Ray Tunia
Birth and Death Data: Born May 10, 1916, Died August 16, 1983
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1942 - 1944
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-073487 | 10-in. | 3/30/1942 | Who threw the whiskey in the well? | Hardway Four ; Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-073488 | 10-in. | 3/30/1942 | Me and my Melinda | James Otis Lewis ; Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-073489 | 10-in. | 3/30/1942 | Tunies' tune | Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler | Jazz/dance band | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-073490 | 10-in. | 3/30/1942 | Keep jumpin' | Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Decca | 71451 | 10-in. | 10/19/1943 | Don't cry baby | Lucky Millinder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 71452 | 10-in. | 10/19/1943 | Sweet slumber | Lucky Millinder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 71453 | 10-in. | 10/19/1943 | Shipyard social function | Lucky Millinder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 72094 | 10-in. | 5/10/1944 | You lovely you | Tab Smith Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 72095 | 10-in. | 5/10/1944 | I live true to you | Tab Smith Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 72096 | 10-in. | 5/10/1944 | Brown skin blues | Tab Smith Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 72097 | 10-in. | 5/10/1944 | All night long | Tab Smith Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 72602 | 10-in. | 12/6/1944 | I've been good to you | Tab Smith Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 72603 | 10-in. | 12/6/1944 | Loving you just the same | Tab Smith Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 72604 | 10-in. | 12/6/1944 | It's all over but the shouting | Tab Smith Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 72605 | 10-in. | 12/6/1944 | Sorry about the whole affair | Tab Smith Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tunia, Ray," accessed April 17, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/347959.
Tunia, Ray. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 17, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/347959.
"Tunia, Ray." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Tunia, Ray - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93053563
Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q53997774
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/59272822
ISNI: 0000 0000 5514 7457 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000055147457
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