Milton Ebbins

Milton Keith Ebbins (February 20, 1912 - April 4, 2008) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter, talent manager and movie/television producer. He began his career as a trumpet player and bandleader in the early-1930s. It was at this time when he met his wife, a singer named Lynne Sherman. They were married in 1941 and stayed together for 67 years until his death in 2008. She died the following year, March 27, 2009.

Birth and Death Data: Born Springfield (county seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States), Died April 6, 2008 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-066797 10-in. 10/17/1941 Tune Town shuffle Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-073427 10-in. 3/11/1942 Coming out party Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-075419 10-in. 7/8/1942 Hip hip hooray Four V's ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal quartet lyricist  
Victor D7VB-0652 10-in. 3/13/1947 One o'clock boogie Count Basie ; Count Basie Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-0897 10-in. 5/22/1947 I ain't mad at you (you ain't mad at me) Count Basie ; Count Basie Orchestra Male vocal solo, with scat solo, vocal chorus and jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-0907 10-in. 5/22/1947 House rent boogie Count Basie ; Count Basie Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-1093 10-in. 10/19/1947 Mister Robert's roost Count Basie ; Count Basie Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ebbins, Milton," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113737.

Ebbins, Milton. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113737.

"Ebbins, Milton." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113737

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