Victor matrix BVE-50888. Sleepy Rio Grande / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Sleepy Rio Grande (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Waltz (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Carson Robison (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Bud Billings (vocalist : tenor vocal) | Pseudonym for Frank Luther. |
| Joe Billings (vocalist : tenor vocal) | Pseudonym for Carson Robison. |
| Carson Robison (vocalist : tenor vocal) | |
| Loren L. Watson (session supervisor) | |
| Sam Freed (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Carson Robison (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Roy Smeck (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Frank Luther (vocalist : tenor vocal) | |
Additional Information
- Description: Male vocal duet, with violin and 2 guitars
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Mr. Watson, present." |
| Source(s): Russell; Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/16/1929 Camden, New Jersey | 1 | Hold | ||||
| 5/16/1929 Camden, New Jersey | 2 | Hold | ||||
| 5/16/1929 Camden, New Jersey | 3 | Master | Victor V-40088 | |||
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| 5/16/1929 Camden, New Jersey | 3 | Master | Montgomery Ward M-8130 | |||
| 5/16/1929 Camden, New Jersey | 3 | Master | Zonophone (U.K.) 5465 | |||
| 5/16/1929 Camden, New Jersey | 3 | Master | Zonophone (Australia) 5465 | |||
| 5/16/1929 Camden, New Jersey | 3 | Master | Twin (India) FT-1277 | |||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-50888. Sleepy Rio Grande / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800024044/BVE-50888-Sleepy_Rio_Grande.
Victor matrix BVE-50888. Sleepy Rio Grande / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800024044/BVE-50888-Sleepy_Rio_Grande.
"Victor matrix BVE-50888. Sleepy Rio Grande / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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