Victor matrix BVE-36887. I'm tellin' the bird, tellin' the bees (How I love you) / Whispering Jack Smith

TitleSource
I'm tellin' the bird, tellin' the bees (How I love you) (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Lew Brown (lyricist)
Cliff Friend (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Whispering Jack Smith (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Arthur Johnston (instrumentalist : piano)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with 2 pianos
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers note "with 2 pianos" but name only one pianist.
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/30/1926 New York, New York 1 Hold
10/30/1926 New York, New York 2 Hold
12/1/1926 New York, New York 3 Hold
12/1/1926 New York, New York 4 Hold
12/1/1926 New York, New York 5 Master Victor 20372 10-in.

I'm tellin' the bird, tellin' the bees (How I love you) / Whispering Jack Smith

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I'm tellin' the bird, tellin' the bees (How I love you) / Whispering Jack Smith - Victor 20372 - Take 5 - 12/1/1926
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © 1927 Sony Music Entertainment.

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-36887. I'm tellin' the bird, tellin' the bees (How I love you) / Whispering Jack Smith," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800011140/BVE-36887-Im_tellin_the_bird_tellin_the_bees_How_I_love_you.

Victor matrix BVE-36887. I'm tellin' the bird, tellin' the bees (How I love you) / Whispering Jack Smith. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800011140/BVE-36887-Im_tellin_the_bird_tellin_the_bees_How_I_love_you.

"Victor matrix BVE-36887. I'm tellin' the bird, tellin' the bees (How I love you) / Whispering Jack Smith." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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