Victor matrix BVE-50891. Barnacle Bill the sailor, no. 2 / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Barnacle Bill the sailor, no. 2 (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Carson Robison (songwriter) | |
| Frank Luther (songwriter) | |
| 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. |
| W. W. Watson (director) | |
| Carson Robison (vocalist : tenor vocal) | |
| Loren L. Watson (session supervisor) | |
| Sam Freed (instrumentalist : violin) | Take 1. |
| Roy Smeck (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Carson Robison (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Murray Kellner (instrumentalist : violin) | Takes 2 & 3. |
| Frank Luther (vocalist : tenor vocal) | |
- Description: Male vocal duet, with violin and 2 guitars
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers, 5/16/1929: "Mr. Watson, present"; 5/21/1929: "W. W. [sic] Watson, dir." |
| Also see BVE-49422 ("Barnacle Bill the sailor [no. 1]") and BVE-56781 ("Barnacle Bill the sailor, no. 3"). |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/16/1929 Camden, New Jersey | 1 | Hold | ||||
| 5/21/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall | 2 | Hold | ||||
| 5/21/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall | 3 | Master | Victor V-40102 | |||
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| 5/21/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall | 3 | Master | Zonophone (U.K.) 5725 | |||
| 5/21/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall | 3 | Master | Zonophone (Australia) EE-266 | |||
| 5/21/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall | 3 | Master | Twin (India) FT-1230 | |||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-50891. Barnacle Bill the sailor, no. 2 / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800024047/BVE-50891-Barnacle_Bill_the_sailor_no._2.
Victor matrix BVE-50891. Barnacle Bill the sailor, no. 2 / 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/800024047/BVE-50891-Barnacle_Bill_the_sailor_no._2.
"Victor matrix BVE-50891. Barnacle Bill the sailor, no. 2 / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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