Victor matrix BVE-62743. It's the same the whole world over / Bud Billings ; Carson Robison

TitleSource
It's the same the whole world over (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Carson Robison (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Carson Robison (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Bud Billings (vocalist : tenor vocal)Pseudonym for Frank Luther.
John Cali (instrumentalist : violin)Not confirmed.
Frank Novak (instrumentalist : clarinet)Not confirmed.
Carson Robison (instrumentalist : guitar)Not confirmed.
Frank Luther (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet
  • Instrumentation: Violin, clarinet, cornet, and guitar
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers and blue history card show both take 1 and take 2 as having been mastered. It is not certain whether Vi 22463 was derived from one or both.
Instrumentation is from Victor ledgers. Russell lists unidentified cornet player, in addition to possible presence of Cali, Novak, and Robison.
Noted in Victor ledgers as "Native American," i.e., country or "hillbilly.”
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
6/24/1930 New York, New York. 46th St. Studio 1 Master Victor 22463 10-in.
6/24/1930 New York, New York. 46th St. Studio 2 Master

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-62743. It's the same the whole world over / Bud Billings ; Carson Robison," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800032257/BVE-62743-Its_the_same_the_whole_world_over.

Victor matrix BVE-62743. It's the same the whole world over / Bud Billings ; Carson Robison. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800032257/BVE-62743-Its_the_same_the_whole_world_over.

"Victor matrix BVE-62743. It's the same the whole world over / Bud Billings ; Carson Robison." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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