Columbia matrix DAL808. She gave me the bird / Light Crust Doughboys
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| She gave me the bird (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Hot novelty dance with singing and effects by Ramon DeArman (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Marvin Montgomery (composer) | |
| Marvin Montgomery (lyricist) | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Light Crust Doughboys (Musical group) | |
| Jim Boyd (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Cecil Brower (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Muryel Campbell (instrumentalist : electric guitar) | |
| Ramon ("Ray") DeArman (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Marvin Montgomery (instrumentalist : tenor banjo) | |
| Knocky Parker (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Kenneth Pitts (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Art Satherley (producer) | |
| Kenneth Pitts (vocalist : baritone vocal) | |
| Marvin Montgomery (vocalist : harmony vocal) | |
| Marvin Montgomery (speaker) | |
| Ramon ("Ray") DeArman (vocalist : lead vocal) | |
| Jim Boyd (vocalist : lead vocal) | |
| Parker Willson (vocalist : bass vocal) |
Additional Information
- Description: String band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: 2 fiddles (violins), electric guitar, guitar, tenor banjo, piano, and string bass
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Falsetto vocal by Marvin Montgomery. Miscellaneous vocal effects by Jim Boyd and Parker Willson. |
| Source(s): Chmura files; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/14/1939 Dallas, Texas. 508 Park Avenue [ARC/Brunswick warehouse, 3rd floor "beaverboard room"] | 1 | Master | Vocalion 05039 | |
| 6/14/1939 Dallas, Texas. 508 Park Avenue [ARC/Brunswick warehouse, 3rd floor "beaverboard room"] | [2] | Unknown |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix DAL808. She gave me the bird / Light Crust Doughboys," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000666169/DAL808-She_gave_me_the_bird.
Columbia matrix DAL808. She gave me the bird / Light Crust Doughboys. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000666169/DAL808-She_gave_me_the_bird.
"Columbia matrix DAL808. She gave me the bird / Light Crust Doughboys." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.
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