J. C. MacGregor
John Chalmers MacGregor (born March 28, 1903 in Saginaw, Michigan – died March 9, 1973 in Los Angeles, California), better known as Chummy MacGregor, a musician and composer, was the pianist in The Glenn Miller Orchestra from 1936 to 1942. He composed the songs "Moon Dreams", "It Must Be Jelly ('Cause Jam Don't Shake Like That)", "I Sustain the Wings", "Doin' the Jive", "Sold American", "Cutesie Pie" in 1932 with Bing Crosby and Red Standex, and "Slumber Song". |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 28, 1903 (Saginaw), Died March 9, 1973 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, songwriter, arranger
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 246 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-043975 | 10-in. | 12/6/1939 | It's a blue world | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-043976 | 10-in. | 12/6/1939 | Ooh! What you said | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-046082 | 10-in. | 1/6/1940 | The gaucho serenade | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-046083 | 10-in. | 1/6/1940 | The sky fell down | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-046084 | 10-in. | 1/6/1940 | When you wish upon a star | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-046431 | 10-in. | 1/15/1940 | Give a little whistle | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-046432 | 10-in. | 1/15/1940 | Missouri waltz | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-046433 | 10-in. | 1/15/1940 | Beautiful Ohio | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-046434 | 10-in. | 1/15/1940 | What's the matter with me | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-046735 | 10-in. | 1/29/1940 | Star dust | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-046736 | 10-in. | 1/29/1940 | My melancholy baby | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-046737 | 10-in. | 1/29/1940 | Let's all sing together | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-046738 | 10-in. | 1/29/1940 | Rug cutter's swing | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-046739 | 10-in. | 1/29/1940 | The woodpecker's song | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-046784 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | Sweet potato piper | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-046785 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | Too romantic | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-046786 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | Tuxedo junction | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-046787 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | Londonderry air | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | arranger, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-047067 | 10-in. | 2/19/1940 | Imagination | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-047068 | 10-in. | 2/19/1940 | Shake down the stars | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-047069 | 10-in. | 2/19/1940 | I'll never smile again | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-047070 | 10-in. | 2/19/1940 | Starlight and music | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-047093 | 10-in. | 2/24/1940 | Polka dots and moonbeams | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-047094 | 10-in. | 2/24/1940 | My! my! | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-047095 | 10-in. | 2/24/1940 | Say it | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "MacGregor, Chummy," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114258.
MacGregor, Chummy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114258.
"MacGregor, Chummy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Chummy MacGregor
Discogs: J. C. MacGregor
Allmusic: J. C. MacGregor
IMDb: J. C. MacGregor
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LCNAR: MacGregor, Chummy, 1903-1973 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008091785
Wikidata: Chummy MacGregor - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5116179
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/44112532
MusicBrainz: Chummy MacGregor - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fd2f3b31-e75c-46d5-942f-1d3ddf96f375
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