Dan Burley
Dan Burley (November 7, 1907, in Lexington, Kentucky – October 29, 1962, in Chicago, Illinois) was an American pianist and journalist. He appeared on numerous network television and radio shows in the US and had two radio shows of his own on WWRL Radio in New York. He was editor of many African-American publications, including the New York Age, the Amsterdam News, and the magazines Ebony, Jet and Duke. He also appeared in five films, performed with Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Milton Hinton, Lionel Hampton, Leonard Feather, Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, and wrote music for Lionel Hampton and Cab Calloway. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Lexington (city in and county seat of Fayette County, Kentucky, United States), Died October 29, 1962 (Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, leader, songwriter, vocalist
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-042941 | 10-in. | 10/12/1939 | I'm on my way from you | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-055534 | 10-in. | 8/21/1940 | Pig foot sonata | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-0040 | 10-in. | 1/8/1947 | I'm scared of that woman | Ruby Smith | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Exclusive | EXC-1343 | 10-in. | 12/31/1949 | Chicken shack shuffle | Jimmy Archey ; Danny Barker ; Dan Burley ; John Hardee ; Herman Mitchell | composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, leader | ||
| Exclusive | EXC-1344 | 10-in. | 12/31/1949 | Skiffle blues | Jimmy Archey ; Danny Barker ; Dan Burley ; Pops Foster ; John Hardee ; Skiffle Boys | leader, composer, instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 73328 | 1/30/1946 | Hamp's salty blues | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 73329 | 1/30/1946 | Ridin' on the L & N | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 73330 | 1/30/1946 | Chord-a-re-bop-1 | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 73331 | 1/30/1946 | Limehouse blues | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burley, Dan," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110781.
Burley, Dan. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110781.
"Burley, Dan." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Burley, Dan, 1907-1962 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98022075
Wikidata: Dan Burley - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1159014
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/24212789
MusicBrainz: Dan Burley - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e8b5d2ad-766d-4782-b2cd-71031405708c
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/410958 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/410958
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