Frank Ryerson

Frank Layton Ryerson (3 July 1905 in Paterson, New Jersey – 15 May 1995 in Clearwater, Florida) was an American trumpeter, composer, arranger and educator.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 3, 1905, Died May 15, 1995

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, songwriter, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-03241 10-in. 11/17/1936 The Boston Tea Party Chicago Rhythm Kings Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor PBS-061374 10-in. 7/23/1941 Blue champagne Freddy Martin Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer, songwriter  
Victor D5VB-0764 10-in. 5/21/1945 Something sentimental Vaughn Monroe ; Norton Sisters ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D6VB-2712 10-in. 8/30/1946 The pleasure's all mine Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Male vocal solo, with female vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-1512 10-in. 8/12/1947 Baby be good Vaughn Monroe ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-1759 10-in. 10/17/1947 Give a broken heart a break Vaughn Monroe ; Moon Maids ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Decca 64961 10-in. 1/27/1939 Last night a miracle happened Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 64962 10-in. 1/27/1939 Riverboat shuffle Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 64963 10-in. 1/27/1939 Boneyard shuffle-1 Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65012 10-in. 2/13/1939 Could be Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65013 10-in. 2/13/1939 I won't believe it Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65015 10-in. 2/13/1939 This night (will be my souvenir) Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65017 10-in. 2/13/1939 Honolulu Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65035 10-in. 2/17/1939 Sunrise serenade-1 Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65036 10-in. 2/17/1939 I promise you Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65037 10-in. 2/17/1939 Heaven can wait Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65038 10-in. 2/14/1939 (Gotta get some) Shut-Eye Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65044 10-in. 2/20/1939 Ay ay ay Casa Loma Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65045 10-in. 2/20/1939 Rockin' chair-1 Louis Armstrong ; Casa Loma Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65046 10-in. 2/20/1939 Lazybones Louis Armstrong ; Casa Loma Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65063 10-in. 2/25/1939 Washboard blues Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65064 10-in. 2/25/1939 Little old lady Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65065 10-in. 2/25/1939 Lazy river Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65066 10-in. 2/25/1939 Moon country Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65180 10-in. 3/15/1939 Star dust Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65181 10-in. 3/15/1939 One morning in May Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65182 10-in. 3/15/1939 In the still of the night Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65183 10-in. 3/15/1939 Georgia on my mind Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65263 10-in. 3/24/1939 You grow sweeter as the years go by Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65264 10-in. 3/24/1939 If I had my way Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 65265 10-in. 3/24/1939 Tears from my inkwell Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 66076 10-in. 8/13/1939 Prelude in C sharp minor (Rachmaninoff) Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 66077 10-in. 8/13/1939 Beautiful love Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 66078 10-in. 8/13/1939 Tumbling tumbleweeds Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 66079 10-in. 8/13/1939 Love grows on the white-oak tree Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 66080 10-in. 8/13/1939 Through (How can you say we're through?) Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 66081 10-in. 8/13/1939 Shadows Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 66683 10-in. 9/28/1939 My wild Irish rose Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 66684 10-in. 9/28/1939 When Irish eyes are smiling Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 66685 10-in. 9/28/1939 Come and get it Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 66686 10-in. 9/28/1939 Under a blanket of blue Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 66747 10-in. 10/10/1939 Blue rain Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 66748 10-in. 10/10/1939 Shine on harvest moon Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 66749 10-in. 10/10/1939 Out of space Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 66750 10-in. 10/10/1939 Midnight lullaby Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 66753 10-in. 10/11/1939 Bless you (for being an angel) Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67139 10-in. 2/2/1940 Watching the clock Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67140 10-in. 2/2/1940 I concentrate on you Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67141 10-in. 2/2/1940 Last night's gardenias Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67142 10-in. 2/2/1940 Would'st could I but kiss Thy hand, oh babe Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67235 10-in. 2/27/1940 Yours is my heart alone Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67236 10-in. 2/27/1940 You've got me out on a limb Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67237 10-in. 2/27/1940 Castle of dreams Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67238 10-in. 2/27/1940 The fable of the rose Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67239 10-in. 2/27/1940 A lover's lullaby Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67240 10-in. 2/27/1940 Save your sorrow for tomorrow Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67342 10-in. 3/20/1940 Jimtown blues Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67343 10-in. 3/20/1940 Big Bad Bill Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67344 10-in. 3/20/1940 No name jive, part 1 Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67345 10-in. 3/20/1940 No name jive, part 2 Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67459 10-in. 4/3/1940 Sierra Sue Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67460 10-in. 4/3/1940 Charming little faker Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67461 10-in. 4/3/1940 Polka dots and moonbeams Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67462 10-in. 4/3/1940 Soft winds Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67515 10-in. 4/10/1940 The pessimistic character Casa Loma Orchestra ; Glen Gray instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67516 10-in. 4/10/1940 I haven't time to be a millionaire Casa Loma Orchestra ; Glen Gray instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67517 10-in. 4/10/1940 April played the fiddle Casa Loma Orchestra ; Glen Gray instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67518 10-in. 4/10/1940 Meet the sun half-way Casa Loma Orchestra ; Glen Gray instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67561 10-in. 4/17/1940 Rock Island flag