Mike Riley
Mike Riley (January 5, 1904 – September 2, 1984) was an American jazz trombonist and songwriter. He is best known for co-writing the 1935 song "The Music Goes Round and Round", one of the biggest hits of that year. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 5, 1904 (Fall River), Died September 2, 1984
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone, composer, instrumentalist, songwriter, lyricist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-96538 | 10-in. | 1/2/1936 | The music goes 'round and around | Jack Hylton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-98363 | 10-in. | 12/9/1935 | The music goes 'round and 'round | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-98398 | 10-in. | 12/27/1935 | The music goes 'round and around | Bill Dillard ; Little Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | composer | |
| Victor | BS-98660 | 10-in. | 1/20/1936 | Y la música gira y gira | Marimba Pan-Americana | Marimba band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-98661 | 10-in. | 1/20/1936 | Moussiki yirisi | Tetos Demetriades (Τετος Δημητριαδης) | Male vocal solo, with marimba band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-99027 | 10-in. | 1/31/1936 | I'm gonna clap my hands | Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-100014 | 10-in. | 2/29/1936 | I'm gonna clap my hands | Gene Krupa's Swing Band ; Helen Ward | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-03240 | 10-in. | 11/17/1936 | Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! (Hey! Hey! Hey! Your cares away) | Tempo King ; Kings of Tempo ; Queenie Ada Rubin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-019684 | 10-in. | 2/18/1938 | oooOO-OH BOOM! | Lola Bard ; Original Dixieland Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-021129 | 10-in. | 3/9/1938 | Ooooo-oh boom! | Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Martha Tilton | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-071786 | 10-in. | 2/9/1942 | The music goes 'round and 'round | Hit Paraders ; Mark Warnow Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | D9VB-2408 | 10-in. | 10/12/1949 | The music goes 'round and around | Main Street String Band | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal duet | composer | |
| Columbia | CO18511 | 10-in. | 1/17/1936 | Música por arriba y música por abajo : Bolero son | Augusto Coén y su Orquesta | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Brunswick | B18512 | 10-in. | 1/17/1936 | The music goes 'round and 'round : Rumba | Augusto Coén y su Orquesta | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Decca | 39721 | 10-in. | 7/12/1935 | Murder in the moonlight | Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 39722 | 10-in. | 7/15/1935 | Let's swing it | Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 39805 | 10-in. | 8/2/1935 | Double trouble | Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 39807 | 10-in. | 8/5/1935 | That's what you think | Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 39808 | 10-in. | 8/5/1935 | Double trouble | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 39809 | 10-in. | 8/5/1935 | You're all I need | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 39810 | 10-in. | 8/5/1935 | In the middle of a kiss | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 39811 | 10-in. | 8/5/1935 | When I grow too old to dream | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 39812 | 10-in. | 8/5/1935 | Rhythm is our business | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 39813 | 10-in. | 8/5/1935 | I wished on the moon | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 39819 | 10-in. | 8/6/1935 | I'm livin' in a great big way | Gladys Palmer | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 39820 | 10-in. | 8/6/1935 | In the middle of a kiss | Gladys Palmer | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 39821 | 10-in. | 8/6/1935 | Get behind me, Satan | Gladys Palmer | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 39825 | 10-in. | 8/7/1935 | Trees | Gladys Palmer | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 39845 | 10-in. | 8/9/1935 | My special man is back in town | Gladys Palmer | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 60004 | 10-in. | 9/26/1935 | Looking for love | Riley-Farley and their Onyx Club Band | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60005 | 10-in. | 9/26/1935 | South | Riley-Farley and their Onyx Club Band | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60006 | 10-in. | 9/26/1935 | The music goes round and around | Riley-Farley and their Onyx Club Band | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60073 | 10-in. | 10/17/1935 | It's funny what a kiss can do | Bob Howard Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 60074 | 10-in. | 10/17/1935 | Sugar plum | Bob Howard Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 60075 | 10-in. | 10/17/1935 | It's written in the stars | Bob Howard Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 60076 | 10-in. | 10/17/1935 | Give me a break, baby | Bob Howard Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 60096 | 10-in. | 10/22/1935 | Georgia rockin' chair | Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 60097 | 10-in. | 10/22/1935 | Monday in Manhattan | Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 60098 | 10-in. | 10/22/1935 | Every now and then | Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 60099 | 10-in. | 10/22/1935 | Wouldn't I be a wonder | Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 60102 | 10-in. | 10/23/1935 | You are my lucky star | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60103 | 10-in. | 10/23/1935 | I'm in the mood for love | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60104 | 10-in. | 10/23/1935 | Santa Claus is comin' to town | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60105 | 10-in. | 10/23/1935 | Jingle bells | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60107 | 10-in. | 10/24/1935 | Wabash blues | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60108 | 10-in. | 10/24/1935 | China boy | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60109 | 10-in. | 10/24/1935 | I never knew | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60110 | 10-in. | 10/24/1935 | The music goes 'round and around | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60161 | 10-in. | 11/22/1935 | I'd rather listen to your eyes | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60162 | 10-in. | 11/22/1935 | I'd love to take orders from you | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60163 | 10-in. | 11/22/1935 | Here's to romance | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60164 | 10-in. | 11/22/1935 | At your service, Madame | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60172 | 10-in. | 11/26/1935 | Blue clarinet stomp | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60173 | 10-in. | 11/26/1935 | Twenty-four hours a day | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60174 | 10-in. | 11/26/1935 | Don't give up the ship | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60211 | 10-in. | 12/10/1935 | I found a dream | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60212 | 10-in. | 12/10/1935 | No other one | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60213 | 10-in. | 12/10/1935 | You took my breath away | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60214 | 10-in. | 12/10/1935 | When a great love comes along | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60290 | 10-in. | 12/27/1935 | Quicker than you can say Jack Robinson | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60291 | 10-in. | 12/27/1935 | I feel like a feather in the breeze | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60344 | 10-in. | 1/15/1936 | Dinner for one, please James | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60345 | 10-in. | 1/15/1936 | A beautiful lady in blue | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60358 | 10-in. | 1/17/1936 | I'm gonna clap my hands | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60359 | 10-in. | 1/17/1936 | I wish I were Aladdin | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60360 | 10-in. | 1/17/1936 | Not enough | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60361 | 10-in. | 1/17/1936 | You're wicky, you're wacky, you're wonderful | Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 60412 | 1/29/1936 | Deep Elm blues | Dick Stabile Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 60413 | 10-in. | 1/29/1936 | Just because | Dick Stabile Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 60414 | 10-in. | 1/29/1936 | If I could be with you one hour tonight | Dick Stabile Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 60415 | 10-in. | 1/29/1936 | Ja-da | Dick Stabile Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 60456 | 10-in. | 2/10/1936 | We saw the sea | The Top-Hatters | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 60457 | 10-in. | 2/10/1936 | Wah-hoo! | The Top-Hatters | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 61038 | 10-in. | 4/14/1936 | Melody from the sky | Riley-Farley and their Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 61039 | 10-in. | 4/14/1936 | Love is like a cigarette | Riley-Farley and their Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 61040 | 10-in. | 4/14/1936 | Knicks-knacks on the mantel | Riley-Farley and their Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 61041 | 10-in. | 4/14/1936 | Twilight in the trail | Riley-Farley and their Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 61052 | 10-in. | 4/14/1936 | I'm in the mood for love | Mike Riley | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 61053 | 10-in. | 4/14/1936 | You are my lucky star | Mike Riley | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 61065 | 10-in. | 4/21/1936 | There's something in the wind | Mike Riley | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 61066 | 10-in. | 4/21/1936 | The old oaken bucket | Mike Riley | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone | ||
| Decca | 61353 | 10-in. | 10/27/1936 | Trouble don't like music | Riley-Farley and their Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 61354 | 10-in. | 10/27/1936 | A high hat, a piccolo and a cane | Riley-Farley and their Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 61355 | 10-in. | 10/27/1936 | Hey-hey (Your cares away) | Riley-Farley and their Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 61356 | 10-in. | 10/27/1936 | With Thee I swing | Riley-Farley and their Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62154 | 10-in. | 4/27/1937 | I'm hatin' this waitin' around | Mike Riley Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62155 | 10-in. | 4/27/1937 | That's Southern hospitality | Mike Riley Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62162 | 10-in. | 4/29/1937 | Spendin' all my time with the blues | Mike Riley Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62163 | 10-in. | 4/29/1937 | Jammin' | Mike Riley Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 63170 | 10-in. | 1/18/1938 | Cachita | Mike Riley and his Round and Round Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 63171 | 10-in. | 1/18/1938 | Oooo oh boom! | Mike Riley and his Round and Round Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 63172 | 10-in. | 1/18/1938 | You're giving me the run-around | Mike Riley and his Round and Round Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 63173 | 10-in. | 1/18/1938 | Oh dear, what can the matter be? | Mike Riley and his Round and Round Boys | instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist | ||
| Columbia (U.K.) | CA15520 | 10-in. | November 1935-February 1936 | The music goes 'round and around | BBC Dance Orchestra ; Henry Hall | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | CL5768 | 10-in. | 6/8/1936 | La musique vient par ici | Lyne Clevers ; Bruno Coquatrix | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Riley, Mike," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112116.
Riley, Mike. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112116.
"Riley, Mike." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Riley, Mike, 1904-1984 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003036535
Wikidata: Mike Riley - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1721224
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/316014982
MusicBrainz: Mike Riley - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/17d69290-c2c8-43cc-8437-9c0cdb61190c
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