Mitchell Ayres
Mitchell Ayres (December 24, 1909 – September 5, 1969) was an orchestra leader, music arranger, composer and performer. He is best known for his many years of work with Perry Como on radio, records, and television and as the musical conductor for The Hollywood Palace. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 24, 1909 (Milwaukee), Died September 5, 1969 (Winchester)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: director, violin, songwriter, arranger
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 108 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-058181 | 10-in. | 12/18/1940 | Hello Ma! I done it again | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-058182 | 10-in. | 12/18/1940 | I'm nuts about the good old U.S.A. | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | director | |
Victor | BS-058183 | 10-in. | 12/18/1940 | The sidewalk serenade | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | director | |
Victor | BS-058184 | 10-in. | 12/18/1940 | Lily—hot from Chile | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble | director | |
Victor | BS-058185 | 10-in. | 12/18/1940 | Rose of the Rockies | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-058186 | 10-in. | 12/18/1940 | Wishful thinking | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-058892 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | Boogie woogie bugle boy | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | director | |
Victor | BS-058893 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | I came, I saw, I conga'd | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | director | |
Victor | BS-058894 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | You're a lucky fellow, Mr.Smith | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble | director | |
Victor | BS-058895 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | This is new | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-058896 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | The two little squirrels (Nuts to you) | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Gee-Gee ; Mary Ann Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with vocal duet | director | |
Victor | BS-058897 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | Jenny | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | director | |
Victor | BS-060988 | 10-in. | 3/20/1941 | Minnie from Trinidad | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble | director | |
Victor | BS-060989 | 10-in. | 3/20/1941 | And the band played on | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | director, arranger | |
Victor | BS-060990 | 10-in. | 3/20/1941 | Just a little bit south of North Carolina | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-060991 | 10-in. | 3/20/1941 | What do you hear from your heart? | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-060992 | 10-in. | 3/20/1941 | We go well together | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-060993 | 10-in. | 3/20/1941 | Schottische at sunrise | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music | Jazz/dance band | director | |
Victor | BS-064413 | 10-in. | 5/24/1941 | Mexicali-oomph! | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director, instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | BS-064414 | 10-in. | 5/24/1941 | Time was | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director, instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | BS-064415 | 10-in. | 5/24/1941 | The daughter of Jeanie (with the light brown hair) | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | director, instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | BS-064416 | 10-in. | 5/24/1941 | My lost horizon | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director, instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | BS-064417 | 10-in. | 5/24/1941 | Anything | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | BS-064418 | 10-in. | 5/24/1941 | Pinball player's blues | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, instrumentalist, violin | |
Victor | BS-066917 | 10-in. | 7/14/1941 | Goodbye, dear, I'll be back in a year | Mitchell Ayres ; Johnny Bond ; Fashions-in-Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ayres, Mitchell," accessed September 18, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109767.
Ayres, Mitchell. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 18, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109767.
"Ayres, Mitchell." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 September 2024.
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