Leroy Kirkland

Leroy E. Kirkland (February 10, 1904 or 1906 – April 6, 1988) was an American arranger, bandleader, guitarist and songwriter whose career spanned the eras of big band jazz, R&B, rock and roll and soul.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 10, 1906 (South Carolina), Died April 6, 1988 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1967

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, leader, arranger, composer

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 75 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-058772	10-in.	1/7/1941	Charleston Alley	Charlie Barnet Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-067727	10-in.	8/26/1941	Foo-gee	Sunset Orchestra ; Julius Watson ; Doc Wheeler	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-067728	10-in.	8/26/1941	How 'bout that mess	Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-067729	10-in.	8/26/1941	Take a tip	Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Victor	BS-067730	10-in.	8/26/1941	Baby, I just want you	Frohsine Stewart ; Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler	Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-068152	10-in.	11/6/1941	Gabby	Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-068166	10-in.	11/6/1941	Big and fat and forty-four	Hardway Four ; Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-068167	10-in.	11/6/1941	Sarghum switch	Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-068168	10-in.	11/6/1941	Leave the rest to me	Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-073487	10-in.	3/30/1942	Who threw the whiskey in the well?	Hardway Four ; Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-073488	10-in.	3/30/1942	Me and my Melinda	James Otis Lewis ; Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	arranger, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-073489	10-in.	3/30/1942	Tunies' tune	Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-073490	10-in.	3/30/1942	Keep jumpin'	Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D5VB-0112	10-in.	2/23/1945	After hour stuff	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D6VB-1955	10-in.	10/7/1946	Feelin' low	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Erskine Hawkins	Jazz/dance band	composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D6VB-1956	10-in.	10/7/1946	Hawk's boogie	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D6VB-1957	10-in.	10/7/1946	Sammy's nightmare	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D8VB-4092	10-in.	12/21/1948	Cold hearted woman	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D8VB-4093	10-in.	12/21/1948	Brooklyn bounce	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D9VB-0280	10-in.	3/11/1949	Texas hop	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D9VB-0281	10-in.	3/11/1949	I wish somebody cared enough to cry	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	76827		9/11/1950	so long, goodbye blues	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	76828		9/11/1950	Skippin' and hoppin'	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	76829		9/11/1950	Down beat	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	76830		9/11/1950	Tennessee waltz	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 1-25 of 75 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirkland, Leroy," accessed December 4, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205422.

Kirkland, Leroy. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 4, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205422.

"Kirkland, Leroy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 4 December 2023.