OKeh 4983 (10-in. double-faced)

The following matrix(es) were released with this catalog number:

CompanyMatrix No.Take NumberDateTitle/Artist 
OKeh S-71978 A October 1923 Why don't my dreams come true? / Vernon Dalhart
OKeh S-71979 B October 1923 Dreamy melody / Vernon Dalhart

Primary Performers:

Vernon Dalhart (vocalist : tenor vocal)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh 4983 (10-in. double-faced)," accessed January 12, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/253226/OKeh_4983.

OKeh 4983 (10-in. double-faced). (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 12, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/253226/OKeh_4983.

"OKeh 4983 (10-in. double-faced)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 12 January 2026.

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Coupling 1

007  s ǂb d ǂd d ǂe m ǂf s ǂg d ǂh n ǂi n ǂj m ǂk s ǂl l ǂm n ǂn a
028004983 ǂb OKeh
02810S-71978 ǂb OKeh
02810S-71979 ǂb OKeh
24500Why don't my dreams come true? / ǂc George E. Patten ; John A. Flood. Dreamy melody / Clayton E. Naset ; Frank Magine ; Ted Koehler.
264 1[New York] : ǂb Okeh, ǂc [1923]
300  1 audio disc : ǂb analog, 78 rpm ; ǂc 10 in.
336  performed music ǂb prm ǂ2 rdacontent
337  audio ǂb s ǂ2 rdamedia
338  audio disc ǂb sd ǂ2 rdacarrier
340  shellac ǂ2 rdamat
344  analog ǂ2 rdatr
344  ǂc 78 rpm
344  ǂd coarse groove ǂ2 rdagw
344  ǂg mono ǂ2 rdacpc
500  OKeh: 4983 (S-71978 (matrix), S-71979 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal solo, with orchestra.
546  Sung in English.
500  Data derived from the Discography of American Historical Recordings.
5103 Discography of American Historical Recordings ǂu http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/253226
500  Title from disc label.
5110 Vernon Dalhart.
7001 Dalhart, Vernon, ǂd 1883-1948, ǂe singer.
7001 Flood, John A., ǂe lyricist.
7001 Koehler, Ted, ǂd 1894-1973, ǂe composer.
7001 Magine, Frank, ǂd 1888-1979, ǂe composer.
7001 Naset, Clayton E., ǂd 1895-1966, ǂe composer.
7001 Patten, George E., ǂe composer.
74002Dreamy melody.

Reverse coupling

007  s ǂb d ǂd d ǂe m ǂf s ǂg d ǂh n ǂi n ǂj m ǂk s ǂl l ǂm n ǂn a
028004983 ǂb OKeh
02810S-71979 ǂb OKeh
02810S-71978 ǂb OKeh
24500Dreamy melody / ǂc Clayton E. Naset ; Frank Magine ; Ted Koehler. Why don't my dreams come true? / George E. Patten ; John A. Flood.
264 1[New York] : ǂb Okeh, ǂc [1923]
300  1 audio disc : ǂb analog, 78 rpm ; ǂc 10 in.
336  performed music ǂb prm ǂ2 rdacontent
337  audio ǂb s ǂ2 rdamedia
338  audio disc ǂb sd ǂ2 rdacarrier
340  shellac ǂ2 rdamat
344  analog ǂ2 rdatr
344  ǂc 78 rpm
344  ǂd coarse groove ǂ2 rdagw
344  ǂg mono ǂ2 rdacpc
500  OKeh: 4983 (S-71979 (matrix), S-71978 (matrix)).
5208 Male vocal solo, with orchestra.
546  Sung in English.
500  Data derived from the Discography of American Historical Recordings.
5103 Discography of American Historical Recordings ǂu http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/253226
500  Title from disc label.
5110 Vernon Dalhart.
7001 Dalhart, Vernon, ǂd 1883-1948, ǂe singer.
7001 Flood, John A., ǂe lyricist.
7001 Koehler, Ted, ǂd 1894-1973, ǂe composer.
7001 Magine, Frank, ǂd 1888-1979, ǂe composer.
7001 Naset, Clayton E., ǂd 1895-1966, ǂe composer.
7001 Patten, George E., ǂe composer.
74002Why don't my dreams come true?.