Victor matrix PBVE-54850. Why should I be lonely? / Jimmie Rodgers

TitleSource
Why should I be lonely? (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Estelle Lovell (songwriter)
Jimmie Rodgers (songwriter)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Jimmie Rodgers (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Sam Koki (instrumentalist : steel guitar)Not confirmed.
Lani McIntire (instrumentalist : guitar)
Lani McIntire's Hawaiians (Musical group)
Lani McIntire (leader)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with yodeling and instrumental quartet
  • Instrumentation: Bass, guitar, steel guitar, and ukulele
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
The Victor blue history card indicates that BB B-5082 and Sunrise S-3169 are from dub BS-54850 made 6/6/1933; other issues may also derive from the dub.
Source(s): Russell (personnel); Porterfield (issues); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
6/30/1930 Hollywood, California 1 Destroy
6/30/1930 Hollywood, California 2 Hold
6/30/1930 Hollywood, California 3 Master Victor 23609 10-in.

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Why should I be lonely? / Jimmie Rodgers - Victor 23609 - Take 3 - 6/30/1930
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6/30/1930 Hollywood, California [3]1R Master Bluebird B-5082 10-in. Issued from dub BS-54850, made 6/6/1933.

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Why should I be lonely? / Jimmie Rodgers - Bluebird B-5082 - Take [3]1R - 6/30/1930
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Why should I be lonely? / Jimmie Rodgers

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Why should I be lonely? / Jimmie Rodgers - Bluebird B-5082 - Take [3]1R - 6/30/1930
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℗ © Sony Music Entertainment.
6/30/1930 Hollywood, California [3]1R Master Sunrise S-3169 10-in. Issued from dub BS-54850, made 6/6/1933.
6/30/1930 Hollywood, California 3 Master Montgomery Ward M-4204 10-in.
6/30/1930 Hollywood, California 3 Master Zonophone (U.K.) 6102 10-in. Listed as by Jimmy Rodgers.
6/30/1930 Hollywood, California 3 Master Zonophone (Australia) EE-305 10-in.
6/30/1930 Hollywood, California 3 Master Gramophone (India) N-4221 10-in.
6/30/1930 Hollywood, California 3 Master Regal Zonophone (Ireland) IZ-336 10-in.
6/30/1930 Hollywood, California 3 Master Regal Zonophone T-6102 10-in.
6/30/1930 Hollywood, California 3 Master Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15540 Compact disc
6/30/1930 Hollywood, California 3 Master RCA Victor AHM1-3094 LP
6/30/1930 Hollywood, California 3 Master RCA Victor LPM-2634 LP
6/30/1930 Hollywood, California 3 Master RCA Victor LSP-3315 LP
6/30/1930 Hollywood, California 3 Master RCA (Japan) RA-5462 LP
6/30/1930 Hollywood, California 3 Master RCA (Japan) RA-9038 LP
6/30/1930 Hollywood, California 3 Master RCA (U.K.) RD-7562 LP

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix PBVE-54850. Why should I be lonely? / Jimmie Rodgers," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800026095/PBVE-54850-Why_should_I_be_lonely.

Victor matrix PBVE-54850. Why should I be lonely? / Jimmie Rodgers. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800026095/PBVE-54850-Why_should_I_be_lonely.

"Victor matrix PBVE-54850. Why should I be lonely? / Jimmie Rodgers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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