Roy Turk
Roy Kenneth Turk (September 20, 1892 – November 30, 1934) was an American songwriter and lyricist, he frequently collaborated with composer Fred E. Ahlert – their popular 1929 song "Mean to Me" has become a jazz standard. In 1926 collaborated with Lou Handman on his best known song the 1927 hit song Are You Lonesome Tonight? made famous by acts like Elvis Presley. He worked with many other composers, including for film lyrics. Turk was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 20, 1892 (New York City), Died November 30, 1934 (Hollywood)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer
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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 418 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-058179 | 10-in. | 12/18/1940 | Mean to me | Blue Barron ; Charlie Fischer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-073480 | 10-in. | 3/25/1942 | Mean to me | Vera Barton | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | D6VB-1467 | 10-in. | 4/16/1946 | I don't know why (I just do) | Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D6VB-2339 | 10-in. | 6/11/1946 | Mean to me | J. C. Heard Orchestra ; Etta Jones | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0483 | 10-in. | 3/3/1947 | Walking my baby back home | Page Cavanaugh Trio | Male vocal trio, with guitar, bass, and piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0801 | 10-in. | 5/8/1947 | Aggravatin' papa | Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2593 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | Mean to me | Louis Prima Orchestra ; Louis Prima | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D9VB-0048 | 10-in. | 1/6/1949 | I don't know why (I just do) | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; The Snowflakes | Female vocal group, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-Test-622 | 10-in. | 3/4/1929 | I'll never ask for more | Irene Delroy | Female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-Test-651 | 10-in. | 6/18/1929 | Mean to me | Winnie Lightner | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 78301 | 10-in. | 2/15/1919 | Heart of humanity | Hugh Donovan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 78735 | 10-in. | 10/12/1919 | Oh! How I laugh when I think that I cried over you | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 79600 | 10-in. | 12/22/1920 | You oughta see my baby | Benny Davis | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 79918 | 10-in. | 6/28/1921 | He took it away from me | Southern Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80350 | 10-in. | 5/15/1922 | Fickle Flo (from Kokomo) | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80370 | 10-in. | 6/5/1922 | Just because you're you, that's why I love you | Eddie Elkins' Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80432 | 10-in. | 6/29/1922 | Just because you're you, that's why I love you | Garber-Davis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80493 | 10-in. | 8/3/1922 | If you don't think so you're crazy | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80527 | 10-in. | 8/14/1922 | Sweet man o' mine | Dolly Kay | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80548 | 10-in. | 9/16/1922 | To-morrow | Ted Lewis Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80550 | 10-in. | 9/18/1922 | To-morrow | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80642 | 10-in. | 11/2/1922 | If you don't think so you're crazy | Garber-Davis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80773 | 10-in. | 1/5/1923 | Aggravatin' papa (Don't you try to two-time me) | Frank Westphal Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80808 | 10-in. | 1/27/1923 | Aggravatin' papa | Georgians | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80813 | 10-in. | 1/29/1923 | Aggravatin' papa | Dolly Kay | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Turk, Roy," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108801.
Turk, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108801.
"Turk, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Turk, Roy, 1892-1934 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89009291
Wikidata: Roy Turk - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q984231
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/27332876
MusicBrainz: Roy Turk - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/30305a68-ba45-42b6-8f25-f0917b4fc06d
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