Victor matrix BS-74915. A brown bird singing / Bennett College Quartet
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| A brown bird singing (Primary title) | Victor catalog |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Haydn Wood (composer) | |
| Royden Barrie (lyricist) | |
| Composer information source: Victor ledgers; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes Hide Additional Titles |
| Bennett College Quartet (Vocal group) | Listed in Victor ledgers as Quartet of Bennett College for Women. |
| Maudie Ruth Gamble (vocalist) | Not confirmed. |
| Nannie Wright (vocalist) | Not confirmed. |
- Description: Female vocal quartet, with piano
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Dixon/Godrich/Rye (personnel); Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers. |
| Dixon/Godrich/Rye names Maudie Ruth Gamble and Nannie Wright as “probable” singers at the recording session. In addition, Dixon/Godrich/Rye names other performers who possibly recorded at the Victor session; the names were found in a newspaper, the Baltimore Afro-American (issues of 5/14/1932 and 12/2/1933), which identified them as members of the Bennett College Quartet. One or more of the following individuals may have been a vocalist or a piano player at the session: Jessie Lee Dickson, Carrie Robinson, Elfreda Sandifer, Grace Coulbourne, and Gladys Thomas. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/16/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Victor 23383 | 10-in. |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-74915. A brown bird singing / Bennett College Quartet," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800040209/BS-74915-A_brown_bird_singing.
Victor matrix BS-74915. A brown bird singing / Bennett College Quartet. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800040209/BS-74915-A_brown_bird_singing.
"Victor matrix BS-74915. A brown bird singing / Bennett College Quartet." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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