Ervin Drake

Ervin Drake (born Ervin Maurice Druckman; April 3, 1919 – January 15, 2015) was an American songwriter whose works include such American Songbook standards as "I Believe" and "It Was a Very Good Year". He wrote in a variety of styles and his work has been recorded by musicians around the world. In 1983, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 3, 1919 (Manhattan), Died January 15, 2015 (Great Neck)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, 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
Victor	BS-058762	10-in.	1/7/1941	Pound your table	Henri René Musette Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BS-065066	10-in.	4/29/1941	Pound your table polka (One more chorus)	Barry Sisters ; Sammy Meade's Orchestra	Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-074781	10-in.	7/28/1942	Hayfoot, strawfoot	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	E0VB-3648	10-in.	5/19/1950	Longing	Spade Cooley ; Ginny Jackson ; Spade Cooley Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	E2FB-5602	10-in.	2/8/1952	Perdido	Pérez Prado Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D5VB-0726	10-in.	4/7/1945	Santa Lucia (on the bay of Napoli)	Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Jimmy Saunders	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D5VB-1094	10-in.	7/26/1945	Poor Lenore	Buddy Cole Orchestra ; Four King Sisters	Female vocal vocal quartet, with jazz/dance ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D5VB-1132	10-in.	9/14/1945	Tico-tico	Ginger Snaps ; James Mundy	Mixed vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D6VB-2948	10-in.	9/30/1946	Sonata	Larry Green Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D6VB-3075	10-in.	10/17/1946	Sonata	Perry Como	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-3143	10-in.	12/16/1946	Rainbow's end	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-0216	10-in.	3/31/1947	Tico-tico	Russ Case Orchestra ; Doris Stockton	Marimba solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-0419	10-in.	1/6/1947	Tico tico	Desi Arnaz ; Desi Arnaz Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-0446	10-in.	1/30/1947	Bye, bye, alibi baby	Delta Rhythm Boys	Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-0497	10-in.	4/17/1947	Come to the Mardi Gras	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Freddy Martin	Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-0529	10-in.	4/30/1947	Made for each other	Desi Arnaz ; Desi Arnaz Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-0995	10-in.	6/23/1947	You're breaking in a new heart (while you're breaking mine)	Toots Camarata ; Beryl Davis ; Toots Camarata Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-1766	10-in.	10/20/1947	My promise to you	Don Grady ; Larry Green Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-2192	10-in.	12/13/1947	Long after tonight	Harry Zimmerman Orchestra ; Betty Jane Rhodes	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-2559	10-in.	12/2/1947	The tune on the tip of my heart	Don Cornell ; Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-2640	10-in.	12/15/1947	Someone cares	Vaughn Monroe ; Moon Maids ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-2766	10-in.	12/29/1947	You can in Yucatan	Desi Arnaz Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-2988	10-in.	12/26/1947	Chillicothe, Ohio	Heywood Trio	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	songwriter
Victor	D9VB-0142	10-in.	1/25/1949	Thank you	Buddy Moreno Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	CU-112[a]	10-in.	before 7/30/1948	Canta playera	Orquesta Julio Gutiérrez ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor (Canada)	D7VB-0849	10-in.	5/16/1947	Made for each other	Alys Robi ; Russ Case Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	CL8321	10-in.	1/20/1947	Sonata	Raymond Legrand ; Tino Rossi	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	CL8955	10-in.	2/27/1951	Chérie sois fidèle	Choeur Raymond Saint-Paul ; Raymond Legrand ; Tino Rossi	Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Drake, Ervin," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/312855.

Drake, Ervin. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/312855.

"Drake, Ervin." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.