Brunswick matrix C1889. They're burning down the house i was brung up in / Sweet Violet Boys
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| They're burning down the house i was brung up in (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Old time singing and playing (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| John Redmond (songwriter) | |
| Charles J. McCarthy (songwriter) | |
| Lee David (songwriter) | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Sweet Violet Boys (Musical group) | |
| Tex Atchison (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Salty Holmes (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Chick Hurt (instrumentalist : mandola) | |
| Jack Taylor (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| George "Bill" Thall (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| George "Bill" Thall (vocalist) | |
| Kenneth Houchins (vocalist : lead vocal) |
- Description: String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble
- Instrumentation: Fiddle (violin), mandola, guitar, and string bass
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Brown (issues); disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/24/1937 Chicago, Illinois. Furniture Mart Bldg. | 1 | Master | Vocalion 03663 | |
| 5/24/1937 Chicago, Illinois. Furniture Mart Bldg. | 1 | Master | OKeh 03663 | |
| 5/24/1937 Chicago, Illinois. Furniture Mart Bldg. | 1 | Master | Columbia 37767 | |
| 5/24/1937 Chicago, Illinois. Furniture Mart Bldg. | 1 | Master | Columbia 20344 | |
| 5/24/1937 Chicago, Illinois. Furniture Mart Bldg. | [2] | Unknown |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix C1889. They're burning down the house i was brung up in / Sweet Violet Boys," accessed December 14, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000443216/C1889-Theyre_burning_down_the_house_i_was_brung_up_in.
Brunswick matrix C1889. They're burning down the house i was brung up in / Sweet Violet Boys. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 14, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000443216/C1889-Theyre_burning_down_the_house_i_was_brung_up_in.
"Brunswick matrix C1889. They're burning down the house i was brung up in / Sweet Violet Boys." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 14 December 2025.
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