Beryl Booker

Beryl Booker (June 7, 1922 – September 30, 1978) was an American swing pianist. She was born in Philadelphia.

Birth and Death Data: Born Philadelphia (largest city in Pennsylvania, United States), Died September 30, 1976 (Berkeley (city in Alameda County, California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, leader, composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D6VB-3032 10-in. 10/8/1946 I only have eyes for you Beryl Booker Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Mercury 4979 10-in. 1952 Stay as sweet as you are Beryl Booker Trio instrumentalist, piano, leader  
Mercury 4980 10-in. 1952 Love is the thing Beryl Booker Trio instrumentalist, piano, leader  
Mercury 9247 10-in. 6/3/1952 My song Jimmy Cobb Orchestra ; Dinah Washington instrumentalist, piano  
Mercury 9248 10-in. 6/3/1952 Half as much Jimmy Cobb Orchestra ; Dinah Washington instrumentalist, piano  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Booker, Beryl," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/372363.

Booker, Beryl. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/372363.

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

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/372363

External Sources

Wikipedia: Beryl Booker

Discogs: Beryl Booker

Grove: Beryl Booker

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Booker, Beryl, 1922-1976 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93029191

Wikidata: Beryl Booker - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q829273

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/122063158

MusicBrainz: Beryl Booker - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9e56a18a-f664-492f-9910-fb3f07447348

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