Brunswick matrix HS7. It don't mean a thing / Range Riders
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| It don't mean a thing (Primary title) | Disc label |
| String band; vocal chorus Little Willie (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing) (Normalized title) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Duke Ellington (songwriter) | |
| Irving Mills (songwriter) | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Range Riders (Musical group) | |
| Spec Harrison (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Harold "Little Willie" Roberts (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Art Satherley (producer) | |
| Fred Seibs (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Spec Harrison (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Harold "Little Willie" Roberts (vocalist) |
Additional Information
- Description: String band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: Fiddle (violin), clarinet, alto saxophone, piano, guitar, tuba, and string bass
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Identification of personnel for the Range Riders has been frustrating and elusive. The musicians listed are best-guess assumptions based on aural and circumstantial evidence, but nothing is definitive. |
| Source(s): Chmura files; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/1/1937 Hot Springs, Arkansas. Hamp Williams Building, 510 Ouachita Ave. | [1] | Unknown | ||
| 3/1/1937 Hot Springs, Arkansas. Hamp Williams Building, 510 Ouachita Ave. | 2 | Master | Vocalion 03548 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix HS7. It don't mean a thing / Range Riders," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000667280/HS7-It_dont_mean_a_thing.
Brunswick matrix HS7. It don't mean a thing / Range Riders. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000667280/HS7-It_dont_mean_a_thing.
"Brunswick matrix HS7. It don't mean a thing / Range Riders." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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