Sportsmen Quartet
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group
Notes: John Bolig files list personnel as William T. Days, John Rarig, Thurl Ravenscroft, and Maxwell Smith.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | PBS-061962 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | Laugh, laugh, laugh | Bud Abbott ; Lou Bring ; Lou Costello ; Sportsmen Quartet | Comic dialogue and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | PBS-061963 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | Laugh, laugh, laugh | Bud Abbott ; Lou Bring ; Lou Costello ; Sportsmen Quartet | Comic dialogue and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | D5RC-1093 | 12-in. | 5/17/1945 | What is this thing called love? | Allan Jones ; Ray Sinatra | Male vocal solo, with mixed vocal octet and orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | D5RC-1094 | 12-in. | 5/17/1945 | Night and day | Allan Jones ; Ray Sinatra | Male vocal solo, with mixed vocal octet and orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | D6VB-2016 | 10-in. | 2/6/1946 | McNamara's band | John Ryan ; Sportsmen Quartet | Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and jazz/dance band | Vocal group | |
| Victor | D6VB-2017 | 10-in. | 2/6/1946 | It's the same old shillelagh | John Ryan ; Sportsmen Quartet | Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and jazz/dance band | Vocal group | |
| Victor | D6VB-2018 | 10-in. | 2/6/1946 | Ah dee ah dee ah | John Ryan ; Sportsmen Quartet | Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and jazz/dance band | Vocal group | |
| Victor | D6VB-2019 | 10-in. | 2/6/1946 | Loop-de-loo | John Ryan ; Sportsmen Quartet | Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and jazz/dance band | Vocal group | |
| Victor | D7VB-0472 | 10-in. | 2/20/1947 | Necessity | Phil Harris Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and jazz/dance band | Vocal group | |
| Victor | D7VB-0592 | 10-in. | 7/7/1947 | Smoke, smoke, smoke (that cigarette) | Phil Harris ; Phil Harris Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with male vocal group and jazz/dance band | Vocal group | |
| Victor | D7VB-1386 | 10-in. | 10/16/1947 | Look out stranger I'm a Texas ranger | Phil Harris ; Phil Harris Orchestra ; The Sportsmen | Male vocal solo, with male vocal group and jazz/dance band | Vocal group | |
| Victor | D7VB-1387 | 10-in. | 10/16/1947 | Old time religion | Phil Harris ; Phil Harris Orchestra ; The Sportsmen | Male vocal solo, with male vocal group and jazz/dance band | Vocal group | |
| Decca | L 3175 | 10-in. | 8/6/1943 | Army hymn | The Sportsmen | Vocal group | ||
| Decca | L 3176 | 10-in. | 8/6/1943 | In God we trust | The Sportsmen | Vocal group | ||
| Decca | L 3177 | 10-in. | 8/6/1943 | Ke-Toky-I-O | The Sportsmen | Vocal group | ||
| Decca | L 3178 | 10-in. | 8/6/1943 | Ke-Toky-I-O | The Sportsmen | Vocal group | ||
| Decca | L 3179 | 10-in. | 8/6/1943 | What do you do in the infantry? | The Sportsmen | Vocal group | ||
| Decca | L 3181 | 10-in. | 8/23/1943 | People will say we're in love | Bing Crosby ; Trudy Irwin | Vocal group | ||
| Decca | L 3182 | 10-in. | 8/23/1943 | Oh! What a beautiful mornin' | Bing Crosby ; Trudy Irwin | Vocal group | ||
| Decca | L 4004 | 10-in. | 11/20/1945 | The man that broke the bank | Frank Morgan | Vocal group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sportsmen Quartet," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105229.
Sportsmen Quartet. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105229.
"Sportsmen Quartet." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Sportsmen Quartet - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85378964
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