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Melle Weersma
Melle Weersma (January 22, 1908, Harlingen - September 14, 1988, Putten) was a Dutch composer, arranger, and bandleader, who played in jazz, light music, and symphonic styles. Weersma played in the late 1920s with The Electorians, and then in the early 1930s with Juan Lossas and Bobby 't Sas. From late 1931 to early 1932 he worked in Berlin as a film score arranger. He founded his own short-lived large ensemble called the Red, White and Blue Aces in 1934. Early in 1935 he worked with Jack Hylton in London, then moved to Chicago later in the year, where he did arrangements for Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and Andre Kostelanetz. Returning to England in 1936, he took a position as an arranger for Henry Hall at the BBC. Weersma moved to Argentina in 1938, working with dance bands and radio programs, and that same year wrote the song "Penny Serenade", a hit on record for Nat Gonella. During World War II he did a stint in the United States Navy, then returned to Argentina after the war, where he composed his works Criollo Suite and Peruvian Waltz (Gaviota). In 1954 he returned to the Netherlands, where he worked in the radio and records industries. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 22, 1908, Died September 14, 1988
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-031815 | 10-in. | 1/20/1939 | Penny serenade | Jimmy Brown ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | composer | |
Victor | BS-031898 | 10-in. | 2/8/1939 | Penny serenade | Three Reasons ; Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-032879 | 10-in. | 4/17/1939 | Penny serenade | Marimba Pan-Americana | Marimba band | composer | |
Gramophone | 0SB1078 | 10-in. | before 1/26/1940 | Si, si, si | Karl Gerhard ; Rudi Bolmis Orkester | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 0RA3872 | 10-in. | 1939 | Penny serenade | Wilhelm Strienz | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Gramophone | 2EA4042 | 12-in. | 8/25/1936 | Paraphrase on "Ich muss weider einmal in Grinzing sein" | Jack Hylton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | arranger | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7051 | 10-in. | 5/1/1939 | Sérénade sans espoir | Marcel Carivan ; Tino Rossi | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7082 | 10-in. | 6/1/1939 | Sérénade sans espoir | Orchestre Victor ; Boris Sarbek ; Gus Viseur | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7083 | 10-in. | 6/1/1939 | Sérénade sans espoir | Lucienne Delyle ; Orchestre Victor | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7127 | 10-in. | 6/30/1939 | Sérénade sans espoir | Marcel Carivan ; Lucienne Delyle | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Weersma, Melle," accessed September 3, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114228.
Weersma, Melle. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 3, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114228.
"Weersma, Melle." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Weersma, Melle, 1908-1988 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008083494
Wikidata: Melle Weersma - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2680299
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/78591099
MusicBrainz: Melle Weersma - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/aaa4cae3-8625-477e-b8f5-fe2a8f934b67
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