stop Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67562 10-in. 4/17/1940 When Buddha smiles Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67680 10-in. 5/7/1940 I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67681 10-in. 5/7/1940 Coral sea Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67682 10-in. 5/7/1940 Mirage Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67683 10-in. 5/7/1940 Beautiful dreamer Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67745 10-in. 5/16/1940 Clear out of this world Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67746 10-in. 5/16/1940 Temptation Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67747 10-in. 5/16/1940 I touched a star Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 67748 10-in. 5/16/1940 A Latin tune, a Manhattan moon and you Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 68124 10-in. 9/18/1940 We three Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 68125 10-in. 9/18/1940 Our love affair Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 68126 10-in. 9/18/1940 When you awake Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 68127 10-in. 9/18/1940 The world is waiting for the sunrise Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 68142 10-in. 9/25/1940 Margie Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 68143 10-in. 9/25/1940 I'd love to live in Loveland Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 68144 10-in. 9/25/1940 Bye-bye blues Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 68145 10-in. 9/25/1940 Moon over Burma Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 68195 10-in. 10/2/1940 Head on my pillow Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 68196 10-in. 10/2/1940 Cottonwood corners Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 68197 10-in. 10/2/1940 Blow the smoke away Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 68198 10-in. 10/2/1940 I'd rather dream Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 68437 10-in. 12/4/1940 You say the sweetest things Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 68438 10-in. 12/4/1940 Not so long ago Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 68439 10-in. 12/4/1940 Magic mountain Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 68440 10-in. 12/4/1940 I do, do you ? Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 69760 10-in. 9/21/1941 I'll never be the same Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 69761 10-in. 9/21/1941 Just friends Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 69762 10-in. 9/21/1941 Memory lane Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 69763 10-in. 9/21/1941 Don't blame me Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 69838 10-in. 10/19/1941 City called heaven Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 69839 10-in. 10/19/1941 I found you in the rain Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 69840 10-in. 10/19/1941 The bells of San Raquel Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 69841 10-in. 10/19/1941 I'm through with love Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 69967 10-in. 11/23/1941 Rose Marie Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 69968 10-in. 11/23/1941 Sweet and lovely Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70065 10-in. 12/16/1941 Moonlight cocktail Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70066 10-in. 12/16/1941 Purple moonlight Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70067 10-in. 12/16/1941 Until the stars fall down Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70068 10-in. 12/16/1941 The bottom man on the totem pole, part 1 Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70069 10-in. 12/16/1941 The bottom man on the totem pole, part 2 Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70070 10-in. 12/16/1941 Autumn nocturne Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70170 10-in. 1/15/1942 Darling, how you lied Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70171 10-in. 1/15/1942 I would do anything for you Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70172 10-in. 1/15/1942 Angels of mercy Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70173 10-in. 1/15/1942 It's the talk of the town Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70174 10-in. 1/15/1942 I'll never forget Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70604 10-in. 4/1/1942 Here you are Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70605 10-in. 4/1/1942 Oh, the pity of it all Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70606 10-in. 4/1/1942 The mem'ry of this dance Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70607 10-in. 4/1/1942 One dozen roses Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70657 10-in. 4/15/1942 Carry me back to the lone prairie Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70658 10-in. 4/15/1942 Till we meet again Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70659 10-in. 4/15/1942 Dear old pal of mine Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 71106 10-in. 7/20/1942 Tall grows the timber Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 71107 10-in. 7/20/1942 Yesterday's gardenia Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 71108 10-in. 7/20/1942 I came here to talk for Joe Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 71109 10-in. 7/20/1942 South wind Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 71207 10-in. 7/27/1942 You're in love with someone else Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 71208 10-in. 7/27/1942 Don't get around much any more Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 71209 10-in. 7/27/1942 Moonlight mood Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 71210 10-in. 7/27/1942 Happy mood Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 71278 10-in. 7/31/1942 Rock-a-bye bay Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 71279 10-in. 7/31/1942 I'm old-fashioned Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 71280 10-in. 7/31/1942 Don't do it, darling Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 71281 10-in. 7/31/1942 Lullaby of the rain Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 71284 10-in. 7/31/1942 Purple moonlight Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca DLA 2403 10-in. 5/24/1941 Boogie woogie piano man Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca DLA 2404 10-in. 5/24/1941 As if you didn't know Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca DLA 2405 10-in. 5/24/1941 Hep and happy Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca DLA 2406 10-in. 5/24/1941 Buck fever Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca DLA 2417 10-in. 5/27/1941 Woodland symphony Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca DLA 2418 10-in. 5/27/1941 Swing tonic Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca DLA 2419 10-in. 5/27/1941 Purple moonlight Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca DLA 2420 10-in. 5/26/1941 Off and on Glen Gray Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ryerson, Frank," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114456.

Ryerson, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114456.

"Ryerson, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.

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