Sonny Burke
Sonny Burke (born Joseph Francis Burke; March 22, 1914 in Scranton, Pennsylvania – May 31, 1980) was an American musical arranger, composer, Big Band leader and producer. In 1937, he graduated from Duke University, where he had formed and led the jazz big band known as the Duke Ambassadors. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born March 22, 1914 (Scranton), Died May 31, 1980 (Santa Monica)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1955
Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, leader, piano, composer, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 33 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D7VB-0231 | 10-in. | 4/3/1947 | Stardreams (theme song) | Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Charlie Spivak | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Decca | 71694 | 10-in. | 1/19/1944 | Holiday for strings-1 | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | arranger | ||
Decca | 71774 | 10-in. | 2/16/1944 | The champ-1 | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | arranger | ||
Decca | L 3951 | 10-in. | 9/6/1945 | Come to baby do | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | arranger | ||
Decca | L 6396 | 8/28/1951 | Happiness is this | Sonny Burke Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6397 | 8/28/1951 | Cocoanuts | Sonny Burke Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6398 | 8/28/1951 | Mr. President | Sonny Burke Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6399 | 8/28/1951 | Three cornered tune | Sonny Burke Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6432 | 9/13/1951 | Balboa | Sonny Burke Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6433 | 9/13/1951 | Fugue for tinhorns | Sonny Burke Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6434 | 9/13/1951 | Mr. Pessimist | Sonny Burke Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6435 | 9/13/1951 | The grabber | Sonny Burke Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6533 | 11/26/1951 | Baby doll | Ella Fitzgerald | leader, arranger | |||
Decca | L 6534 | 11/26/1951 | What does it take? | Ella Fitzgerald | leader, arranger | |||
Decca | L 6535 | 11/26/1951 | Lady bug | Ella Fitzgerald | leader, arranger | |||
Decca | L 6536 | 11/26/1951 | Lazy day | Ella Fitzgerald | leader, arranger | |||
Decca | L 6597 | 1/17/1952 | I'll always be following you | Sonny Burke Orchestra | leader, arranger | |||
Decca | L 6598 | 1/17/1952 | I wanna love you | Sonny Burke Orchestra | leader, arranger | |||
Decca | L 6599 | 1/17/1952 | [Unknown title(s)] | Sonny Burke Orchestra | leader, arranger | |||
Decca | L 6600 | 1/17/1952 | (Me with) Mambo on my mind | Sonny Burke Orchestra | leader, arranger | |||
Decca | L 6605 | 1/17/1952 | Blacksmith blues | Sonny Burke Orchestra | leader, arranger | |||
Decca | L 7564 | 2/15/1954 | Space control | Ed Kemmer ; Bela Kovacs ; Lyn Osborn | composer, arranger | |||
Decca | L 7565 | 2/15/1954 | Up, ship and away | Ed Kemmer ; Bela Kovacs ; Lyn Osborn | composer, arranger | |||
Decca | L 7566 | 2/15/1954 | Buzz becomes commander in chief, part 1 | Ed Kemmer ; Bela Kovacs ; Lyn Osborn | composer, arranger | |||
Decca | L 7567 | 2/15/1954 | Cadet Happy joins Commander Corry, part 1 | Ed Kemmer ; Bela Kovacs ; Lyn Osborn | composer, arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burke, Sonny," accessed March 31, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201296.
Burke, Sonny. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201296.
"Burke, Sonny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 31 March 2023.
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LCNAR: Burke, Sonny, 1914-1980 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82144224
Wikidata: Sonny Burke - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q485163
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/118279321
MusicBrainz: Sonny Burke - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6fc06e37-6239-4353-b749-c9426852390d
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