Victor matrix B-27693. Don't cry, Swanee / Brooke Johns Orchestra ; Brooke Johns

TitleSource
Don't cry, Swanee (Primary title)Disc label
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label
Bombo (Work title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Al Jolson (songwriter)
Con Conrad (composer)
B. G. De Sylva (songwriter)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Brooke Johns Orchestra (Musical group)
Brooke Johns (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Edward T. King (conductor)Listed as Dir. in Victor ledgers; not shown on Victor 19051 label.
Jack Shilkret (leader)From Victor 19051 label; not listed in Victor ledgers.
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: Violin, 2 cornets, trombone, 2 saxophones, banjo, tuba, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Mr. Johns sings two choruses."
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
4/2/1923 New York, New York 1 Destroy
4/2/1923 New York, New York 2 Master Victor 19051 10-in.

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Don't cry, Swanee / Brooke Johns Orchestra ; Brooke Johns - Victor 19051 - Take 2 - 4/2/1923
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4/2/1923 New York, New York 3 Hold
4/2/1923 New York, New York 4 Destroy

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-27693. Don't cry, Swanee / Brooke Johns Orchestra ; Brooke Johns," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800001664/B-27693-Dont_cry_Swanee.

Victor matrix B-27693. Don't cry, Swanee / Brooke Johns Orchestra ; Brooke Johns. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800001664/B-27693-Dont_cry_Swanee.

"Victor matrix B-27693. Don't cry, Swanee / Brooke Johns Orchestra ; Brooke Johns." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.

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