Victor matrix BS-048944. Fools rush in (Where angels fear to tread) / Shirley Howard
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Fools rush in (Where angels fear to tread) (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Vocadance (Title descriptor) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Rube Bloom (composer) | |
| Johnny Mercer (lyricist) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; sheet music. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Shirley Howard (vocalist) | |
| Ken Binford (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Kurt Dieterle (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Fredric Fradkin (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Walter Gross (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Leonard W. Joy (director) | |
| Bernie Ocke (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Sid Pearlmutter (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Sid Stoneburn (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Gene Traxler (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Sammy Weiss (instrumentalist : traps) | |
| Tony Zimmers (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
- Description: Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band
- Instrumentation: 3 violins, 3 saxophones, guitar, piano, string bass, and traps
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/24/1940 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-10716 | |||
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Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-048944. Fools rush in (Where angels fear to tread) / Shirley Howard," accessed January 9, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200043651/BS-048944-Fools_rush_in_Where_angels_fear_to_tread.
Victor matrix BS-048944. Fools rush in (Where angels fear to tread) / Shirley Howard. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 9, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200043651/BS-048944-Fools_rush_in_Where_angels_fear_to_tread.
"Victor matrix BS-048944. Fools rush in (Where angels fear to tread) / Shirley Howard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 9 January 2026.
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