Victor matrix BVE-59928. There's a tear for every smile in Hollywood / Mabel Batson ; Blue Steele Orchestra

TitleSource
There's a tear for every smile in Hollywood (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Show girl in Hollywood [Motion picture] (Work title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Bud Green (lyricist)
Sam H. Stept (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Blue Steele Orchestra (Musical group)
Mabel Batson (vocalist)
Blue Steele (director)
Ralph Sylvester Peer (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: Violin, 3 saxophones, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, and banjo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Mr. Peer, present."
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
5/16/1930 Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Auditorium 1 Hold
5/16/1930 Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Auditorium 2 Destroy
5/16/1930 Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Auditorium 3 Master Victor 22436 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-59928. There's a tear for every smile in Hollywood / Mabel Batson ; Blue Steele Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800030503/BVE-59928-Theres_a_tear_for_every_smile_in_Hollywood.

Victor matrix BVE-59928. There's a tear for every smile in Hollywood / Mabel Batson ; Blue Steele Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800030503/BVE-59928-Theres_a_tear_for_every_smile_in_Hollywood.

"Victor matrix BVE-59928. There's a tear for every smile in Hollywood / Mabel Batson ; Blue Steele Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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