Buddy Kaye
Jules Leonard "Buddy" Kaye (January 3, 1918 – November 21, 2002) was an American songwriter, lyricist, arranger, producer, and author. His songs were recorded by top performers, including Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald, The McGuire Sisters, Glenn Miller, Sammy Kaye, Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Charles Aznavour, Tony Bennett, Cliff Richard, Pat Boone, Harry Belafonte, Bobby Darin, Little Richard, Barry Manilow, Karen Carpenter, Diana Krall, and Dusty Springfield. He scored number-one hits on the Billboard charts in 1945 with "Till The End Of Time", recorded by Perry Como, and in 1949 with "'A' You're Adorable (The Alphabet Song)", recorded by Como and The Fontane Sisters. Among his most recognizable tunes in pop culture are the theme songs to the Famous Studios theatrical cartoons Little Lulu and Little Audrey; the international hit song "Speedy Gonzales", recorded by Pat Boone; and the co-written theme song to the television series I Dream of Jeannie. In 1976, he won a Grammy Award for best children's album for his production of The Little Prince, narrated by Richard Burton. As an author he had four published books, including: The Wisdom of Baltasar Gracian (Pocket Books, Simon & Schuster), Method Songwriting (St. Martin's Press), The Gift of Acabar - co-authored with Og Mandino (Lippincott, Bantam Books, Penguin, Random House) and "'A' You're Adorable" (Candlewick Press). Kaye completed the book and lyrics to When Garbo Talks!, his final work, in 2002. The stage musical had its world premiere at International City Theatre, Long Beach Performing Arts Center, October 15, 2010. In 2015, seventy years after first being recorded by Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan released a cover version of “Full Moon and Empty Arms” on his Shadows in the Night album of Sinatra standards and praised Buddy Kaye in his MusiCares Person of the Year speech as one of the great songwriters who may not be well known in these times but deserves recognition. In celebration of the centennial birthdate of Buddy Kaye, January 3, 2018, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) recognized the achievements and success of Golden Circle member Buddy Kaye referring to him in a published article as “A lyricist for the ages". On April 29, 2018, in Brooklyn, NY, the James Madison Alumni Association added Buddy Kaye to the Madison Wall of Distinction. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 3, 1918 (New York City), Died November 21, 2002 (Rancho Mirage)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | PBS-049982 | 10-in. | 8/6/1940 | Dinner for the duchess | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-054691 | 10-in. | 8/7/1940 | Shades of twilight | Terry Allen ; Bluebird Orchestra ; Larry Clinton | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-071682 | 10-in. | 1/27/1942 | Do you miss your sweetheart? (Like your sweetheart misses you?) | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Yvonne King | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-071850 | 10-in. | 2/13/1942 | Do you miss your sweetheart (Like your sweetheart misses you) | Carl Denny ; Hal McIntyre Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-075087 | 10-in. | 6/12/1942 | Midsummer matinee | Peggy Mann ; Teddy Powell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | D5VB-0464 | 10-in. | 7/3/1945 | Till the end of time | Russ Case ; Perry Como | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | D5VB-0773 | 10-in. | 5/24/1945 | I'll be walking with my honey (soon, soon, soon) | Nancy Norman ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D6VB-1313 | 10-in. | 3/1/1946 | Don't be a baby, baby | Clam Bake Group (Tommy Dorsey) ; Tommy Dorsey ; Sy Oliver | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D6VB-2023 | 10-in. | 2/7/1946 | I wanna know you better than I do | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | D6VB-2140 | 10-in. | 9/5/1946 | Heaven knows when | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D6VB-3379 | 10-in. | 12/6/1946 | I'll close my eyes | Johnny Desmond ; Page Cavanaugh Trio | Male vocal solo, with piano, bass, and guitar | lyricist | |
Victor | D7VB-1179 | 10-in. | 11/20/1947 | The things you left in my heart | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-1310 | 10-in. | 7/24/1947 | Too good to be true | Tony Martin | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | D7VB-1390 | 10-in. | 10/17/1947 | The treasure of Sierra Madre | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Martin Men ; Stuart Wade | Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D7VB-1484 | 10-in. | 8/6/1947 | Chickasaw limited | William Johnson ; Musical Notes (Bill Johnson) | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | lyricist | |
Victor | D7VB-1950 | 10-in. | 10/29/1947 | The letter I'm mailing to you | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | lyricist | |
Victor | D7VB-2200 | 10-in. | 11/18/1947 | Little Lulu | Helen Carroll ; Russ Case Orchestra ; The Satisfiers | Female vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-2757 | 10-in. | 12/28/1947 | Tell me, Marianne | Jean Sablon ; Toots Camarata Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | D7VB-2927 | 10" | 12/22/1947 | Thoughtless | Larry Green ; Larry Green Orchestra | Vocal trio, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D7FB-2945 | 10-in. | 12/23/1947 | Pedro piper | Campos Trio ; Irving Fields ; Betty Harris ; The Three-O-Niners | Piano solo, with female vocal solo, mixed vocal quartet, and instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | D9VB-0152 | 10-in. | 1/26/1949 | Kitty | Irving Fields Trio | Jazz/dance ensemble, with female-male vocal duet | songwriter | |
Victor | D9VB-0218 | 10-in. | 3/1/1949 | 'A' - you're adorable | Perry Como ; Fontane Sisters ; Mitchell Ayres Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | D9VB-0562 | 10-in. | 3/30/1949 | Don't take my word, take my heart | Jed Dees ; Spade Cooley Band | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kaye, Buddy," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100017.
Kaye, Buddy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100017.
"Kaye, Buddy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Kaye, Buddy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79018359
Wikidata: Buddy Kaye - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2434494
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/67733578
MusicBrainz: Buddy Kaye - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cee0b4d5-22e6-4d33-9ad1-3734ab9b7f18
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