Victor matrix BS-068855. Sing me a song of the islands / Dick Todd
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Sing me a song of the islands (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Vocadance (Title descriptor) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Song of the islands [Motion picture] (Work title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Mack Gordon (songwriter) | |
| Harry Owens (songwriter) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; ADP. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Dick Todd (vocalist : baritone vocal) | |
| Sal Amato (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Ken Binford (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Irving Brodsky (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Murray Cohen (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Charles Fach (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Fletcher Hereford (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Art Manners (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Nat Natoli (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Ed Rubsam (instrumentalist : drums) | Not confirmed. |
| Melvin Solomon (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Gene Traxler (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Sid Winnick (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Leonard W. Joy (director) | |
- Description: Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band
- Instrumentation: 4 saxophones, 3 trumpets, trombone, guitar, piano, string bass, and drums
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers state that Gene Traxler plays string bass and drums on this selection; no other sources have been found that indicate Traxler was a percussionist. Drummers who performed with Todd in late 1941 and early 1942 were Ed Rubsam and Sammy Weiss. Ledgers note that Ed Rubsam was drummer for Todd's 1/11/1942 session. |
| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/12/1942 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-11440 | |||
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| 1/12/1942 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1A | Hold | ||||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-068855. Sing me a song of the islands / Dick Todd," accessed December 14, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200053003/BS-068855-Sing_me_a_song_of_the_islands.
Victor matrix BS-068855. Sing me a song of the islands / Dick Todd. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 14, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200053003/BS-068855-Sing_me_a_song_of_the_islands.
"Victor matrix BS-068855. Sing me a song of the islands / Dick Todd." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 14 December 2025.
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