Victor matrix E0VB-4078. Down home rag (deeten datten dooten) / Fontane Sisters ; Mitchell Ayres Orchestra

TitleSource
Down home rag (deeten datten dooten) (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Wilbur C. S. Sweatman (composer)
Lew Brown (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC).
PersonnelNotes
Fontane Sisters (Vocal group)
Mitchell Ayres Orchestra (Musical group)
Mitchell Ayres (director)
Charles R. Grean (A & R representative)
Additional Information
  • Description: Female vocal group, with instrumental ensemble
  • Instrumentation: Clarinet, tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar, ocarina, piano, string bass, drums, and 3 maracas
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Union musicians used"; "Contractor: Henry Ross."
It is not known whether take 1 or 1A is the issued take.
Instrumentation is from Victor ledgers and is not confirmed. Personnel listings here are not intended to imply that every instrument listed is played on every master recorded at the session.
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
4/13/1950 New York, New York. Studio 1 1 Master Victor 20-3814 10-in.
4/13/1950 New York, New York. Studio 1 1 Master RCA Victor 47-3814 45-rpm
4/13/1950 New York, New York. Studio 1 1A Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix E0VB-4078. Down home rag (deeten datten dooten) / Fontane Sisters ; Mitchell Ayres Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300017584/E0VB-4078-Down_home_rag_deeten_datten_dooten.

Victor matrix E0VB-4078. Down home rag (deeten datten dooten) / Fontane Sisters ; Mitchell Ayres Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300017584/E0VB-4078-Down_home_rag_deeten_datten_dooten.

"Victor matrix E0VB-4078. Down home rag (deeten datten dooten) / Fontane Sisters ; Mitchell Ayres Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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