Plaza matrix 6781. Papa, if you can't do better (I'll let a better papa move in) / Rosa Henderson

TitleSource
Papa, if you can't do better (I'll let a better papa move in) (Primary title)Plaza/ARC
Unverified composer information: Miller; Longshaw
Composer information source: Plaza/ARC.
PersonnelNotes
Rosa Henderson (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Sara Johnson (vocalist)Listing on Banner, Regal, and Domino.
Gladys White (vocalist)Listing on Oriole.
Additional Information
  • Description: Female vocal solo, with clarinet, coronet, and piano
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Data originally compiled by the Record Research Associates through inspection of issued discs. Verified as indicated in sources. Data provided by Mainspring Press.
Source(s): Inspection by Record Research Group (General source data); Aural evidence (Performers).
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
approximately 8/20/1926 New York, New York. Independent Recording Laboratories [16th St.] 5 Master Oriole 772 10-in. Assigned Plaza/ARC control number 569.

Papa, if you can't do better (I'll let a better papa move in) / Rosa Henderson

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Papa, if you can't do better (I'll let a better papa move in) / Rosa Henderson - Oriole 772 - Take 5 - approximately 8/20/1926
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
approximately 8/20/1926 New York, New York. Independent Recording Laboratories [16th St.] Unknown Master Banner 1882 10-in.
approximately 8/20/1926 New York, New York. Independent Recording Laboratories [16th St.] Unknown Master Domino 3852 10-in.
approximately 8/20/1926 New York, New York. Independent Recording Laboratories [16th St.] Unknown Master Regal 8196 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Plaza matrix 6781. Papa, if you can't do better (I'll let a better papa move in) / Rosa Henderson," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000489844/6781-Papa_if_you_cant_do_better_Ill_let_a_better_papa_move_in.

Plaza matrix 6781. Papa, if you can't do better (I'll let a better papa move in) / Rosa Henderson. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000489844/6781-Papa_if_you_cant_do_better_Ill_let_a_better_papa_move_in.

"Plaza matrix 6781. Papa, if you can't do better (I'll let a better papa move in) / Rosa Henderson." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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