Victor matrix D9VB-0643. Wild Bill Hiccup / City Slickers ; Spike Jones

TitleSource
Wild Bill Hiccup (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Really, Mr. Greely [Motion picture] (Work title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Eddie Brandt (songwriter)
Freddy Morgan (songwriter)
Spike Jones (songwriter)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes
City Slickers (Musical group)
Spike Jones (vocalist)"Wild Bill Hiccup."
Spike Jones (leader)
Walter S. Heebner (A & R representative)
Freddy Morgan (vocalist)"Injun."
George Rock (vocalist)"Calamity Jane."
I. W. Harper and the Four Fifths (Vocal group)Listed in ledgers as "The Four Fifths."
Jack Golly (vocalist)"Villain."
Additional Information
  • Description: Instrumental ensemble, with vocal refrain
  • Instrumentation: Flute, clarinet, 2 saxophones, trumpet, trombone, tuba, 2 banjos, piano, harp, and drums
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Union musicians used"
It is not known whether take 1 or 1A is the issued take.
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
5/24/1949 Hollywood, California 1 Master Victor 20-3620 10-in.
5/24/1949 Hollywood, California 1 Master RCA Victor 47-3126 45-rpm
5/24/1949 Hollywood, California 1A Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D9VB-0643. Wild Bill Hiccup / City Slickers ; Spike Jones," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300013132/D9VB-0643-Wild_Bill_Hiccup.

Victor matrix D9VB-0643. Wild Bill Hiccup / 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/300013132/D9VB-0643-Wild_Bill_Hiccup.

"Victor matrix D9VB-0643. Wild Bill Hiccup / City Slickers ; Spike Jones." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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