Busy Bee Records
1904-1909

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Moon Winks
Hager's Orchestra
Busy Bee 1089
(Zonophone) Matrix# 4519
before June 1905
New York, New York

A Barnyard Serenade (Blank)
Len Spencer, Steve Porter & Alfred Holt
Busy Bee 1257
(American Record Company) Matrix# ?
Control# M3601
ARC Catalog# 031257
listed December 1905
New York, New York
Note: Very worn.

Steamboat Leaving the Wharf at New Orleans (Blank)
Rambler Minstrel Company
Busy Bee 1298
(Leeds & Catlin) Matrix# 6699
listed January 1906
New York, New York
Note: Medley includes Sailing; Down Mobile.
Company includes Steve Porter, Byron G. Harlan, Billy Murray and probably Arthur Collins.
Wierd pressing artifact pictured "Here".

Alice Blue Gown (Dedicated to Alice Roosevelt) (Blank)
Leeds & Catlin House Band
(Frederic D. Wood, arranger)
Busy Bee 1412
(Leeds & Catlin) Matrix# 9010
listed October 1907
New York, New York

The Poor Old Man (Blank)
Bob Roberts
Busy Bee 2263
(Columbia) Matrix# 3418, probably Take 2
between 1906 and 1908
New York, New York

Heinie (Blank)
Collins and Harlan
Busy Bee 2406
(Columbia) Matrix# 1901, Take ?
between 1904 and 1909
New York, New York

Uncle Josh on Jim Lawson's Horse Trade (Blank)
Cal Stewart
Busy Bee 2716
(Columbia) Matrix# 3021, Take ? (but not Take 2)
between 1904 and 1909
New York, New York
Note: Take 2 has no laugh after "bring him over, I'd like to see him" whereas it's on here at 1:12.

Hung groove at 0:36, corrected.

My Lovin' Henry (Blank)
Arthur Collins
Busy Bee A-63
(Leeds & Catlin) Matrix# ?
L&C Catalog# 45174
1906
New York, New York
Note: Worn.

Arrah Wanna (An Irish-Indian Matrimonial Venture) (Blank)
Collins and Harlan
Busy Bee A-70
(Leeds & Catlin) Matrix# 8256
listed January 1907
New York, New York

Who Do You Love? (Blank)
Collins and Harlan
Busy Bee A-112
(Leeds & Catlin) Matrix# 8955
listed October 1907
New York, New York

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