Victor matrix B-22286. Would you rather be a colonel with an eagle on your shoulder, or a private with a chicken on your knee? / Billy Murray
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Would you rather be a colonel with an eagle on your shoulder, or a private with a chicken on your knee? (Primary title) | Victor ledgers |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Sidney D. Mitchell (lyricist) | |
| Archie Gottler (composer) | |
| S. Danks (arranger) | |
| Composer information source: Victor ledgers. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Billy Murray (vocalist : tenor vocal) | |
| Josef Pasternack (conductor) | |
- Description: Male vocal solo, with orchestra
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/18/1918 Camden, New Jersey | 1 | Destroy | ||
| 10/18/1918 Camden, New Jersey | 2 | Destroy | ||
| 10/18/1918 Camden, New Jersey | 3 | Destroy | ||
| 10/23/1918 Camden, New Jersey | 4 | Master/destroy | ||
| 10/23/1918 Camden, New Jersey | 5 | Destroy | ||
| 10/23/1918 Camden, New Jersey | 6 | Destroy | ||
| 10/23/1918 Camden, New Jersey | 7 | Destroy | ||
| 10/23/1918 Camden, New Jersey | 8 | Hold/destroy |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-22286. Would you rather be a colonel with an eagle on your shoulder, or a private with a chicken on your knee? / Billy Murray," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700007416/B-22286-Would_you_rather_be_a_colonel_with_an_eagle_on_your_shoulder_or_a_private_with_a_chicken_on_your_knee.
Victor matrix B-22286. Would you rather be a colonel with an eagle on your shoulder, or a private with a chicken on your knee? / Billy Murray. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700007416/B-22286-Would_you_rather_be_a_colonel_with_an_eagle_on_your_shoulder_or_a_private_with_a_chicken_on_your_knee.
"Victor matrix B-22286. Would you rather be a colonel with an eagle on your shoulder, or a private with a chicken on your knee? / Billy Murray." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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