Victor matrix BS-071665. If I could only play a concertina / McFarland Twins Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| If I could only play a concertina (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Joe Burke (composer) | |
| Al Stillman (lyricist) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; ADP. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| McFarland Twins Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Arthur McFarland (director) | |
| Arthur McFarland (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| George McFarland (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Leonard W. Joy (session supervisor) | |
| Twinsters Three (Vocal group) | |
| McFarland Twins (leader) | |
| Jack August (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Joseph DeRosa (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Stephen Savino (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Gordon Dooley (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Adrian Mitchell (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Richard Schebe (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Al Brown (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Geoff Clarkson (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Lou Varlaro (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Michael Kolowitch (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| George Howard (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
- Description: Male vocal trio, with male vocal ensemble, jazz/dance band, and speaking
- Instrumentation: 5 saxophones, 3 trumpets, trombone, guitar, piano, string bass, and drums
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Len. Joy, present." |
| Performance also includes brief sound of concertina and a female speaking. |
| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/23/1942 New York, New York. Victor Studio 1 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-11484 | |||
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Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-071665. If I could only play a concertina / McFarland Twins Orchestra," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200053933/BS-071665-If_I_could_only_play_a_concertina.
Victor matrix BS-071665. If I could only play a concertina / McFarland Twins Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200053933/BS-071665-If_I_could_only_play_a_concertina.
"Victor matrix BS-071665. If I could only play a concertina / McFarland Twins Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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