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 51-75 of 166 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/332063.

Modernaires. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/332063.

"Modernaires." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.