J. C. MacGregor
John Chalmers MacGregor (born March 28, 1903 in Saginaw, Michigan – died March 9, 1973 in Los Angeles, California), better known as Chummy MacGregor, a musician and composer, was the pianist in The Glenn Miller Orchestra from 1936 to 1942. He composed the songs "Moon Dreams", "It Must Be Jelly ('Cause Jam Don't Shake Like That)", "I Sustain the Wings", "Doin' the Jive", "Sold American", "Cutesie Pie" in 1932 with Bing Crosby and Red Standex, and "Slumber Song". |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 28, 1903 (Saginaw), Died March 9, 1973 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, songwriter, arranger
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 201-225 of 238 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-067745 | 10-in. | 9/3/1941 | Ma-ma-Maria (Fee-dle, ee-dle-lee, fee-dle, ee-dle-la) | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-067746 | 10-in. | 9/3/1941 | This time the dream's on me | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068066 | 10-in. | 11/3/1941 | Humpty-Dumpty heart | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068067 | 10-in. | 11/3/1941 | Everything I love | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal choir | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068068 | 10-in. | 11/3/1941 | A string of pearls | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068069 | 10-in. | 11/3/1941 | Baby Mine | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068071 | 10-in. | 11/3/1941 | Day dreaming | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068418 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | Moonlight sonata | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Chummy MacGregor | Jazz/dance band, with piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068419 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | Slumber song | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with humming | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068420 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | (There'll be blue birds over) The white cliffs of Dover | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068421 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | We're the couple in the castle | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068422 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | It happened in Hawaii | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068456 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | Moonlight cocktail | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068457 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | Happy in love | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068458 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | Fooled | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068459 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | Keep 'em flying | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068460 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | Chip off the old block | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068461 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | The story of a starry night | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068789 | 10-in. | 1/8/1942 | Skylark | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068790 | 10-in. | 1/8/1942 | When the roses bloom again | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068791 | 10-in. | 1/8/1942 | Always in my heart | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068833 | 10-in. | 1/5/1942 | The president's birthday ball | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068834 | 10-in. | 1/5/1942 | Angels of mercy | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068835 | 10-in. | 1/8/1942 | Dear Mom | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-068836 | 10-in. | 1/5/1942 | On the old assembly line | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "MacGregor, Chummy," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114258.
MacGregor, Chummy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114258.
"MacGregor, Chummy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Chummy MacGregor
Discogs: J. C. MacGregor
Allmusic: J. C. MacGregor
IMDb: J. C. MacGregor
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: MacGregor, Chummy, 1903-1973 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008091785
Wikidata: Chummy MacGregor - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5116179
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/44112532
MusicBrainz: Chummy MacGregor - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fd2f3b31-e75c-46d5-942f-1d3ddf96f375
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.