Modernaires

The Modernaires were an American vocal group, best known for performing in the 1940s with the Glenn Miller Orchestra.

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group

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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 172 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 100318 7/26/1956 The space man Al Collins Vocal group  
Decca 100319 7/26/1956 Jazzbo's theory Al Collins Vocal group  
Decca 104003 1/10/1958 Act your age The Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca 104004 1/10/1958 As long as I have you The Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca 104017 1/18/1958 Sweet Eloise Tex Beneek Orchestra Vocal group  
Decca 104020 1/19/1958 Don't sit under the apple tree Tex Beneek Orchestra Vocal group  
Decca 104022 1/19/1958 I've got a gal in Kalamazoo Tex Beneek Orchestra Vocal group  
Decca 104024 1/20/1958 Elmer's tune Tex Beneek Orchestra Vocal group  
Decca 104026 1/20/1958 Serenade in blue Tex Beneek Orchestra Vocal group  
Decca 104027 1/21/1958 Chattanooga choo choo Tex Beneek Orchestra Vocal group  
Decca 104028 1/21/1958 Perfidia Tex Beneek Orchestra Vocal group  
Decca L 5160 10/24/1949 The new Ashmolean marching society The Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca L 6079 2/15/1951 Lovely is the evening The Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca L 6080 2/15/1951 Wishing you were here tonight The Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca L 6081 2/15/1951 (If I had) Wings on my wishes The Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca L 6082 2/15/1951 You'll always be the sweetheart of my dreams The Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca L 6173 3/20/1951 I'm late The Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca L 6174 3/20/1951 Alice in Wonderland The Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca L 6231 4/11/1951 Yes, yes, yes-1 Harry Babbitt ; Martha Tilton Vocal group  
Decca L 6232 4/11/1951 Music in my heart Harry Babbitt ; Martha Tilton Vocal group  
Decca L 6233 4/11/1951 Powder blue Harry Babbitt ; Martha Tilton Vocal group  
Decca L 6263 5/8/1951 Please don't cry The Modernaires ; Martha Tilton Vocal group  
Decca L 6275 5/15/1951 Irving-1 Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music Vocal group  
Decca L 6276 5/15/1951 Sad and lonely Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music Vocal group  
Decca L 6277 5/15/1951 Cuddle up a little closer Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music Vocal group  
(Results 76-100 of 172 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Modernaires," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/332063.

Modernaires. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/332063.

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

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URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/332063

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