Victor matrix D9VB-1678. The bumpety bus / Fontane Sisters

TitleSource
The bumpety bus (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Buddy Kaye (songwriter)
Jerry Ross (songwriter)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC).
PersonnelNotes
Fontane Sisters (Vocal group)
Charles R. Grean (leader)
Henri René (session supervisor)
Danny Perri (instrumentalist : guitar)
Additional Information
  • Description: Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance band
  • Instrumentation: 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 3 guitars, piano, string bass, and drums
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Union musicians used"; "A & R Rep: Mr. H. Rene"; "Guitar-Contractor: D. Perri."
Instrumentation is from ledgers and is not intended to imply that every instrument listed is played on every master recorded at the session. Ledgers indicate that some musicians were dismissed during the course of the session.
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
6/23/1949 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Master Victor 20-3504 10-in.
6/23/1949 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Master RCA Victor 47-2976 45-rpm
6/23/1949 New York, New York. Studio 2 1A Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D9VB-1678. The bumpety bus / Fontane Sisters," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300013951/D9VB-1678-The_bumpety_bus.

Victor matrix D9VB-1678. The bumpety bus / Fontane Sisters. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300013951/D9VB-1678-The_bumpety_bus.

"Victor matrix D9VB-1678. The bumpety bus / Fontane Sisters." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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