Brunswick matrix C1887. Gee but it's great to meet a friend (from your home town) / Prairie Ramblers
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Gee but it's great to meet a friend (from your home town) (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Old time singing and playing (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| William Tracey (lyricist) | |
| James McGavisk (composer) | |
| Fred Fisher (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; ADP. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Prairie Ramblers (Musical group) | |
| Tex Atchison (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Salty Holmes (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Chick Hurt (instrumentalist : mandola) | |
| Sweet Violet Boys (Musical group) | Listing on Vocalion and Conqueror. |
| Jack Taylor (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Tex Atchison (vocalist) | |
| Salty Holmes (vocalist) | |
| Jack Taylor (vocalist) | |
| Chick Hurt (vocalist) | |
- Description: String band, with 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] | Unknown | ||
| 5/24/1937 Chicago, Illinois. Furniture Mart Bldg. | [2] | Unknown | ||
| 7/14/1937 Chicago, Illinois. Furniture Mart Bldg. | [3] | Unknown | possible technical remake | |
| 7/14/1937 Chicago, Illinois. Furniture Mart Bldg. | [4] | Unknown | possible technical remake | |
| 10/1/1937 Chicago, Illinois. Furniture Mart Bldg. | 5 | Master | ARC Issues 7-09-52 | |
| 10/1/1937 Chicago, Illinois. Furniture Mart Bldg. | 5 | Master | Vocalion 03766 | |
| 10/1/1937 Chicago, Illinois. Furniture Mart Bldg. | 5 | Master | OKeh 03766 | |
| 10/1/1937 Chicago, Illinois. Furniture Mart Bldg. | 5 | Master | Conqueror 9066 | |
| 10/1/1937 Chicago, Illinois. Furniture Mart Bldg. | 5 | Master | Conqueror 9443 | |
| 10/1/1937 Chicago, Illinois. Furniture Mart Bldg. | 5 | Master | Columbia 37768 | |
| 10/1/1937 Chicago, Illinois. Furniture Mart Bldg. | 5 | Master | Columbia 20345 | |
| 10/1/1937 Chicago, Illinois. Furniture Mart Bldg. | [6] | Unknown |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix C1887. Gee but it's great to meet a friend (from your home town) / Prairie Ramblers," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000443218/C1887-Gee_but_its_great_to_meet_a_friend_from_your_home_town.
Brunswick matrix C1887. Gee but it's great to meet a friend (from your home town) / Prairie Ramblers. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000443218/C1887-Gee_but_its_great_to_meet_a_friend_from_your_home_town.
"Brunswick matrix C1887. Gee but it's great to meet a friend (from your home town) / Prairie Ramblers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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