Victor matrix BVE-51653. Sailor Jack / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings

TitleSource
Sailor Jack (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Every inch a sailor (Alternate title)Meade
Authors and ComposersNotes
John Read (composer)
Composer information source: Meade.
PersonnelNotes
Bud Billings (vocalist : tenor vocal)Pseudonym for Frank Luther.
Joe Billings (vocalist : tenor vocal)Pseudonym for Carson Robison.
Carson Robison (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Carson Robison (instrumentalist : harmonica)
Frank Luther (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Frank Luther (instrumentalist : jew's harp)
Frank Luther (speaker)
Carson Robison (instrumentalist : guitar)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble
  • Instrumentation: Violin, guitar, harmonica, and jew's harp
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Disc label: "With novelty accompaniment."
Source(s): Russell (personnel); Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
4/22/1929 New York, New York 1 Hold
4/22/1929 New York, New York 2 Hold
4/22/1929 New York, New York 3 Master Victor V-40121 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-51653. Sailor Jack / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800024542/BVE-51653-Sailor_Jack.

Victor matrix BVE-51653. Sailor Jack / 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/800024542/BVE-51653-Sailor_Jack.

"Victor matrix BVE-51653. Sailor Jack / Bud Billings ; Joe Billings." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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