Victor matrix BS-047738. I was watching a man paint a fence / Gray Gordon ; Rita Ray ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra

TitleSource
I was watching a man paint a fence (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Harry Pease (songwriter)
Al Goodhart (songwriter)
Ed G. Nelson (songwriter)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Gray Gordon (director)
Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra (Musical group)
Rita Ray (vocalist)
Leonard W. Joy (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
3/4/1940 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Master Bluebird B-10648 10-in.

I was watching a man paint a fence / Gray Gordon ; Rita Ray ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra

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I was watching a man paint a fence / Gray Gordon ; Rita Ray ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra - Bluebird B-10648 - Take 1 - 3/4/1940
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © 1940 Sony Music Entertainment.
3/4/1940 New York, New York. Studio 2 1A Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-047738. I was watching a man paint a fence / Gray Gordon ; Rita Ray ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra," accessed January 10, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200042833/BS-047738-I_was_watching_a_man_paint_a_fence.

Victor matrix BS-047738. I was watching a man paint a fence / Gray Gordon ; Rita Ray ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 10, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200042833/BS-047738-I_was_watching_a_man_paint_a_fence.

"Victor matrix BS-047738. I was watching a man paint a fence / Gray Gordon ; Rita Ray ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 10 January 2026.

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