Gordon Jenkins

Gordon Hill Jenkins (May 12, 1910 – May 1, 1984) was an American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s. Jenkins worked with The Andrews Sisters, Johnny Cash, The Weavers, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Harry Nilsson, Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald.

Birth and Death Data: Born Webster Groves, Died May 1, 1984 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, leader, choral director, composer, conductor, lyricist, piano, vocalist, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 131 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Decca	60430	10-in.	2/3/1936	(There is) No greater love	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	60431	10-in.	2/3/1936	Ev'ry time I look at you	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	60432	10-in.	2/3/1936	Stompin' at the Savoy	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	60433	10-in.	2/3/1936	The day I let you get away	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	60434	10-in.	2/3/1936	That never-to-be-forgotten night	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	60435	10-in.	2/3/1936	Let me sing my love song to you	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
Decca	60436	10-in.	2/3/1936	Saddle your blues to a wild mustang	Isham Jones Orchestra		arranger
ARC	13390	10-in.	5/25/1933	Blue prelude	Chick Bullock ; Levee Loungers	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Decca	74700		1/21/1949	Illusions	Marlene Dietrich		leader
Decca	74701		1/21/1949	Black market	Marlene Dietrich		leader
Decca	74847		4/18/1949	Honey bun-1	Danny Kaye		leader
Decca	74848		4/18/1949	There is nothin' like a dame	Danny Kaye		leader
Decca	74904		5/11/1949	Maybe it's because-1	Dick Haymes		leader
Decca	74905		5/11/1949	I'll keep the lovelight burning-1	Dick Haymes		leader
Decca	74906		5/11/1949	It happens every Spring	Dick Haymes		leader
Decca	75227		9/6/1949	That lucky old sun	Louis Armstrong ; Gordon Jenkins and his Chorus and Orchestra		arranger, choral director
Decca	75228		9/6/1949	Blueberry hill-1	Louis Armstrong ; Gordon Jenkins and his Chorus and Orchestra		arranger, choral director
Decca	75421		10/19/1949	You're my thrill	Billie Holiday		arranger, choral director
Decca	75422		10/19/1949	Crazy he calls me	Billie Holiday		arranger, choral director
Decca	75423		10/19/1949	Please tell me now	Billie Holiday		arranger, choral director
Decca	75424		10/19/1949	Somebody's on my mind	Billie Holiday		arranger, choral director
Decca	75805		2/3/1950	Part 1: The sing song man ; The crazy song (Everything is wrong) ; My cowboy song	Frank Luther		leader
Decca	75806		2/3/1950	Part 2: Nothing ; Ringo Pingo Zingo	Frank Luther		leader
Decca	75807		2/3/1950	Part 3: Anything ; The toothbrush song	Frank Luther		leader
Decca	75808		2/3/1950	Part 4: Ockle dockle ; The goodnight song	Frank Luther		leader

(Results 76-100 of 131 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jenkins, Gordon," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106390.

Jenkins, Gordon. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106390.

"Jenkins, Gordon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.