Bill Stegmeyer
Bill Stegmeyer (October 8, 1916 – August 19, 1968) was an American jazz clarinetist and arranger. Stegmeyer attended Transylvania College from 1934 to 1936, and following his studies played with Austin Wylie (1937), Glenn Miller (1938), and Bob Crosby (1939–40). In the 1940s, he did arrangement work and played clarinet (and occasionally, saxophone) with Billy Butterfield, Yank Lawson, Bobby Hackett, Will Bradley, and Billie Holiday (1945–47). He arranged for WXYZ, a Detroit radio station, from 1948 to 1950, and following this arranged for Your Hit Parade (1950–58) and CBS (early 1960s). In the 1950s he also continued to play jazz, with Lawson, Butterfield, Bob Haggart, Jimmy McPartland, and Ruby Braff. He died of cancer at age 51 in 1968. His only recordings as a leader were five tunes for Signature Records in 1945 and some V-Discs. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 8, 1916 (Detroit), Died August 19, 1968
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1962
Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, leader
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 266 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 64927 | 10-in. | 1/23/1939 | Skaters waltz in swingtime | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 64928 | 10-in. | 1/23/1939 | Stomp off, let's go | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 64929 | 10-in. | 1/23/1939 | Smokey Mary | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 64930 | 10-in. | 1/23/1939 | South Rampart Street parade | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 64931 | 10-in. | 1/23/1939 | Song of the wanderer | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 64932 | 10-in. | 1/23/1939 | Cherry | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 64933 | 10-in. | 1/23/1939 | Eye opener | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 65942 | 10-in. | 7/10/1939 | You and your love | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 65943 | 10-in. | 7/10/1939 | Melancholy mood | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 65998 | 10-in. | 7/24/1939 | Over the rainbow | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 65999 | 10-in. | 7/24/1939 | Oh you crazy moon | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 66000 | 10-in. | 7/24/1939 | Day in, day out | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 66220 | 10-in. | 8/29/1939 | Boogie woogie Maxixe | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 66221 | 10-in. | 8/29/1939 | Blue orchids | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 66222 | 10-in. | 8/29/1939 | The world is waiting for the sunrise | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 66292 | 10-in. | 9/6/1939 | What used to was used to was | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 66293 | 10-in. | 9/6/1939 | Lilacs in the rain | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 66539 | 10-in. | 9/11/1939 | can I help it? | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 66540 | 10-in. | 9/11/1939 | The starlit hour | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 66666 | 10-in. | 9/25/1939 | The little man who wasn't there | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 66667 | 10-in. | 9/25/1939 | (Why couldn't it last) Last night | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 66702 | 10-in. | 10/2/1939 | Air mail stomp | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 66791 | 10-in. | 10/23/1939 | I thought about you | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 66792 | 10-in. | 10/23/1939 | Happy birthday to love | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
| Decca | 66793 | 10-in. | 10/23/1939 | For dancers only | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stegmeyer, Bill," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/209797.
Stegmeyer, Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/209797.
"Stegmeyer, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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