[78-L] Oldest Happy Birthday Recording

[Cary Ginell]

I've never seen one older than the one by Ray Nichols & his Four Towers Orchestra on Bluebird B-5921. This is from 1935, the year the Hill Sisters were able to copyright the song.
 
Cary Ginell
 
> From: wmfisher at mtsu.edu
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:32:28 -0500
> Subject: [78-L] Oldest Happy Birthday Recording
> 
> Hi Guys,
> 
> I'm trying to locate the oldest recording of "Happy Birthday" that I can for 
> a special project. Any catalogue numbers??
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Martin 
> 
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