Victor matrix B-23883. Oh! How I laugh when I think how I cried about you / Victor Roberts [i.e., Billy Jones]

TitleSource
Oh! How I laugh when I think how I cried about you (Primary title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Roy Turk (lyricist)
George Jessel (lyricist)
Willy White (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Victor Roberts [i.e., Billy Jones] (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Howard Rattay (instrumentalist : violin)
John Witzmann (instrumentalist : violin)
Billy Jones (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Rosario Bourdon (conductor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with violin duet and orchestra
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers (3/24/1920) show singer's name as Billy Jones, noting "First recording of this artist—records to be listed in the Black label class."
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
3/24/1920 Camden, New Jersey 1 Destroy
3/24/1920 Camden, New Jersey 2 Destroy
3/24/1920 Camden, New Jersey 3 Destroy
3/24/1920 Camden, New Jersey 4 Destroy
3/31/1920 Camden, New Jersey 5 Destroy
3/31/1920 Camden, New Jersey 6 Destroy
3/31/1920 Camden, New Jersey 7 Master Victor 18670 10-in.

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-23883. Oh! How I laugh when I think how I cried about you / Victor Roberts [i.e., Billy Jones]," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700009074/B-23883-Oh_How_I_laugh_when_I_think_how_I_cried_about_you.

Victor matrix B-23883. Oh! How I laugh when I think how I cried about you / Victor Roberts [i.e., Billy Jones]. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700009074/B-23883-Oh_How_I_laugh_when_I_think_how_I_cried_about_you.

"Victor matrix B-23883. Oh! How I laugh when I think how I cried about you / Victor Roberts [i.e., Billy Jones]." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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