Victor matrix BVE-47584. Sonny boy / Elliott Shaw

TitleSource
Sonny boy (Primary title)Disc label
The singing fool (Work title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
B. G. De Sylva (lyricist)
Al Jolson (composer)
Lew Brown (lyricist)
Ray Henderson (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Elliott Shaw (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Leonard W. Joy (director)
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Instrumentation: Takes 1-3: 2 violins, cello, bass, saxophone, cornet, piano, and traps
    Takes 4-6: 2 violins, cello, bass, saxophone, cornet, trombone, piano, and traps
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: Victor ledgers (takes 4-6): "Theme song of the motion picture, 'The singing fool.'"
Notes
Source(s): John Bolig files (issues); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
10/2/1928 New York, New York 1 Destroy
10/2/1928 New York, New York 2 Destroy
10/2/1928 New York, New York 3 Hold
10/12/1928 New York, New York 4 Master Victor 21733 10-in.
10/12/1928 New York, New York 4 Master Gramophone 7-2243 (Not issued) 10-in.
10/12/1928 New York, New York 4 Master Gramophone B-2904 10-in.
10/12/1928 New York, New York 4 Master Electrola EG-1149 10-in.
10/12/1928 New York, New York 5 Destroy
10/12/1928 New York, New York 6 Hold

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-47584. Sonny boy / Elliott Shaw," accessed April 20, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800021453/BVE-47584-Sonny_boy.

Victor matrix BVE-47584. Sonny boy / Elliott Shaw. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800021453/BVE-47584-Sonny_boy.

"Victor matrix BVE-47584. Sonny boy / Elliott Shaw." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 20 April 2024.

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