Victor matrix BVE-40137. The best things in life are free / Franklyn Baur

TitleSource
The best things in life are free (Primary title)Victor ledgers
Good news (Work title)Victor ledgers
Authors and ComposersNotes
B. G. De Sylva (lyricist)
Lew Brown (lyricist)
Ray Henderson (composer)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes
Franklyn Baur (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Milton Rettenberg (instrumentalist : piano)Takes 1-3.
Nathaniel Shilkret (director)Takes 1-3.
Leonard W. Joy (director)Takes 4-6.
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble
  • Instrumentation: Takes 1-3: 4 violins, cello, bass, saxophone, banjo, and piano
    Takes 4-6: 3 violins, cello, bass, flute, saxophone, and piano
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
9/29/1927 New York, New York 1 Destroy
9/29/1927 New York, New York 2 Destroy
9/29/1927 New York, New York 3 Hold/destroy
10/28/1927 New York, New York 4 Destroy
10/28/1927 New York, New York 5 Destroy
10/28/1927 New York, New York 6 Destroy

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-40137. The best things in life are free / Franklyn Baur," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800014368/BVE-40137-The_best_things_in_life_are_free.

Victor matrix BVE-40137. The best things in life are free / Franklyn Baur. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800014368/BVE-40137-The_best_things_in_life_are_free.

"Victor matrix BVE-40137. The best things in life are free / Franklyn Baur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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