Victor matrix D9VB-923. When you wore a tulip / Main Street String Band

TitleSource
When you wore a tulip (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Jack Mahoney (lyricist)
Percy Wenrich (composer)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers; sheet music.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Main Street String Band (Musical group)
Charles R. Grean (conductor)
J. Hallstrom (session supervisor)A & R rep.
Ben Lambert (leader)
Cy Coben (vocalist)
  • Description: Instrumental ensemble, with vocal
  • Instrumentation: 5 violins, 3 saxophones, musette, 2 tubas, 2 banjos, guitar, piano, string bass, and drums
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "A & R rep: Mr. J. Hallstrom"; "Union musicians used."
The number of vocalists for this selection is not known; The personnel list in Victor ledgers identifies Cy Coben as the vocalist for the session and a handwritten note adds "The Band." Vocal performances for individual selections are not stated.
Victor ledgers list instrumentalists as B. Lambert, H. Melnikoff, B. Gerard, S. Rand, M. Tartasky (violins); A. Ryerson (guitar); D. Maffel, S. Frangipano (banjos); F. Sullivan (drums); I. Melsher (piano); H. Miller, S. Madrick, H. Shertzer (saxophones); Henri Rene (musette); S. Block (bass); M. Schopnick (tuba).
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 Hide Additional Titles
2/23/1949 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Master Victor 20-3415 10-in.
2/23/1949 New York, New York. Studio 2 1A Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D9VB-923. When you wore a tulip / Main Street String Band," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300013408/D9VB-923-When_you_wore_a_tulip.

Victor matrix D9VB-923. When you wore a tulip / Main Street String Band. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300013408/D9VB-923-When_you_wore_a_tulip.

"Victor matrix D9VB-923. When you wore a tulip / Main Street String Band." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

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