Victor matrix BVE-69412. Why there's a tear in my eye / Sara Carter ; Jimmie Rodgers

TitleSource
Why there's a tear in my eye (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
An old man's story (Alternate title)Meade
Authors and ComposersNotes
A. P. Carter (songwriter)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC).
PersonnelNotes
Jimmie Rodgers (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Sara Carter (vocalist : alto vocal)
Ralph Sylvester Peer (session supervisor)
Maybelle Carter (instrumentalist : guitar)
Sara Carter (instrumentalist : guitar)
Additional Information
  • Description: Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Mr. Peer, present."
Source(s): Porterfield (issues); Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
6/10/1931 Louisville, Kentucky 1 m/h/m Bluebird B-6698 10-in.

Why there's a tear in my eye / Sara Carter ; Jimmie Rodgers

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Why there's a tear in my eye / Sara Carter ; Jimmie Rodgers - Bluebird B-6698 - Take 1 - 6/10/1931
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © 1936 Sony Music Entertainment.
6/10/1931 Louisville, Kentucky 1 m/h/m Montgomery Ward M-7138 10-in.
6/10/1931 Louisville, Kentucky 1 m/h/m Regal Zonophone (Ireland) IZ-616 10-in.
6/10/1931 Louisville, Kentucky 1 m/h/m Regal Zonophone (Ireland) IZ-649 10-in.
6/10/1931 Louisville, Kentucky 1 m/h/m Regal Zonophone ME-33 10-in.
6/10/1931 Louisville, Kentucky 1 m/h/m Regal Zonophone MR-2374 10-in.
6/10/1931 Louisville, Kentucky 1 m/h/m Regal Zonophone MR-2429 10-in.
6/10/1931 Louisville, Kentucky 1 m/h/m Twin (India) FT-8313 10-in.
6/10/1931 Louisville, Kentucky 1 m/h/m Bear Family (Germany) BCD-15540 Compact disc Take number not confirmed.
6/10/1931 Louisville, Kentucky 1 m/h/m Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15865 Compact disc
6/10/1931 Louisville, Kentucky 2 Destroy
6/10/1931 Louisville, Kentucky 3 Hold/master RCA Victor LPM-2865 LP
6/10/1931 Louisville, Kentucky 3 Hold/master RCA (Japan) RA-5463 LP
6/10/1931 Louisville, Kentucky 3 Hold/master RCA (U.K.) DPM-2047 LP
6/10/1931 Louisville, Kentucky 3 Hold/master RCA (Japan) RA-5501 LP
6/10/1931 Louisville, Kentucky 3 Hold/master RCA (U.K.) RD 7644 LP
6/10/1931 Louisville, Kentucky 3 Hold/master RCA (Japan) RA-5645 LP
6/10/1931 Louisville, Kentucky 3 Hold/master Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15865 Compact disc

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-69412. Why there's a tear in my eye / Sara Carter ; Jimmie Rodgers," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800035940/BVE-69412-Why_theres_a_tear_in_my_eye.

Victor matrix BVE-69412. Why there's a tear in my eye / Sara Carter ; Jimmie Rodgers. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800035940/BVE-69412-Why_theres_a_tear_in_my_eye.

"Victor matrix BVE-69412. Why there's a tear in my eye / Sara Carter ; Jimmie Rodgers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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