Oh Baby (Don't Say No, Say Maybe) is a 1923 song by Walter Donaldson with lyrics by Buddy DeSylva.[1] On December 21, 1923 it was recorded by Frank Crummit, vocal and ukulele, accompanied by Phil Ohman on piano, in New York, for the Victor label.[2] That same December it was recorded by Billy Jones for the Banner label. Again for the Banner label it was recorded by the Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra in February 1924.[3] It was recorded by the Wolverine Orchestra on May 6, 1924 in Richmond, Indiana for the Gennett Label.[4] The Wolverine Orchestra was made up of Bix Beiderbecke on cornet, pianist Dick Voynow, trombonist Al Gandee, tenor saxophonist George Johnson, clarinetist Jimmy Hartwell, banjoist Bob Gillette, tuba player Min Leibrook, and drummer Vic Moore.[5] Three days later, again in the Gennett studio, it was recorded by Bailey's Lucky Seven.[6] It was recorded by Nathan Glantz and His Orchestra in March 1924 for the Emerson label.[7]
It should not be confused with the 1928 song "Oh Baby" by Owen Murphy.
References edit
- ^ David A. Jasen A Century of American Popular Music: 2000 Best-Loved and Remembered Songs (1899-1999) Routledge 2002
- ^ composer, Walter Donaldson--; piano, Phil Ohman--; ukulele, Frank Crumit--; lyricist, B. G. De Sylva--; vocal, Frank Crumit-- tenor (December 21, 1923). "Oh, baby!". www.loc.gov.
- ^ "BANNER (1920s) 78rpm numerical listing discography: 1000 - 1500". www.78discography.com.
- ^ Rick Kennedy Jelly Roll, Bix, and Hoagy: Gennett Studios and the Birth of Recorded Jazz Indiana University Press (August 1, 2000)
- ^ "The Wolverine Orchestra". www.redhotjazz.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 1999. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "GENNETT numerical listing discography: 5000 - 5500". www.78discography.com.
- ^ "EMERSON 10500 - 10903 (end of series) 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com.