Victor matrix BS-75722. A merry life / Elsie Baker ; Myrtle C. Eaver ; Olive Kline ; Lambert Murphy ; Elliott Shaw
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| A merry life (Primary title) | ADP editors |
| A merry life ; Stars of the summer night ; O, Suzanna (Medley contents) | Victor ledgers |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| I. B. Woodbury (composer) | "Stars of the summer night." |
| Stephen Collins Foster (composer) | "O, Suzanna." |
| Luigi Denza (composer) | "A merry life." Name appears in Victor ledgers as "Danza." |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (author) | "Stars of the summer night." |
| Composer information source: Victor ledgers. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Olive Kline (vocalist : soprano vocal) | |
| Elsie Baker (vocalist : contralto) | |
| Lambert Murphy (vocalist : tenor vocal) | |
| Elliott Shaw (vocalist : baritone vocal) | |
| Myrtle C. Eaver (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Frances Elliott Clark (session supervisor) | |
| Osbourne McConathy (session supervisor) | |
- Description: Mixed vocal quartet, with piano
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
- Title Note: Victor ledgers: From "Assembly and community songs from The music hour," one-book course, published by Silver, Burdett and Co. "A merry life" is an English version of "Funiculi Funicula."
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Mrs. Clark and Mr. O. McConathy, present." |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/5/1933 New York, New York. Studio 1 | 1 | Master | Victor 24273 | |
| 4/5/1933 New York, New York. Studio 1 | 1A | Not processed |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-75722. A merry life / Elsie Baker ; Myrtle C. Eaver ; Olive Kline ; Lambert Murphy ; Elliott Shaw," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800040998/BS-75722-A_merry_life.
Victor matrix BS-75722. A merry life / Elsie Baker ; Myrtle C. Eaver ; Olive Kline ; Lambert Murphy ; Elliott Shaw. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800040998/BS-75722-A_merry_life.
"Victor matrix BS-75722. A merry life / Elsie Baker ; Myrtle C. Eaver ; Olive Kline ; Lambert Murphy ; Elliott Shaw." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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