Johnny Messner

Johnny Messner (13 October 1909, in New York City – January 1986, in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey) was an American bandleader, composer, saxophonist, and vocalist during the big band/swing heyday.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 13, 1909 (Manhattan), Died 1986

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: director, saxophone, vocalist, alto saxophone, composer

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Recordings (Results 51-53 of 53 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 69926 10-in. 11/11/1941 The man with the lollypop song Johnny Messner Orchestra vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 69927 10-in. 11/11/1941 The skunk song-1 Johnny Messner Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 69928 10-in. 11/11/1941 Says who? Says you, says I! Johnny Messner Orchestra vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
(Results 51-53 of 53 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Messner, Johnny," accessed December 6, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104413.

Messner, Johnny. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 6, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104413.

"Messner, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 6 December 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104413

External Sources

Wikipedia: Johnny Messner

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Messner, Johnny, 1909-1986 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83196097

Wikidata: Johnny Messner - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3096070

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/32188747

MusicBrainz: Johnny Messner - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/edf87080-d7e1-40e4-8e42-18deea9ee1f1

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1720519

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