Alvin Burroughs
Alvin Burroughs (November 21, 1911 – August 1, 1950) was an American swing jazz drummer. Burroughs played in Kansas City with Walter Page's Blue Devils in 1928-29 and then with Alphonse Trent's territory band in 1930. Moving to Chicago, he played with Hal Draper's Arcadians (1935), Horace Henderson (July 1937–38), and Earl Hines (September 1938–40); with Hines he recorded extensively. In the early 1940s he worked with Milt Larkin's band at the Rhumboogie Club, Benny Carter (late 1942), and Red Allen (late 1944-April 46), in addition to leading his own band. He was in George Dixon's quartet in 1950 when he died of a heart attack. He never recorded as a leader. |
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Recordings (Results 26-38 of 38 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | PBS-055176 | 10-in. | 12/2/1940 | In swamp lands | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-055177 | 10-in. | 12/2/1940 | I'm falling for you | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Billy Eckstine | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-055178 | 10-in. | 12/2/1940 | Ev'rything depends on you | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Madeline Green | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-055179 | 10-in. | 12/2/1940 | Comin' in home | Earl Hines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-055180 | 10-in. | 12/2/1940 | Jelly, jelly | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Billy Eckstine | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Brunswick | KC612 | 10-in. | 11/10/1929 | Blue Devil blues | Original Blue Devils ; Walter Page | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | instrumentalist, drums | |
Decca | C 25185 | 5/5/1944 | The theme | Henry "Red" Allen | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | C 25186 | 10-in. | 5/5/1944 | Ride, Red, ride | Henry "Red" Allen | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | C 25187 | 5/5/1944 | Just a feeling | Henry "Red" Allen | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | C 25188 | 10-in. | 5/5/1944 | Dark eyes | Henry "Red" Allen | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | C 25189 | 10-in. | 5/5/1944 | Dear old Southland | Henry "Red" Allen | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | C 25190 | 10-in. | 5/5/1944 | Red jump | Henry "Red" Allen | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | C 25191 | 5/5/1944 | Get the mop | Henry "Red" Allen | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burroughs, Alvin," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107189.
Burroughs, Alvin. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107189.
"Burroughs, Alvin." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.
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