Victor matrix BS-046813. Poor but ambitious / The Bamboo Orchestra ; Wilmoth Houdini

TitleSource
Poor but ambitious (Primary title)Disc label
Calypso (Title descriptor)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Wilmoth Houdini (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
The Bamboo Orchestra (Musical group)
Wilmoth Houdini (vocalist)
Leonard W. Joy (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble
  • Instrumentation: Violin, clarinet, piano, guitar, string bass and traps
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Leonard Joy, present"
Bluebird disc label: "Calypso singer."
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/30/1940 New York, New York. Studio 3 1 Master Bluebird B-10619 10-in.

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Poor but ambitious / The Bamboo Orchestra ; Wilmoth Houdini - Bluebird B-10619 - Take 1 - 1/30/1940
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℗ © 1940 Sony Music Entertainment.
1/30/1940 New York, New York. Studio 3 1 Master RCA Camden CAL-360 LP
1/30/1940 New York, New York. Studio 3 1 Master Library of Congress LBC-6 LP
1/30/1940 New York, New York. Studio 3 1A Not processed
1/30/1940 New York, New York. Studio 3 2 Hold

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-046813. Poor but ambitious / The Bamboo Orchestra ; Wilmoth Houdini," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200042235/BS-046813-Poor_but_ambitious.

Victor matrix BS-046813. Poor but ambitious / The Bamboo Orchestra ; Wilmoth Houdini. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200042235/BS-046813-Poor_but_ambitious.

"Victor matrix BS-046813. Poor but ambitious / The Bamboo Orchestra ; Wilmoth Houdini." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.

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