Bobby Troup

Robert William Troup Jr. (October 18, 1918 – February 7, 1999) was an American actor, jazz pianist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the composer of the rhythm and blues standard "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and for portraying the role of Dr. Joe Early in the television program Emergency! co-starring with his wife Julie London, in the 1970s.

Birth and Death Data: Born Harrisburg (city in and county seat of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States and Pennsylvania federated state capital city), Died February 7, 1999 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1960

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, vocalist, lyricist, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-063320 10-in. 3/31/1941 Daddy Kaye Choir ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-065626 10-in. 5/19/1941 Daddy Marilyn Duke ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-065637 10-in. 5/21/1941 Daddy Joan Merrill Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor PBS-072107 10-in. 2/19/1942 Snooty little cutie Connie Haines ; The Pied Pipers ; Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male and female vocal solos and mixed vocal ensemble composer, lyricist  
Victor D6VB-3132 10-in. 11/20/1946 Triskaidekaphobia Page Cavanaugh Trio Male vocal trio, with guitar, bass, and piano composer  
Victor D6VB-3133 10-in. 11/20/1946 The three bears Page Cavanaugh Trio Male vocal trio, with guitar, bass, and piano composer  
Victor D7VB-0481 10-in. 3/3/1947 Gee! But it's good to be Page Cavanaugh ; Page Cavanaugh Trio Male vocal solo, with guitar, bass, and piano composer  
Victor D8VB-3741 10-in. 5/12/1948 Baby, baby all the time Lucy Ann Polk ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Dub from film: Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor D9VB-0600 10-in. 4/11/1949 Brand new dolly Count Basie Orchestra ; Bobby Troup Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist, composer  
Victor D9VB-2231 10-in. 9/12/1949 Lonely girl Mindy Carson ; Henri René Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer, lyricist  
Columbia CO41626 10-in. 7/31/1949 The three bears Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band Male vocal solo, with string band composer, lyricist  
Specialty SP-591-5019 10-in. 12/31/1960 The girl can't help it Little Richard composer  
Decca L 5607 5/18/1950 A string of pearls Jerry Gray Orchestra vocalist  
Decca L 5608 5/18/1950 The lonesomest whistle Jerry Gray Orchestra vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Troup, Bobby," accessed January 8, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104977.

Troup, Bobby. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 8, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104977.

"Troup, Bobby." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 8 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104977

External Sources

Wikipedia: Bobby Troup

Discogs: Bobby Troup

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IMDb: Bobby Troup

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Troup, Bobby, 1918-1999 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85173092

Wikidata: Bobby Troup - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q655122

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/22340490

MusicBrainz: Bobby Troup - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/715b2348-45c3-4826-a6f8-55080a1b3fe5

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1469044 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1469044

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