Victor matrix CVE-49096. Minstrel show of 1929 / Victor Minstrels

TitleSource
Minstrel show of 1929 (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Part 2 (Title part)Disc label (RDI)
Allus the same in Dixie ; By the light of the silvery moon ; Abraham Lincoln Jones ; Under the bamboo tree ; Carry me back to old Virginny ; Climbing up the golden stairs (Medley contents)Victor catalog
Authors and ComposersNotes
Richard Grant (lyricist)"Allus the same in Dixie."
Will Marion Cook (composer)"Allus the same in Dixie."
Edward Madden (lyricist)"By the light of the silvery moon."
Gus Edwards (composer)"By the light of the silvery moon."
F. Heiser (composer)Pseudonym for Monroe H. Rosenfeld. "Climbing up the golden stairs."
Monroe H. Rosenfeld (composer)"Climbing up the golden stairs."
David Buttolph (arranger)
Composer information source: Disc label; Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes
Victor Minstrels (Vocal group)
Rosario Bourdon (director)
Sammy Herman (instrumentalist : xylophone)
Lew Shilkret (instrumentalist : celeste)
Henry Burr (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Billy Murray (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Carl Mathieu (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Frank Crumit (vocalist : tenor vocal)
James Stanley (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Stanley Baughman (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Monroe Silver (speaker)
Leo O'Rourke (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Robert Stevens (vocalist : tenor vocal)
John Seagle (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Darrel Woodyard (vocalist : bass vocal)
National Cavaliers (Vocal group)
David Buttolph (instrumentalist : piano)
Additional Information
  • Description: Minstrels, with orchestra
  • Instrumentation: 2 violins, cello, clarinet, 2 saxophones, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, banjo, guitar, celeste, 2 pianos, xylophone, and 2 traps
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers note presence of David Buttolph, pianist and arranger for the Cavaliers (O'Rourke, Stevens, Seagle, and Woodyard).
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Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/28/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Hold
1/28/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 2 Hold
1/28/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 3 Master Victor 35961 12-in.

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