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 (Results 51-75 of 166 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-075092 10-in. 6/17/1942 The humming-bird Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; The Modernaires Jazz/dance band, with female and male vocal soloists and male vocal ensemble Vocal group  
Victor BS-075093 10-in. 6/17/1942 Yesterday's gardenias Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; The Modernaires Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble Vocal group  
Decca 66859 10-in. 11/10/1939 Broom dance The Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca 66860 10-in. 11/10/1939 Hot gavotte The Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca 66861 10-in. 11/10/1939 Hoiriger schottische The Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca 66862 10-in. 11/10/1939 Piggy wiggy woo The Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca 67227 10-in. 2/21/1940 Ragtime cowboy Joe Paul Whiteman Orchestra Vocal group  
Decca 67228 10-in. 2/21/1940 Wham Paul Whiteman Orchestra Vocal group  
Decca 67229 10-in. 2/21/1940 Rain Paul Whiteman Orchestra Vocal group  
Decca 67230 10-in. 2/21/1940 At the story book ball Paul Whiteman Orchestra Vocal group  
Decca 83148 7/24/1952 Four or five times Modernaires ; Neal Hefti Orchestra Vocal group  
Decca 83149 7/24/1952 When my love comes back to me Modernaires ; Neal Hefti Orchestra Vocal group  
Decca 84219 3/30/1953 He who has love The Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca 84220 3/30/1953 Say you're mine again The Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca 84836 7/9/1953 Put some money in the jukebox Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca 84837 7/9/1953 Rock-a-bye boogie Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca 84838 7/9/1953 You'll never be mine The Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca 85332 10/7/1953 The other side of You'll never be mine The Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca 88702 9/29/1955 Sleepy little space cadet The Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca 100318 7/26/1956 The space man Al Collins Vocal group  
Decca 100319 7/26/1956 Jazzbo's theory Al Collins Vocal group  
Decca 104003 1/10/1958 Act your age The Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca 104004 1/10/1958 As long as I have you The Modernaires Vocal group  
Decca 104017 1/18/1958 Sweet Eloise Tex Beneek Orchestra Vocal group  
Decca 104020 1/19/1958 Don't sit under the apple tree Tex Beneek Orchestra Vocal group  
(Results 51-75 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.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/332063

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