_ya_take_a_joke.
"Victor matrix BS-043877. Holy smoke (Can't ya take a joke?) / Blue Barron ; Charlie Fischer." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 23 December 2025.
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