Billy May
Edward William May Jr. (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2004) was an American composer, arranger and trumpeter. He composed film and television music for The Green Hornet (1966), The Mod Squad (1968), Batman (with Batgirl theme, 1967), and Naked City (1960). He collaborated on films such as Pennies from Heaven (1981), and orchestrated Cocoon, and Cocoon: The Return, among others. May wrote arrangements for many top singers, including Frank Sinatra, Yma Sumac, Nat King Cole, Anita O'Day, Peggy Lee, Vic Damone, Bobby Darin, Johnny Mercer, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Jack Jones, Bing Crosby, Sandler and Young, Nancy Wilson, Rosemary Clooney, The Andrews Sisters and Ella Mae Morse. He also collaborated with satirist Stan Freberg on several classic 1950s and 1960s comedy music albums. As a trumpet player in the 1940s Big Band era, May recorded such songs as "Measure for Measure", "Long Tall Mama", and "Boom Shot", with Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, and "The Wrong Idea", "Lumby", and "Wings Over Manhattan" with Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra. With his own band, he had a hit single, "Charmaine". In the 1950s he released several successful albums of his unique orchestral arrangements and compositions, including Sorta-May and Sorta-Dixie. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 10, 1916 (Pittsburgh), Died January 22, 2004 (San Juan Capistrano)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1959
Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, arranger, leader, composer, songwriter, vocalist
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | PBS-036482 | 10-in. | 9/10/1939 | The duke's idea | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | PBS-036483 | 10-in. | 9/10/1939 | My heart keeps crying | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Judy Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | PBS-036484 | 10-in. | 9/10/1939 | Lilacs in the rain | Del Casino ; Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | PBS-036485 | 10-in. | 9/10/1939 | Take a tip from the whip-poor-will | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Judy Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | PBS-036486 | 10-in. | 9/10/1939 | The count's idea | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | PBS-036487 | 10-in. | 9/10/1939 | The girl with the pigtails in her hair | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Judy Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-038276 | 10-in. | 7/17/1939 | Cherokee | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-038277 | 10-in. | 7/17/1939 | For tonight | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Larry Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-038278 | 10-in. | 7/17/1939 | What's new? | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Larry Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-038279 | 10-in. | 7/17/1939 | Love grows on the white oak tree | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Judy Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-038280 | 10-in. | 7/17/1939 | (Stay up "Stan") The all night record man | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Judy Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-038281 | 10-in. | 7/17/1939 | The last jump (A jump to end all jumps) | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | PBS-042178 | 10-in. | 10/9/1939 | The wrong idea | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Billy May | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter | |
Victor | BS-043989 | 10-in. | 12/11/1939 | Now you know | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-043990 | 10-in. | 12/11/1939 | I kinda like you | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-043991 | 10-in. | 12/11/1939 | Night after night after you | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-043992 | 10-in. | 12/11/1939 | Between 18th and 19th on Chestnut Street | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-043993 | 10-in. | 12/11/1939 | Somebody told me | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-043994 | 10-in. | 12/11/1939 | Clap hands, here comes Charlie | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-046056 | 10-in. | 1/3/1940 | Thank your stars | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-046057 | 10-in. | 1/3/1940 | Tappin' at the Tappa | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-046058 | 10-in. | 1/3/1940 | Comanche war dance | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-046059 | 10-in. | 1/3/1940 | Southland shuffle | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-047709 | 10-in. | 2/27/1940 | Ev'ry Sunday afternoon | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-047710 | 10-in. | 2/27/1940 | From another world | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-047711 | 10-in. | 2/27/1940 | You've got me out on a limb | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-047712 | 10-in. | 2/27/1940 | Castle of dreams | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-047985 | 10-in. | 3/21/1940 | A lover's lullaby | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-047986 | 10-in. | 3/21/1940 | Where was I? | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-047987 | 10-in. | 3/21/1940 | 'Deed I do | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-047988 | 10-in. | 3/21/1940 | You've got me voo-doo'd | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-047989 | 10-in. | 3/21/1940 | Wanderin' blues | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-047990 | 10-in. | 3/21/1940 | Leapin' at the Lincoln | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-048791 | 10-in. | 4/16/1940 | You're lovely and I'm lonely | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-048792 | 10-in. | 4/16/1940 | Fools fall in love | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-048909 | 10-in. | 4/16/1940 | Dark Avenue | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-048910 | 10-in. | 4/16/1940 | The breeze and I | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-048911 | 10-in. | 4/16/1940 | Afternoon of a moax | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-048912 | 10-in. | 4/16/1940 | The fable of the rose | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-056124 | 10-in. | 9/17/1940 | The moon is cryin' for me | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Larry Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-056125 | 10-in. | 9/17/1940 | Wild Mab of the fishpond | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-056126 | 10-in. | 9/17/1940 | Wings over Manhattan | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer, instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-056127 | 10-in. | 9/17/1940 | Wings over Manhattan | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer, instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-056128 | 10-in. | 9/17/1940 | Night and day | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-056129 | 10-in. | 9/17/1940 | Southern fried | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-056483 | 10-in. | 10/14/1940 | I hear a rhapsody | Bob Carroll ; Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-056484 | 10-in. | 10/14/1940 | Whatcha know, Joe? | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Ford Leary ; Three Moaxes | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-056485 | 10-in. | 10/14/1940 | Isola bella (that little Swiss isle) | Bob Carroll ; Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-056486 | 10-in. | 10/14/1940 | Redskin rhumba | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-056487 | 10-in. | 10/14/1940 | Buffy boy | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-056488 | 10-in. | 10/14/1940 | Lumby | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer, instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-057610 | 10-in. | 11/8/1940 | Fresh as a daisy | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Jack Lathrop | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-057611 | 10-in. | 11/8/1940 | Isn't that just like love? | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Jack Lathrop | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-057612 | 10-in. | 11/8/1940 | Along the Santa Fe Trail | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-057613 | 10-in. | 11/8/1940 | Do you know why? | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-057648 | 10-in. | 11/15/1940 | Somewhere | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-057649 | 10-in. | 11/15/1940 | Yes, my darling daughter | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-057661 | 10-in. | 11/22/1940 | A stone's throw from heaven | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-057662 | 10-in. | 11/22/1940 | Helpless | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-057663 | 10-in. | 11/22/1940 | Long time no see, baby | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-057664 | 10-in. | 11/22/1940 | You are the one | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-058172 | 10-in. | 12/13/1940 | Anvil chorus | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-058173 | 10-in. | 12/13/1940 | Anvil chorus | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-058174 | 10-in. | 12/13/1940 | Frenesi | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-058805 | 10-in. | 12/27/1940 | The mem'ry of a rose | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-058806 | 10-in. | 12/27/1940 | I do, do you? (Do you believe in love) | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-058807 | 10-in. | 12/27/1940 | Chapel in the valley | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-058808 | 10-in. | 12/27/1940 | Prairieland lullaby | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-058884 | 10-in. | 1/17/1941 | Ida! Sweet as apple cider | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-058885 | 10-in. | 1/17/1941 | Song of the Volga boatman | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-058886 | 10-in. | 1/17/1941 | The one I love (belongs to somebody else) | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band. with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-058887 | 10-in. | 1/17/1941 | You stepped out of a dream | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band. with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-058888 | 10-in. | 1/17/1941 | I dreamt I dwelt in Harlem | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-058889 | 10-in. | 1/17/1941 | Sun Valley jump | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-060911 | 10-in. | 2/19/1941 | When that man is dead and gone | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-060912 | 10-in. | 2/19/1941 | The spirit is willing | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-060913 | 10-in. | 2/19/1941 | A little old church in England | Dorothy Claire ; Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-060914 | 10-in. | 2/19/1941 | Perfidia | Dorothy Claire ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-060915 | 10-in. | 2/20/1941 | It's always you | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-060916 | 10-in. | 2/20/1941 | Spring will be so sad (When she comes this year) | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-060917 | 10-in. | 2/20/1941 | The air minded executive | Tex Beneke ; Dorothy Claire ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-060918 | 10-in. | 2/20/1941 | Below the equator | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | PBS-061243 | 10-in. | 5/7/1941 | Boulder buff | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | PBS-061244 | 10-in. | 5/7/1941 | The booglie wooglie piggy | Tex Beneke ; The Four Modernaires ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | PBS-061245 | 10-in. | 5/7/1941 | Chattanooga choo choo | Tex Beneke ; The Four Modernaires ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | PBS-061246 | 10-in. | 5/7/1941 | I know why | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Paula Kelly | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | PBS-061253 | 10-in. | 5/20/1941 | Don't cry, Cherie | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | PBS-061254 | 10-in. | 5/20/1941 | Cradle song | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | PBS-061255 | 10-in. | 5/20/1941 | Sweeter than the sweetest | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Paula Kelly ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance, with female vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | PBS-061265 | 10-in. | 5/28/1941 | I guess I'll have to dream the rest | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | PBS-061266 | 10-in. | 5/28/1941 | Take the 'A' train | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | PBS-061267 | 10-in. | 5/28/1941 | Peekaboo to you | The Four Modernaires ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | PBS-061268 | 10-in. | 5/28/1941 | The angels came thru | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-064471 | 10-in. | 6/25/1941 | Under blue Canadian skies | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-064472 | 10-in. | 6/25/1941 | The cowboy serenade (While I'm rollin' my last cigarette) | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-064473 | 10-in. | 6/25/1941 | You and I | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-064474 | 10-in. | 6/25/1941 | Adios | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-067625 | 10-in. | 8/11/1941 | It happened in Sun Valley | Tex Beneke ; Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Paula Kelly ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-067626 | 10-in. | 8/11/1941 | I'm thrilled | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-067627 | 10-in. | 8/11/1941 | The kiss polka | Ernie Caceres ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Paula Kelly ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
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 | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-067629 | 10-in. | 8/11/1941 | From one love to another | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
