Victor matrix D6RC-5048. The minstrel boy / David Broekman ; James Melton ; RCA Victor Orchestra

TitleSource
The minstrel boy (Primary title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Thomas Moore (author)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
RCA Victor Orchestra (Musical group)
David Broekman (conductor)
James Melton (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Macklin Marrow (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Instrumentation: 12 violins, 3 violas, 2 cellos, bass, 7 saxophones, 2 horns, guitar, piano, harp, and tympani
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 12-in.
  • Title Note: Victor disc label: "Based on melody, 'The Moreen.'"
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Mr. Macklin Marrow, present"; "Union musicians used."
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Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/1/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1 Master Victor 11-9401 12-in.
2/1/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1 Master Victor M-1090 12-in. Album set
2/1/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1 Master RCA Victor 49-0958 45-rpm
2/1/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1A Unknown

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D6RC-5048. The minstrel boy / David Broekman ; James Melton ; RCA Victor Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300006219/D6RC-5048-The_minstrel_boy.

Victor matrix D6RC-5048. The minstrel boy / David Broekman ; James Melton ; RCA Victor Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300006219/D6RC-5048-The_minstrel_boy.

"Victor matrix D6RC-5048. The minstrel boy / David Broekman ; James Melton ; RCA Victor Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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