Billy Mure
Sebastian "Billy" Mure (November 4, 1915 – September 25, 2013) was an American guitarist and songwriter who recorded several albums in the 1950s and 1960s in a variety of styles, including surf, Hawaiian, swing, pop, and lounge music. Mure was born in New York City and played violin at age of nine, before making guitar his primary instrument. He played in bands while in the service during World War II and found work at a radio station WNEW after the war until 1957. In addition to his solo recordings, he worked as a session musician, composer, and arranger. He wrote the popular instrumental "Toy Balloons". In 1959, he released the single "A String of Trumpets", credited to Billy Mure and the Trumpeteers; the song reached #64 on the Billboard Hot 100. Mure had been performing for the past seven years with his band—Top Hats—at Squid Lips in Sebastian, Florida. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 7, 1915, Died September 25, 2013 (Vero Beach)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, electric guitar, composer
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 123 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D9VB-1360 | 10-in. | 4/22/1949 | Yodel boogie | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band and yodeling | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-1361 | 10-in. | 4/22/1949 | Square dance polka | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band, piano and accordion | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-1362 | 10-in. | 4/22/1949 | Mama, what'll I do? | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band, piano and accordion | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-1373 | 10-in. | 4/26/1949 | Swiss lullaby | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band and yodeling | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-1374 | 10-in. | 4/26/1949 | Tennessee yodel polka | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band and yodeling | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-1375 | 10-in. | 4/26/1949 | Driftwood on the river | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-1376 | 10-in. | 4/26/1949 | Yodeling bird | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-1377 | 10-in. | 4/26/1949 | Two hearts are better than one | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9AB-1828 | 10-in. | 7/14/1949 | Tennesse polka | '49ers [Jesse Rogers] | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9AB-1829 | 10-in. | 7/14/1949 | Wedding bells | '49ers [Jesse Rogers] | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9AB-1830 | 10-in. | 7/14/1949 | Country boy | '49ers [Jesse Rogers] | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9AB-1831 | 10-in. | 7/14/1949 | Hadacol boogie | '49ers [Jesse Rogers] | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9AB-2287 | 10-in. | 10/5/1949 | The greatest mistake of my life | Jack Lawrence | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9AB-2288 | 10-in. | 10/5/1949 | Afraid | Jack Lawrence | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9AB-2289 | 10-in. | 10/5/1949 | On Miracle Mountain | Jack Lawrence | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-2445 | 10-in. | 10/26/1949 | Acres of diamonds (mountains of gold) | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-2446 | 10-in. | 10/26/1949 | Prairieland polka | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-2447 | 10-in. | 10/26/1949 | Then I'll grow tired of you | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-2459 | 10-in. | 11/2/1949 | I gotta have my baby back | Dave Denney | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-2460 | 10-in. | 11/2/1949 | My bucket's got a hole in it | Dave Denney | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9AB-2553 | 10-in. | 11/23/1949 | Cry-baby heart | '49ers [Jesse Rogers] ; Jesse Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9AB-2554 | 10-in. | 11/23/1949 | (I won't go huntin', Jake) but I'll go chasin' women | '49ers [Jesse Rogers] ; Jesse Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9AB-2580 | 10-in. | 11/23/1949 | Plain old lovin' | '49ers [Jesse Rogers] | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-2785 | 10-in. | 12/16/1949 | Quicksilver | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-2786 | 10-in. | 12/16/1949 | The yodel blues | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band and yodeling | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mure, Billy," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/333014.
Mure, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/333014.
"Mure, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Mure, Billy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94122469
Wikidata: Billy Mure - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4913076
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/31235602
MusicBrainz: Billy Mure - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d1fb72f4-cf46-4e90-afad-ea24b2c8869b
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