Victor matrix BVE-42420. Let a smile be your umbrella (On a rainy day) / Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra

TitleSource
Let a smile be your umbrella (On a rainy day) (Primary title)Disc label
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label
Al mal tiempo buena cara (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Francis Wheeler (lyricist)
Irving Kahal (lyricist)
Sammy Fain (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra (Musical group)
Leonard W. Joy (director)Listed as Ass't. Dir. in Victor ledgers.
Franklyn Baur (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Roger Wolfe Kahn (director)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: 2 violins, 3 saxophones, 2 cornets, trombone, tuba, banjo, guitar, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/8/1928 New York, New York 1 Hold
2/8/1928 New York, New York 2 Master Victor 21233 10-in.
2/8/1928 New York, New York 2 Master Jazz Oracle BDW 8013 Compact disc

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-42420. Let a smile be your umbrella (On a rainy day) / Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800016657/BVE-42420-Let_a_smile_be_your_umbrella_On_a_rainy_day.

Victor matrix BVE-42420. Let a smile be your umbrella (On a rainy day) / Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800016657/BVE-42420-Let_a_smile_be_your_umbrella_On_a_rainy_day.

"Victor matrix BVE-42420. Let a smile be your umbrella (On a rainy day) / Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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