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 101-107 of 107 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 86742 | 9/2/1954 | Careless love, part 1 | Muggsy Spanier and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 86743 | 9/2/1954 | Careless love, part 2 | Muggsy Spanier and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 86744 | 9/2/1954 | Careless love, part 3 | Muggsy Spanier and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 86747 | 9/3/1954 | Judy | Muggsy Spanier and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 86748 | 9/3/1954 | Oh, Doctor Ochsner | Muggsy Spanier and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 86749 | 9/3/1954 | Washington and Lee swing | Muggsy Spanier and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 86750 | 9/3/1954 | My wild Irish Rose | Muggsy Spanier and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mure, Billy," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/333014.
Mure, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/333014.
"Mure, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Mure, Billy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94122469
Wikidata: Billy Mure - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4913076
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/31235602
MusicBrainz: Billy Mure - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d1fb72f4-cf46-4e90-afad-ea24b2c8869b
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