Paul Tanner

Paul Tanner

Paul Tanner (October 15, 1917 – February 5, 2013) was an American musician and a member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. He developed and played the Electro-Theremin, a theremin soundalike instrument that is best known for its use on the Beach Boys 1966 songs "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times," "Good Vibrations," and "Wild Honey".

Birth and Death Data: Born October 15, 1917 (Kentucky), Died February 5, 2013 (Carlsbad)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone

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Recordings (Results 251-275 of 275 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	L 6433	9/13/1951	Fugue for tinhorns	Sonny Burke Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 6434	9/13/1951	Mr. Pessimist	Sonny Burke Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 6435	9/13/1951	The grabber	Sonny Burke Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 6533	11/26/1951	Baby doll	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 6534	11/26/1951	What does it take?	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 6535	11/26/1951	Lady bug	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 6536	11/26/1951	Lazy day	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 7104	3/24/1953	And the bull walked around, olay	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 7105	3/24/1953	Tompkins Cove	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 7106	3/24/1953	One-stop boogie	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 7166	4/27/1953	Pale moon (An Indian love song)	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 7167	4/27/1953	Off the wall	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 7168	4/27/1953	Later	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 7344	9/1/1953	Chattanooga choo choo	Tex Beneek Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 7345	9/1/1953	Danny's hideaway	Tex Beneek Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 7346	9/1/1953	Mr. Peepers	Tex Beneek Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 7347	9/1/1953	Cimarron	Tex Beneek Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 8837	12/1/1955	Around the corner	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 8838	12/1/1955	Boom boom (Ain't it great to be crazy)	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 8839	12/1/1955	The sweetest march	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 8840	12/1/1955	Glorious, glorious	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 10809	10/31/1958	Carioca	Jack Kane Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 10810	10/31/1958	Some of these days	Jack Kane Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 10811	10/31/1958	I'm getting sentimental over you	Jack Kane Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	L 10812	10/31/1958	Poor butterfly	Jack Kane Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tanner, Paul," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103112.

Tanner, Paul. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103112.

"Tanner, Paul." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.