Joe Burke

Joseph Aloysius Burke (March 18, 1884 – June 9, 1950) was an American composer and pianist. His successful songs, written with various lyricists, included "Down Honolulu Way" (1916), "Oh How I Miss You Tonight" (1924), "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" (1929), "Moon Over Miami" (1935), "Getting Some Fun Out of Life" (1937) and "Rambling Rose" (1948) and "Painting The Clouds With Sunshine" (1929)

Birth and Death Data: Born March 18, 1884 (Philadelphia), Died June 9, 1950 (Upper Darby Township)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1909 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist, speaker

Notes: Burke is billed on Leeds & Catlin discs as "The American Harry Lauder." There is no evidence that he is the same individual as the songwriter.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 576-600 of 600 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	N-743	10-in.	2/15/1929	Heaven help a sailor on a night like this	7 Blue Babies ; Jack Dalton	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	N-772	10-in.	3/7/1929	Carolina moon	B. A. Rolfe Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Edison	N-811	10-in.	3/22/1929	Give your little baby lots of lovin'	Ermine Calloway	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	N-910	10-in.	5/22/1929	Dream mother	Winegar’s Penn Boys	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	N-933	10-in.	5/31/1929	Dream mother	Frank Munn	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	N-976	10-in.	6/24/1929	Painting the clouds with sunshine	Billy Murray ; Walter Scanlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	N-980	10-in.	6/26/1929	Painting the clouds with sunshine	California Ramblers	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	N-981	10-in.	6/26/1929	Tip-toe thru' the tulips with me	California Ramblers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Edison	N-1034	10-in.	7/23/1929	Tip-toe through the tulips with me	California Ramblers	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	N-1078	10-in.	8/19/1929	Tip-toe thru' the tulips with me	Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Edison	N-1109	10-in.	9/4/1929	Go to bed	Jack Stillman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor (Canada)	8405	10-in.	before 10/13/1938	Sailing at midnight	Art Hallman ; Mart Kenney ; Western Gentlemen	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor (Canada)	[ViC cat 263669-A]	10-in.	before 1/20/1930	Viens: Sur la pointe des pieds	Donat Brunet	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor (Canada)	[ViC cat 263669-B]	10-in.	before 1/20/1930	Peignez vos noirs nuages de soleil	Donat Brunet	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Vocalion	21686	10-in.	9/13/1937	Getting some fun out of life	Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Vocalion	22029	10-in.	11/15/1937	She was just a sailor's sweetheart	Frank Novak and his Rootin' Tootin' Boys	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal group	composer, lyricist
Vocalion	22032	10-in.	11/15/1937	Dear old girl medley	Frank Novak and his Rootin' Tootin' Boys	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal group	composer
Vocalion	14050-14053	10-in.	12/11/1924	No wonder	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Leeds & Catlin	9571	10-in.	between late 1908 and early 1909	For she's my daisy	Joe Burke	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	speaker
Leeds & Catlin	9574	10-in.	between late 1908 and early 1909	The wedding o' Sandy McNab	Joe Burke	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	speaker
Leeds & Catlin	[L & C cat 195]	10-in.	between late 1908 and early 1909	Stop yer ticklin', Jock	Joe Burke	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	speaker
Columbia (U.K.)	WL1994	10-in.	approximately January 10, 1930	Si je n'étais plus fidèle	Armand Bernard ; Jean Sorbier	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Columbia (U.K.)	WL3243	10-in.	7/3/1931	Mieux que les fleurs	Pierre Chagnon ; Adrien Lamy	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WL3244	10-in.	7/3/1931	Cet air que vous aimiez	Pierre Chagnon ; Adrien Lamy	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	CL5922	10-in.	11/3/1936	Nuits de Miami	Josephine Baker ; John Ellsworth	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 576-600 of 600 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burke, Joe," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109994.

Burke, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109994.

"Burke, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 November 2024.