Sonny Burke
Joseph Francis "Sonny" Burke (March 22, 1914 – May 31, 1980) was an American musical arranger, composer, Big Band leader and producer. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 22, 1914 (Scranton), Died May 31, 1980 (Santa Monica)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1955
Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, leader, piano, composer, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 35 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D7VB-0231 | 10-in. | 4/3/1947 | Stardreams (theme song) | Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Charlie Spivak | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D8VB-3441 | 10-in. | 12/16/1948 | You was! | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Merv Griffin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | D9VB-0983 | 10-in. | 3/22/1949 | How it lies, how it lies, how it lies! | Buddy Moreno Orchestra ; Happy Notes | Male vocal solo, with vocal trio and jazz/dance band | composer | |
Decca | 71694 | 10-in. | 1/19/1944 | Holiday for strings-1 | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | arranger | ||
Decca | 71774 | 10-in. | 2/16/1944 | The champ-1 | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | arranger | ||
Decca | L 3951 | 10-in. | 9/6/1945 | Come to baby do | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | arranger | ||
Decca | L 6396 | 8/28/1951 | Happiness is this | Sonny Burke Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6397 | 8/28/1951 | Cocoanuts | Sonny Burke Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6398 | 8/28/1951 | Mr. President | Sonny Burke Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6399 | 8/28/1951 | Three cornered tune | Sonny Burke Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6432 | 9/13/1951 | Balboa | Sonny Burke Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6433 | 9/13/1951 | Fugue for tinhorns | Sonny Burke Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6434 | 9/13/1951 | Mr. Pessimist | Sonny Burke Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6435 | 9/13/1951 | The grabber | Sonny Burke Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6533 | 11/26/1951 | Baby doll | Ella Fitzgerald | arranger, leader | |||
Decca | L 6534 | 11/26/1951 | What does it take? | Ella Fitzgerald | arranger, leader | |||
Decca | L 6535 | 11/26/1951 | Lady bug | Ella Fitzgerald | arranger, leader | |||
Decca | L 6536 | 11/26/1951 | Lazy day | Ella Fitzgerald | arranger, leader | |||
Decca | L 6597 | 1/17/1952 | I'll always be following you | Sonny Burke Orchestra | arranger, leader | |||
Decca | L 6598 | 1/17/1952 | I wanna love you | Sonny Burke Orchestra | arranger, leader | |||
Decca | L 6599 | 1/17/1952 | [Unknown title(s)] | Sonny Burke Orchestra | arranger, leader | |||
Decca | L 6600 | 1/17/1952 | (Me with) Mambo on my mind | Sonny Burke Orchestra | arranger, leader | |||
Decca | L 6605 | 1/17/1952 | Blacksmith blues | Sonny Burke Orchestra | arranger, leader | |||
Decca | L 7564 | 2/15/1954 | Space control | Ed Kemmer ; Bela Kovacs ; Lyn Osborn | arranger, composer | |||
Decca | L 7565 | 2/15/1954 | Up, ship and away | Ed Kemmer ; Bela Kovacs ; Lyn Osborn | arranger, composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burke, Sonny," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201296.
Burke, Sonny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201296.
"Burke, Sonny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Burke, Sonny, 1914-1980 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82144224
Wikidata: Sonny Burke - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q485163
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MusicBrainz: Sonny Burke - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b444d148-ac49-4032-8254-270ab4b1edc9
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