Brunswick matrix DAL174. I can't dance (I got ants in my pants) / Roy Newman and his Boys
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| I can't dance (I got ants in my pants) (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Hot dance with singing (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Clarence Williams (composer) | |
| Lee Gaines (lyricist) | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Roy Newman and his Boys (Musical group) | |
| Roy Newman (leader) | |
| Jim Boyd (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Earl Brown (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Art Davis (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Ish Erwin (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Holly Horton (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Walker Kirkes (instrumentalist : tenor banjo) | |
| Randall "Buddy" Neal (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Therman Neal (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Roy Newman (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Earl Brown (vocalist) | |
| Brunswick band backing vocal (Vocal group) | |
| Art Satherley (producer) |
- Description: String band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: 2 fiddles (violins), clarinet, 3 guitars, tenor banjo, piano, and string bass
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Tony Russell believes Earl Brown may have replaced Ish Erwin on string bass on some titles at this session. |
| Source(s): Brown (issues); disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/27/1935 Dallas, Texas. 508 Park Avenue [ARC/Brunswick warehouse, 3rd floor receiving room] | 1 | Master | Vocalion 03117 | |
| 9/27/1935 Dallas, Texas. 508 Park Avenue [ARC/Brunswick warehouse, 3rd floor receiving room] | 1 | Master | OKeh 03117 | |
| 9/27/1935 Dallas, Texas. 508 Park Avenue [ARC/Brunswick warehouse, 3rd floor receiving room] | 1 | Master | Columbia 37611 | |
| 9/27/1935 Dallas, Texas. 508 Park Avenue [ARC/Brunswick warehouse, 3rd floor receiving room] | 1 | Master | Columbia 20210 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix DAL174. I can't dance (I got ants in my pants) / Roy Newman and his Boys," accessed December 13, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000442960/DAL174-I_cant_dance_I_got_ants_in_my_pants.
Brunswick matrix DAL174. I can't dance (I got ants in my pants) / Roy Newman and his Boys. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 13, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000442960/DAL174-I_cant_dance_I_got_ants_in_my_pants.
"Brunswick matrix DAL174. I can't dance (I got ants in my pants) / Roy Newman and his Boys." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 13 December 2025.
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