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 | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-067741 | 10-in. | 9/3/1941 | Says who? Says you, says I! | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-067742 | 10-in. | 9/3/1941 | Orange Blossom Lane | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-067743 | 10-in. | 9/3/1941 | Dear Arabella | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-067744 | 10-in. | 9/3/1941 | The man in the moon | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-067745 | 10-in. | 9/3/1941 | Ma-ma-Maria (Fee-dle, ee-dle-lee, fee-dle, ee-dle-la) | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-067746 | 10-in. | 9/3/1941 | This time the dream's on me | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068066 | 10-in. | 11/3/1941 | Humpty-Dumpty heart | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068067 | 10-in. | 11/3/1941 | Everything I love | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal choir | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068068 | 10-in. | 11/3/1941 | A string of pearls | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068069 | 10-in. | 11/3/1941 | Baby Mine | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068071 | 10-in. | 11/3/1941 | Day dreaming | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068418 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | Moonlight sonata | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Chummy MacGregor | Jazz/dance band, with piano solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068419 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | Slumber song | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with humming | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068420 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | (There'll be blue birds over) The white cliffs of Dover | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068421 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | We're the couple in the castle | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068422 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | It happened in Hawaii | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068456 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | Moonlight cocktail | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068457 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | Happy in love | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068458 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | Fooled | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068459 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | Keep 'em flying | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068460 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | Chip off the old block | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068461 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | The story of a starry night | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068789 | 10-in. | 1/8/1942 | Skylark | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068790 | 10-in. | 1/8/1942 | When the roses bloom again | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068791 | 10-in. | 1/8/1942 | Always in my heart | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068833 | 10-in. | 1/5/1942 | The president's birthday ball | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068834 | 10-in. | 1/5/1942 | Angels of mercy | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068835 | 10-in. | 1/8/1942 | Dear Mom | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068836 | 10-in. | 1/5/1942 | On the old assembly line | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068837 | 10-in. | 1/5/1942 | Let's have another cup o' coffee | Ernie Caceres ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-071190 | 10-in. | 10/20/1941 | Dreamsville, Ohio | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-071191 | 10-in. | 10/20/1941 | Papa Niccolini (The happy cobbler) | Tex Beneke ; Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solos and mixed vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-071192 | 10-in. | 10/20/1941 | Jingle bells | Tex Beneke ; Ernie Caceres ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solos and mixed vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-071193 | 10-in. | 10/20/1941 | This is no laughing matter | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-071860 | 10-in. | 2/18/1942 | Shhh, it's a military secret | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female-male duet and mixed vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-071861 | 10-in. | 2/18/1942 | Don't sit under the apple tree (with anyone else but me) | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-071862 | 10-in. | 2/18/1942 | She'll always remember | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-071863 | 10-in. | 2/18/1942 | The lamplighter's serenade | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-071864 | 10-in. | 2/18/1942 | When Johnny comes marching home | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | D6VB-2085 | 10-in. | 7/2/1946 | You? So it's you! | Four King Sisters | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
Victor | D6VB-2086 | 10-in. | 7/2/1946 | The coffee song (they've got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil) | Billy May Orchestra ; Four King Sisters | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
Victor | D6VB-2087 | 10-in. | 7/2/1946 | My honey's kiss | Four King Sisters | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
Victor | D6VB-2088 | 10-in. | 7/2/1946 | Stone cold dead in the market (he had it coming) | Billy May Orchestra ; Four King Sisters | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
Victor | D7VB-1346 | 10-in. | 9/13/1947 | I met my baby in Macy's | Gordon Polk ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Decca | L 3091 | 10-in. | 7/13/1942 | Anchors aweigh | Bob Crosby Orchestra | arranger | ||
Decca | L 3092 | 10-in. | 7/13/1942 | Over there | Bob Crosby Orchestra | arranger | ||
Decca | L 4777 | 12/29/1947 | Fightin' love | Hoagy Carmichael ; Cass Daley | leader | |||
Decca | L 4778 | 12/29/1947 | Grandma Teeter-Totter | Hoagy Carmichael ; Cass Daley | leader | |||
Decca | L 6597 | 1/17/1952 | I'll always be following you | Sonny Burke Orchestra | arranger | |||
Decca | L 6598 | 1/17/1952 | I wanna love you | Sonny Burke Orchestra | arranger | |||
Decca | L 6599 | 1/17/1952 | [Unknown title(s)] | Sonny Burke Orchestra | arranger | |||
Decca | L 6600 | 1/17/1952 | (Me with) Mambo on my mind | Sonny Burke Orchestra | arranger | |||
Decca | L 6605 | 1/17/1952 | Blacksmith blues | Sonny Burke Orchestra | arranger | |||
Decca | L 11340 | 1/21/1959 | Lean baby-3 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "May, Billy," accessed June 7, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104862.
May, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 7, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104862.
"May, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 June 2024.
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