Kenny O'Brien
Birth and Death Data: Born February 26, 1928
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1954
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 54 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D9VB-0284 | 10-in. | 3/14/1949 | Boptura | Charlie Ventura Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with scat singing | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D9VB-0285 | 10-in. | 3/14/1949 | Barney Google | Charlie Ventura Bop for the People | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D9VB-0286 | 10-in. | 3/14/1949 | Smoke gets in your eyes | Charlie Ventura Bop for the People | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D9VB-0469 | 10-in. | 4/7/1949 | Flamingo | Charlie Ventura Orchestra | Jazz septet, with scat singing | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Decca | 83562 | April 1949 | Introduction and theme music-2: Yesterdays ; The peanut vendor | Charlie Ventura Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 83563 | April 1949 | Euphoria, part 1 | Charlie Ventura Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 83564 | April 1949 | Euphoria, part 2 | Charlie Ventura Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 83565 | April 1949 | Euphoria, part 3 | Charlie Ventura Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 83566 | April 1949 | Fine and dandy | Charlie Ventura Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 83567 | April 1949 | East of Suez | Charlie Ventura Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 83568 | April 1949 | If I had you-1 | Charlie Ventura Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 83569 | April 1949 | I'm forever blowing bubbles | Charlie Ventura Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 83570 | April 1949 | Pennies from heaven | Charlie Ventura Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 83571 | April 1949 | How high the moon, part 1 | Charlie Ventura Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 83572 | April 1949 | How high the moon, part 2 | Charlie Ventura Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 83573 | April 1949 | How high the moon, part 3 | Charlie Ventura Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84293 | 4/8/1953 | Cheerful little earful | Terry Gibbs Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84294 | 4/8/1953 | I may be wrong | Terry Gibbs Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84295 | 4/8/1953 | Swinging the Robert A.G. (Waitin' for the R.A.G.) | Terry Gibbs Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84296 | 4/8/1953 | Lollypop | Terry Gibbs Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84311 | 4/3/1953 | Trotting | Terry Gibbs Sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84312 | 4/3/1953 | Bernie's tune | Terry Gibbs Sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84313 | 4/3/1953 | De Arango | Terry Gibbs Sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84314 | 4/3/1953 | Lemon drop | Terry Gibbs Sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84579 | 3/16/1953 | Out of nowhere | Terry Gibbs Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "O'Brien, Kenny," accessed January 4, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/334324.
O'Brien, Kenny. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 4, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/334324.
"O'Brien, Kenny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 4 January 2026.
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LCNAR: O'Brien, Kenny - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93014219
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