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 151-175 of 246 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-057661 | 10-in. | 11/22/1940 | A stone's throw from heaven | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-057662 | 10-in. | 11/22/1940 | Helpless | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-057663 | 10-in. | 11/22/1940 | Long time no see, baby | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-057664 | 10-in. | 11/22/1940 | You are the one | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-058172 | 10-in. | 12/13/1940 | Anvil chorus | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-058173 | 10-in. | 12/13/1940 | Anvil chorus | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-058174 | 10-in. | 12/13/1940 | Frenesi | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-058805 | 10-in. | 12/27/1940 | The mem'ry of a rose | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-058806 | 10-in. | 12/27/1940 | I do, do you? (Do you believe in love) | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-058807 | 10-in. | 12/27/1940 | Chapel in the valley | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-058808 | 10-in. | 12/27/1940 | Prairieland lullaby | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-058884 | 10-in. | 1/17/1941 | Ida! Sweet as apple cider | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-058885 | 10-in. | 1/17/1941 | Song of the Volga boatman | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-058886 | 10-in. | 1/17/1941 | The one I love (belongs to somebody else) | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band. with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-058887 | 10-in. | 1/17/1941 | You stepped out of a dream | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band. with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-058888 | 10-in. | 1/17/1941 | I dreamt I dwelt in Harlem | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-058889 | 10-in. | 1/17/1941 | Sun Valley jump | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-060911 | 10-in. | 2/19/1941 | When that man is dead and gone | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-060912 | 10-in. | 2/19/1941 | The spirit is willing | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-060913 | 10-in. | 2/19/1941 | A little old church in England | Dorothy Claire ; Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-060914 | 10-in. | 2/19/1941 | Perfidia | Dorothy Claire ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-060915 | 10-in. | 2/20/1941 | It's always you | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-060916 | 10-in. | 2/20/1941 | Spring will be so sad (When she comes this year) | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-060917 | 10-in. | 2/20/1941 | The air minded executive | Tex Beneke ; Dorothy Claire ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-060918 | 10-in. | 2/20/1941 | Below the equator | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "MacGregor, Chummy," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114258.
MacGregor, Chummy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114258.
"MacGregor, Chummy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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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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