Buck Ram

Samuel "Buck" Ram (November 21, 1907 – January 1, 1991) was an American songwriter, and popular music producer and arranger. He was one of BMI's top five songwriters/air play in its first 50 years, alongside Paul Simon, Kris Kristofferson, Jimmy Webb, and Paul McCartney. He is best known for his long association with The Platters and also wrote, produced and arranged for the Penguins, the Coasters, the Drifters, Ike and Tina Turner, Ike Cole, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Ella Fitzgerald, and many others. He was also known as Ande Rand, Lynn Paul or Jean Miles.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 21, 1907 (Chicago), Died January 1, 1991 (Las Vegas)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, lyricist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-102293	10-in.	6/26/1936	Afterglow	Jimmy Brierly ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-102377	10-in.	7/1/1936	Afterglow	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-022925	10-in.	4/27/1938	At your beck and call	Hot Lips Page Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-031550	10-in.	1/23/1939	Honey bunny boo	Jayne Dover ; Van Alexander Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-035568	10-in.	4/6/1939	Have mercy	Frank Dailey ; Howard DuLany ; Stop and Go Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-036925	10-in.	5/9/1939	Chew-chew-chew	Jeanne D'Arcy ; Johnny Messner ; Music Box Band	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-036962	10-in.	5/18/1939	Chew-chew-chew (Chew your bubble gum)	Don Redman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal chorus	composer
Victor	BS-037124	10-in.	5/17/1939	Chew-chew-chew (Chew your bubble gum)	Smoothies	Mixed vocal trio, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-048482	10-in.	3/30/1940	Boog-it	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-048491	10-in.	3/31/1940	Slow freight	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-056108	10-in.	9/12/1940	Ring telephone, ring	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-063806	10-in.	4/23/1941	Utt-da-zay	Deep River Boys	Male vocal quartet, with piano and drums	songwriter
Victor	BS-073419	10-in.	3/10/1942	I'm gettin' mighty lonesome for you	Ken Curtis ; New Music [Shep Fields]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-073437	10-in.	3/16/1942	Fightin' Doug MacArthur	Tony Pastor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-074188	10-in.	4/1/1942	I'm getting mighty lonesome for you	Three Barries ; Wayne King Orchestra	Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D4AB-0429	10-in.	11/20/1944	Twilight time	New Music [Shep Fields]	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D5VB-0333	10-in.	5/1/1945	Remember when	George Devron ; Wayne King Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	D5VB-0689	10-in.	10/18/1945	The moment I met you	Sentimentalists ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Vocal group, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D5VB-1064	10-in.	6/11/1945	That's the stuff ya gotta watch	Tony Pastor ; Tony Pastor Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-2620	10-in.	8/6/1946	I'll be home for Christmas	Perry Como ; Russ Case Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-0042	10-in.	1/15/1947	Twilight time	Three Suns	Instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Atlantic	1664	10-in.	9/19/1955	Adorable	The Drifters		songwriter
Atlantic	2372	10-in.	4/16/1957	I promise you	Robin Robinson		songwriter

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ram, Buck," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104697.

Ram, Buck. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104697.

"Ram, Buck." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.