Jimmy Shirl

Birth and Death Data: Born 1909, Died 1981

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-063706 10-in. 4/2/1941 Braggin' Tony Pastor Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-064669 10-in. 8/5/1941 Delilah Art Jarrett Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-067628 10-in. 8/11/1941 Delilah Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet lyricist  
Victor BS-067755 10-in. 9/5/1941 Delilah Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor E0VB-3648 10-in. 5/19/1950 Longing Spade Cooley ; Ginny Jackson ; Spade Cooley Orchestra Female vocal solo, with vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor D6VB-2948 10-in. 9/30/1946 Sonata Larry Green Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D6VB-3075 10-in. 10/17/1946 Sonata Perry Como Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D6VB-3143 10-in. 12/16/1946 Rainbow's end Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D7VB-0446 10-in. 1/30/1947 Bye, bye, alibi baby Delta Rhythm Boys Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor D7VB-0497 10-in. 4/17/1947 Come to the Mardi Gras Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Freddy Martin Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D7VB-0529 10-in. 4/30/1947 Made for each other Desi Arnaz ; Desi Arnaz Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D7VB-0995 10-in. 6/23/1947 You're breaking in a new heart (while you're breaking mine) Toots Camarata ; Beryl Davis ; Toots Camarata Orchestra Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-1766 10-in. 10/20/1947 My promise to you Don Grady ; Larry Green Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-2192 10-in. 12/13/1947 Long after tonight Harry Zimmerman Orchestra ; Betty Jane Rhodes Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor D7VB-2559 10-in. 12/2/1947 The tune on the tip of my heart Don Cornell ; Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-2640 10-in. 12/15/1947 Someone cares Vaughn Monroe ; Moon Maids ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D7VB-2766 10-in. 12/29/1947 You can in Yucatan Desi Arnaz Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D7VB-2988 10-in. 12/26/1947 Chillicothe, Ohio Heywood Trio Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio songwriter  
Victor D9VB-0142 10-in. 1/25/1949 Thank you Buddy Moreno Orchestra Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor CU-112[a] 10-in. before 7/30/1948 Canta playera Orquesta Julio Gutiérrez ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor (Canada) D7VB-0849 10-in. 5/16/1947 Made for each other Alys Robi ; Russ Case Orchestra Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8321 10-in. 1/20/1947 Sonata Raymond Legrand ; Tino Rossi Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8955 10-in. 2/27/1951 Chérie sois fidèle Choeur Raymond Saint-Paul ; Raymond Legrand ; Tino Rossi Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shirl, Jimmy," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100484.

Shirl, Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100484.

"Shirl, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

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