Dick Jurgens

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Dick Jurgens

Richard Henry Jurgens (January 9, 1910 – October 5, 1995) was an American swing music bandleader and composer who enjoyed great popularity in the late 1930s and early 1940s.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 9, 1910 (Sacramento), Died October 5, 1995

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, trumpet, leader, composer, lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 27 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-041478	10-in.	9/20/1939	If I knew then (What I know now)	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-041563	10-in.	8/15/1939	It's a hundred to one (I'm in love)	Jeanne D'Arcy ; Johnny Messner ; Music Box Band ; Three Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal trio	songwriter
Victor	BS-041582	10-in.	8/17/1939	Its a hundred to one (I'm in love)	Dick Todd	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-041917	10-in.	8/24/1939	If I knew then (What I know now)	Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra ; Jerry Stewart	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-042612	10-in.	8/28/1939	It's a hundred to one (I'm in love)	Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-042735	10-in.	9/26/1939	If I knew then (what I know now)	Emery Deutsch Orchestra ; Jack Starr	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-043391	10-in.	11/18/1939	Careless	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-044253	10-in.	11/24/1939	Careless	Allan DeWitt ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-044820	10-in.	2/13/1940	Table truckin'	Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-046037	10-in.	12/28/1939	Careless	Dinah Shore	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-048493	10-in.	4/1/1940	Day dreams come true at night	Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-053131	10-in.	6/13/1940	A million dreams ago	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-053153	10-in.	6/21/1940	A million dreams ago	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-067630	10-in.	8/11/1941	Elmer's tune	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	songwriter
Victor	BS-068349	10-in.	11/24/1941	I guess I'll be on my way	Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-068863	10-in.	1/13/1942	I guess I'll be on my way	Jane Fulton ; Joe Reichman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-073825	10-in.	4/9/1942	One dozen roses	Dinah Shore	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-074125	10-in.	3/2/1942	One dozen roses	Art Kassel Trio ; Gloria Hart ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal trio	composer
Victor	D7VB-0499	10-in.	4/17/1947	I won't be home anymore when you call	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Freddy Martin	Male vocal ensemble, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Decca	DSF 1	10-in.	10/22/1934	In the quiet of an Autumn night	Dick Jurgens Orchestra		leader, instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DSF 2	10-in.	10/22/1934	Wild honey	Dick Jurgens Orchestra		leader, instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DSF 3	10-in.	10/22/1934	Strange	Dick Jurgens Orchestra		leader, instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DSF 4	10-in.	10/22/1934	Just once too often	Dick Jurgens Orchestra		leader, instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 108	10-in.	2/28/1935	Oni Oni	Dick Jurgens Orchestra		leader, instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	DLA 109	10-in.	2/28/1935	The Martinique	Dick Jurgens Orchestra		leader, instrumentalist, trumpet

(Results 1-25 of 27 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jurgens, Dick," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104478.

Jurgens, Dick. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104478.

"Jurgens, Dick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.