Peanuts Hucko

Michael Andrew "Peanuts" Hucko (April 7, 1918 – June 19, 2003) was an American big band musician. His primary instrument was the clarinet, but he sometimes played saxophone.

Birth and Death Data: Born Syracuse, Died June 19, 2003 (Fort Worth)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1942 - 1962

Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, saxophone, alto saxophone

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 109 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-071856	10-in.	2/17/1942	Tomorrow's sunrise	Bob Chester Orchestra ; Gene Howard	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-071857	10-in.	2/17/1942	Sunburst (Theme song)	Bob Chester Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-071858	10-in.	2/17/1942	As we walk into the sunset	Bob Chester Orchestra ; Gene Howard	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-071859	10-in.	2/17/1942	What to do	Bob Chester Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-073400	10-in.	3/4/1942	There are rivers to cross (Before we meet again)	Bob Chester Orchestra ; Gene Howard	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-073401	10-in.	3/4/1942	Moonlight Bay	Bob Chester Orchestra ; Elisse Cooper ; Four Notes ; Gene Howard	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-073402	10-in.	3/4/1942	Tanning Dr Jekyll's Hyde	Bob Chester Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-073403	10-in.	3/4/1942	I do	Bob Chester Orchestra ; Gene Howard	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	E0VB-4056	10-in.	4/6/1950	At the jazz band ball	Chicago Jazz ; Gene Krupa ; Bobby Soots	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	E0VB-4057	10-in.	4/6/1950	I want gold in my pocket (when there's silver in my hair)	Chicago Jazz ; Gene Krupa ; Bobby Soots	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	E0VB-4136	10-in.	4/6/1950	Bonaparte's retreat	Chicago Jazz ; Gene Krupa ; Bobby Soots	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	E0VB-4137	10-in.	4/6/1950	My Scandinavian baby	Chicago Jazz ; Gene Krupa ; Bobby Soots	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	E0VB-4153	10-in.	4/10/1950	'Way down yonder in New Orleans	Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	E0VB-4154	10-in.	4/10/1950	Tiger rag	Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	D7VB-0660	10-in.	3/14/1947	St. Louis blues	Jack Teagarden's Big Eight	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance octet	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	D7VB-0661	10-in.	3/14/1947	Blues after hours	Jack Teagarden's Big Eight	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance octet	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	D7VB-0952	10-in.	6/10/1947	Jack Armstrong blues	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars	Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	D7VB-0953	10-in.	6/10/1947	Rockin' chair	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars	Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	D7VB-0954	10-in.	6/10/1947	Some day	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	D7VB-0955	10-in.	6/10/1947	Fifty-fifty blues	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars ; Jack Teagarden	Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, clarinet
Atlantic	238	10-in.	5/25/1949	It's raining	Ruth Brown ; Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone
Atlantic	239	10-in.	5/25/1949	So long	Ruth Brown ; Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone
Atlantic	439	10-in.	6/13/1950	I'm nobody's baby	Dorothy Ann "Dottie" Dillard ; Will Bradley Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Atlantic	440	10-in.	6/13/1950	June night	Dorothy Ann "Dottie" Dillard ; Will Bradley Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	74023		8/5/1947	My melancholy baby	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone

(Results 1-25 of 109 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hucko, Peanuts," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204721.

Hucko, Peanuts. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204721.

"Hucko, Peanuts." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.