Billy Mure

Sebastian "Billy" Mure (November 4, 1915 – September 25, 2013) was an American guitarist and songwriter who recorded several albums in the 1950s and 1960s in a variety of styles, including surf, Hawaiian, swing, pop, and lounge music.

Mure was born in New York City and played violin at age of nine, before making guitar his primary instrument. He played in bands while in the service during World War II and found work at a radio station WNEW after the war until 1957. In addition to his solo recordings, he worked as a session musician, composer, and arranger. He wrote the popular instrumental "Toy Balloons". In 1959, he released the single "A String of Trumpets", credited to Billy Mure and the Trumpeteers; the song reached #64 on the Billboard Hot 100. Mure had been performing for the past seven years with his band—Top Hats—at Squid Lips in Sebastian, Florida.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 7, 1915, Died September 25, 2013 (Vero Beach)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, electric guitar, composer

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 107 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor E1VB-2003 10-in. 4/17/1951 Country kisses Oklahoma Wranglers ; Guy Willis Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor E1VB-2004 10-in. 4/17/1951 Warm beer and a cold, cold woman Oklahoma Wranglers ; Guy Willis Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor E1VB-2039 10-in. 4/24/1951 Cowpoke Elton Britt ; Skytoppers Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor E1VB-2040 10-in. 4/24/1951 Lookin' around Elton Britt ; Skytoppers Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor E1VB-2129 10-in. 5/15/1951 Sick, sober and sorry Wilf Carter Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor E1VB-2500 10-in. 6/7/1951 Oh, dear, where can my honey be? Eddie Marshall ; Trail Dusters Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor E1VB-2501 10-in. 6/7/1951 There's no escape Eddie Marshall ; Trail Dusters Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor E1VB-2505 10-in. 6/11/1951 The wondrous word (of the Lord) Sons of the Pioneers Male vocal ensemble, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-0915 10-in. 5/23/1947 It takes a long long train with a red caboose (to carry my blues away) Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-0916 10-in. 5/23/1947 Don't make me sorry Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-0917 10-in. 5/23/1947 Don't look now (but your broken heart is showing) Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-0918 10-in. 5/23/1947 Pal in Palo Alto Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-0986 10-in. 6/18/1947 Spanish polka Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-0987 10-in. 6/18/1947 Believe me, I'll be leaving you Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-0988 10-in. 6/18/1947 If I'd only been true to you Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-0989 10-in. 6/18/1947 Mountain polka Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-1448 10-in. 7/28/1947 Don't bring your blues to me Elton Britt ; Skytoppers Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-1449 10-in. 7/28/1947 I'm tying the leaves, so they won't come down Elton Britt ; Skytoppers Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-1450 10-in. 7/28/1947 I've lived a lifetime for you Elton Britt ; Skytoppers Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-1451 10-in. 7/28/1947 Who else Elton Britt ; Skytoppers Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2000 10-in. 11/6/1947 Never trust a man Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders Female vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2001 10-in. 11/6/1947 Wide, rollin' plains Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders Female vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2002 10-in. 11/6/1947 The ding dong polka Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders String band, with female vocal solo, yodeling, drums and accordion instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2003 10-in. 11/6/1947 Take it back and change it for a boy Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders Female vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2041 10-in. 11/11/1947 Born to lose Elton Britt ; Skytoppers Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 26-50 of 107 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mure, Billy," accessed April 20, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/333014.

Mure, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/333014.

"Mure, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 20 April 2024.

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