Modernaires

The Modernaires was an American vocal group, best known for performing in the 1940s alongside Glenn Miller.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1935

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 166 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-038345	10-in.	7/12/1939	Now and then	Eddie De Lange Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-056479	10-in.	10/11/1940	Make believe ballroom time	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	Vocal group
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	Vocal group
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	Vocal group
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	Vocal group
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	Vocal group
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	Vocal group
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	Vocal group
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	Vocal group
Victor	PBS-061244	10-in.	5/7/1941	The booglie wooglie piggy	Tex Beneke ; The Four Modernaires ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet	Vocal group
Victor	PBS-061245	10-in.	5/7/1941	Chattanooga choo choo	Tex Beneke ; The Four Modernaires ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	Vocal group
Victor	PBS-061255	10-in.	5/20/1941	Sweeter than the sweetest	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Paula Kelly ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance, with female vocal solo and male vocal quartet	Vocal group
Victor	PBS-061265	10-in.	5/28/1941	I guess I'll have to dream the rest	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	Vocal group
Victor	PBS-061267	10-in.	5/28/1941	Peekaboo to you	The Four Modernaires ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	Vocal group
Victor	BS-067625	10-in.	8/11/1941	It happened in Sun Valley	Tex Beneke ; Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Paula Kelly ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio and male vocal quartet	Vocal group
Victor	BS-067627	10-in.	8/11/1941	The kiss polka	Ernie Caceres ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Paula Kelly ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and male vocal quartet	Vocal group
Victor	BS-067628	10-in.	8/11/1941	Delilah	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	Vocal group
Victor	BS-067630	10-in.	8/11/1941	Elmer's tune	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	Vocal group
Victor	BS-067741	10-in.	9/3/1941	Says who? Says you, says I!	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and male vocal quartet	Vocal group
Victor	BS-067743	10-in.	9/3/1941	Dear Arabella	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and male vocal quartet	Vocal group
Victor	BS-067745	10-in.	9/3/1941	Ma-ma-Maria (Fee-dle, ee-dle-lee, fee-dle, ee-dle-la)	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	Vocal group
Victor	BS-068071	10-in.	11/3/1941	Day dreaming	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	Vocal group
Victor	BS-068419	10-in.	11/24/1941	Slumber song	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with humming	Vocal group
Victor	BS-068422	10-in.	11/24/1941	It happened in Hawaii	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	Vocal group
Victor	BS-068456	10-in.	12/8/1941	Moonlight cocktail	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	Vocal group

(Results 1-25 of 166 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Modernaires," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/332063.

Modernaires. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/332063.

"Modernaires." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.