Charlie LaVere

Charles LaVere Johnson, better known as Charlie LaVere (July 18, 1910, Salina, Kansas - April 28, 1983, Ramona, California) was an American jazz pianist, vocalist, bandleader, and composer. He is best known for his extensive work with arranger Gordon Jenkins, including the 1948 million seller “Maybe You’ll Be There”, his own dixie jazz group LaVere's Chicago Loopers, and his later work for Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe Revue, for which he composed the music and led the band performances from 1955 to 1959, and which would go on to become the longest running stage show in the history of show business, running for over 31 years and over 39,000 performances.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 18, 1910 (Salina), Died April 28, 1983

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, vocalist, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 45 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor PBS-042175 10-in. 10/9/1939 Cuban boogie woogie Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Judy Ellington Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor PBS-042263 10-in. 11/21/1939 Sweet potato piper Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor PBS-042264 10-in. 11/21/1939 Palms of paradise Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor PBS-042265 10-in. 11/21/1939 The moon and the willow tree Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor PBS-042266 10-in. 11/21/1939 Too romantic Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor PBS-042384 10-in. 1/19/1940 I gotta right to sing the blues Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, piano  
Victor PBS-042385 10-in. 1/19/1940 It had to be you Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, piano  
Victor PBS-042386 10-in. 1/19/1940 Your kiss Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, piano  
Victor PBS-042387 10-in. 1/19/1940 This is the beginning of the end Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-044032 10-in. 10/20/1939 Cuban boogie woogie Delta Rhythm Band ; Bob Zurke Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Decca 80037 10/7/1949 Who's sorry now Castle Jazz Band ; Kid Ory and his Creole Band instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 102939 10/7/1949 I never knew Charlie LaVere's Chicago Loopers instrumentalist, piano  
Decca DLA 1201 10-in. 4/9/1938 Morocco Ben Pollack and his Pick-A-Rib Boys instrumentalist, piano  
Decca DLA 1202 10-in. 4/9/1938 Fare Thee honey, fare Thee well Connie Boswell instrumentalist, piano  
Decca DLA 1203 10-in. 4/9/1938 Mr. Freddie blues Connie Boswell instrumentalist, piano  
Decca DLA 1204 10-in. 4/9/1938 Nobody's gonna take you from me Ben Pollack and his Pick-A-Rib Boys instrumentalist, piano  
Decca DLA 2259 10-in. 12/9/1940 De camptown races Bing Crosby instrumentalist, piano  
Decca DLA 2260 10-in. 12/9/1940 Did your mother come from Ireland? Bing Crosby instrumentalist, piano  
Decca DLA 2261 10-in. 12/9/1940 My old Kentucky home Bing Crosby instrumentalist, piano  
Decca DLA 2262 10-in. 12/9/1940 Where the River Shannon flows Bing Crosby instrumentalist, piano  
Decca DLA 2403 10-in. 5/24/1941 Boogie woogie piano man Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca DLA 2404 10-in. 5/24/1941 As if you didn't know Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca DLA 2405 10-in. 5/24/1941 Hep and happy Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca DLA 2406 10-in. 5/24/1941 Buck fever Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca DLA 2417 10-in. 5/27/1941 Woodland symphony Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 1-25 of 45 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "LaVere, Charlie," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110022.

LaVere, Charlie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110022.

"LaVere, Charlie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

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