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 101-123 of 123 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D9AB-2787 | 10-in. | 12/16/1949 | Hey-ho Virginia reel | The Honeydreamers | Vocal group, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Atlantic | 1884 | 10-in. | 2/24/1956 | Corrine, Corrina | Joe Turner | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Atlantic | 1885 | 10-in. | 2/24/1956 | Lipstick, powder and paint | Joe Turner | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Atlantic | 1886 | 10-in. | 2/24/1956 | Rock a while | Joe Turner | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Atlantic | 2303 | 10-in. | 1/24/1957 | Empty arms | Ray Ellis ; Ivory Joe Hunter | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Atlantic | 2304 | 10-in. | 1/24/1957 | Love is a hurting game | Ray Ellis ; Ivory Joe Hunter | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Atlantic | 2305 | 10-in. | 1/24/1957 | All about the blues | Ray Ellis ; Ivory Joe Hunter | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Atlantic | 2306 | 10-in. | 1/24/1957 | Everytime I hear that song | Ray Ellis ; Ivory Joe Hunter | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Atlantic | 2648 | 10-in. | 6/20/1957 | If only you were here with me | Ray Ellis ; Ivory Joe Hunter | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Atlantic | 2649 | 10-in. | 6/20/1957 | Yes I want you | Ivory Joe Hunter | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Atlantic | 2651 | 10-in. | 6/20/1957 | She's gone | Ray Ellis ; Ivory Joe Hunter | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Atlantic | 2806 | 10-in. | 10/9/1957 | You're on my mind | Ivory Joe Hunter | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Atlantic | 2809 | 10-in. | 10/9/1957 | Baby, baby count on me | Ivory Joe Hunter | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Atlantic | 2930 | 10-in. | 1/22/1958 | Jump for joy | Howard Biggs' Orchestra ; Joe Turner | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Atlantic | 2931 | 10-in. | 1/22/1958 | Blues in the night | Howard Biggs' Orchestra ; Joe Turner | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 86741 | 9/2/1954 | When my dreamboat comes home | Muggsy Spanier and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 86742 | 9/2/1954 | Careless love, part 1 | Muggsy Spanier and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 86743 | 9/2/1954 | Careless love, part 2 | Muggsy Spanier and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 86744 | 9/2/1954 | Careless love, part 3 | Muggsy Spanier and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 86747 | 9/3/1954 | Judy | Muggsy Spanier and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 86748 | 9/3/1954 | Oh, Doctor Ochsner | Muggsy Spanier and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 86749 | 9/3/1954 | Washington and Lee swing | Muggsy Spanier and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 86750 | 9/3/1954 | My wild Irish Rose | Muggsy Spanier and his Jazz Band | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mure, Billy," accessed September 19, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/333014.
Mure, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/333014.
"Mure, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 September 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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