Victor matrix BVE-63655. Bessie couldn't help it / Hoagy Carmichael Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Bessie couldn't help it (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Charles Anthony Bayha (songwriter) | |
| J. L. Richmond (songwriter) | |
| Byron H. Warner (songwriter) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Hoagy Carmichael Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Hoagy Carmichael (director) | |
| Hoagy Carmichael (vocalist) | |
| Loren L. Watson (session supervisor) | |
| Bud Freeman (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | |
| Jack Teagarden (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Bix Beiderbecke (instrumentalist : cornet) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: Violin, 4 saxophones, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, guitar, piano, and traps
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Watson, present." |
| Instrumentation from Victor ledgers; personnel from Vi 25371. |
| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/15/1930 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1 | Master | Victor 22864 | |||
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| 9/15/1930 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1 | Master | Victor 25371 | |||
| 9/15/1930 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1 | Master | Victor P-4 | |||
| 9/15/1930 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1 | Master | Gramophone 40-4468 (Not issued) | Gramophone Co. face number. | ||
| 9/15/1930 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] | 2 | Hold | ||||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-63655. Bessie couldn't help it / Hoagy Carmichael Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800032931/BVE-63655-Bessie_couldnt_help_it.
Victor matrix BVE-63655. Bessie couldn't help it / Hoagy Carmichael Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800032931/BVE-63655-Bessie_couldnt_help_it.
"Victor matrix BVE-63655. Bessie couldn't help it / Hoagy Carmichael Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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