Victor matrix D6VB-2025. Mother Goose medley / Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones

TitleSource
Mother Goose medley (Primary title)Victor ledgers
Intro: Brahm's lullaby, The farmer in the dell; Hi diddle diddle; Sing a song of six pence; Little boy blue; Hickory dickory dock; Jack and Jill; Old king cole; London bridges falling down; Brahm's lullaby (Medley contents)Victor ledgers
Authors and ComposersNotes
Del Porter (songwriter)
Spike Jones (songwriter)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC).
PersonnelNotes
City Slickers (Musical group)
Spike Jones (leader)
Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath (vocalist)Victor ledgers: "Animals and birds by Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath."
Herman Crone (instrumentalist : piano)
Harry Daugherty (instrumentalist : trombone)
John G. De Soto Jr. (instrumentalist : drums)
Carl Grayson (instrumentalist : violin)
Russell R. Hall (instrumentalist : string bass)
Red Ingle (instrumentalist : clarinet)
Joseph J. Meissner (instrumentalist : saxophone)
Dick Morgan (instrumentalist : guitar)
Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor)
Bob Poland (instrumentalist : saxophone)
George Rock (instrumentalist : trumpet)
Additional Information
  • Description: Animal sound effects, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble
  • Instrumentation: Violin, clarinet, 2 saxophones, trumpet, trombone, guitar, piano, string bass, and drums
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Union musicians used"; "Mr. Oberstein, present."
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/11/1946 Hollywood, California 1L Unknown
2/11/1946 Hollywood, California 1 Master Victor 20-1836 10-in.
2/11/1946 Hollywood, California 1 Master RCA Victor 47-0180 45-rpm
2/11/1946 Hollywood, California 1 Master Victor Y-465 10-in. Album set
2/11/1946 Hollywood, California 1A Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D6VB-2025. Mother Goose medley / Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300007141/D6VB-2025-Mother_Goose_medley.

Victor matrix D6VB-2025. Mother Goose medley / Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300007141/D6VB-2025-Mother_Goose_medley.

"Victor matrix D6VB-2025. Mother Goose medley / Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath ; City Slickers ; Spike Jones." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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