Snooky Young

Eugene Edward "Snooky" Young (February 3, 1919 – May 11, 2011) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known for his mastery of the plunger mute, with which he was able to create a wide range of sounds.

Birth and Death Data: Born Dayton (city and county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States), Died May 11, 2011 (Newport Beach (city in Orange County, California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1963

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, composer

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 53 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D7VB-0404	10-in.	1/3/1947	Free eats	Count Basie Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	instrumentalist, trumpet, composer
Exclusive	OR-159-A	10-in.	12/31/1951	Groovin' high	Artists vary		instrumentalist, trumpet
Excelsior	OR-159-B	10-in.	12/31/1951	I've got a right to sing the blues	Artists vary		instrumentalist, trumpet
Mercury	392	10-in.	4/6/1946	Oo-wee walkie talkie	Gerald Wilson Orchestra ; Dinah Washington		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	68874	10-in.	3/26/1941	Blue prelude-2	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	68875	10-in.	3/26/1941	I had a proposition-1	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	68876	10-in.	3/26/1941	Twenty-four robbers-2	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	68877	10-in.	3/26/1941	Battle axe-1	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	69035	10-in.	4/22/1941	Peace and love for all-1	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	69036	10-in.	4/22/1941	Chocolate	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	69680	10-in.	8/26/1941	Gone-2	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	69681	10-in.	8/26/1941	Hi spook-1	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	69682	10-in.	8/26/1941	Yard dog mazurka-1, 3	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	69683	10-in.	8/26/1941	Impromptu-2	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	70093	10-in.	12/22/1941	Blues in the night, part 1	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	70094	10-in.	12/22/1941	Blues in the night, part 2	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	70095	10-in.	12/23/1941	I'm losing my mind (because of you)	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	70096	10-in.	12/23/1941	Life is fine-1	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	70654	10-in.	4/14/1942	It had to be you-2, 3	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	70655	10-in.	4/14/1942	I'm gonna move to the outskirts of town, part 1-1	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	70656	10-in.	4/14/1942	I'm gonna move to the outskirts of town, part 2-1	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	108523		1/4/1960	I gotta right to sing the blues	Sammy Davis, Jr.		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	108524		1/4/1960	The lady is a tramp	Sammy Davis, Jr.		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	108525		1/4/1960	I got a woman	Sammy Davis, Jr.		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	108526		1/4/1960	Do nothin' till you hear from me	Sammy Davis, Jr.		instrumentalist, trumpet

(Results 1-25 of 53 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Young, Snooky," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/351833.

Young, Snooky. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/351833.

"Young, Snooky." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.