Victor matrix PBS-072528. I wanna go back to West Virginia / Boys in the Back Room ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter ; Willie Spicer
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| I wanna go back to West Virginia (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Bright two-step (Title descriptor) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Bill Crago (lyricist) | |
| Grace Shannon (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Spike Jones (leader) | |
| Willie Spicer (instrumentalist) | Trainaphone. |
| Boys in the Back Room (Vocal group) | |
| Del Porter (vocalist) | |
| City Slickers (Musical group) | |
| Harry Meyerson (session supervisor) | |
| Del Porter (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| King Jackson (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Bruce Hudson (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Frank Leithner (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Carl Grayson (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Joe Washburne (instrumentalist : tuba) | |
| Luther Roundtree (instrumentalist : banjo) | |
| Spike Jones (instrumentalist : drums) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal ensemble, and trainaphone (sound effects)
- Instrumentation: Violin, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, tuba, banjo, piano, drums, and sound effects
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Harry Meyerson present"; "Willie Spicer at the Trainaphone." |
| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/28/1942 Hollywood, California | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-11586 | |||
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| 7/28/1942 Hollywood, California | 1 | Master | Victor 20-2611 | |||
| 7/28/1942 Hollywood, California | 1 | Master | Zonophone 2992 | |||
| 7/28/1942 Hollywood, California | 1 | Master | Gramophone BD-1199 | |||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix PBS-072528. I wanna go back to West Virginia / Boys in the Back Room ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter ; Willie Spicer," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200054456/PBS-072528-I_wanna_go_back_to_West_Virginia.
Victor matrix PBS-072528. I wanna go back to West Virginia / Boys in the Back Room ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter ; Willie Spicer. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200054456/PBS-072528-I_wanna_go_back_to_West_Virginia.
"Victor matrix PBS-072528. I wanna go back to West Virginia / Boys in the Back Room ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter ; Willie Spicer." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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