Johnny Burke
John Francis Burke (October 3, 1908 – February 25, 1964) was an American lyricist, successful and prolific between the 1920s and 1950s. His work is considered part of the Great American Songbook. His song "Swinging on a Star", from the Bing Crosby film Going My Way, won an Academy Award for Best Song in 1944. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 3, 1908 (Antioch), Died February 25, 1964 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter, vocalist
Notes: The singer is not the popular song lyricist but may be the youth described in this New York Times article.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-63189 | 10-in. | 11/3/1930 | Us and company | Leonard Joy's All String Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BRC-64632 | 10-in. | 1/2/1931 | Yours and mine | Johnny Marvin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-64831 | 10-in. | 12/19/1930 | Yours and mine | Johnny Marvin ; Aileen Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BAVE-66900 | 10-in. | ca. Sept. 1932 | Sentado en un tanque | Orquesta Adolfo Carabelli | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-67720 | 10-in. | 12/17/1930 | Yours and mine | The Southerners | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BRC-70984 | 10-in. | 12/18/1931 | Sittin' on a rubbish can | Julia Gerity and her Boys | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BRC-71912 | 10-in. | 3/3/1932 | I hear the voice of an angel | Grant Trio | Male vocal trio, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BRC-72251 | 10-in. | 4/7/1932 | When nobody else is around | Gene Kardos Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BRC-72551 | 10-in. | 5/5/1932 | Who, beside me? (Sits beside you) | The New Yorkers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BSHQ-73026 | 10-in. | 6/22/1932 | We were only walking in the moonlight | Dick Robertson ; Ted Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-75353 | 10-in. | 3/3/1933 | H'ya duchess | Parker Gibbs ; Andrea Marsh ; Ted Weems Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male and female vocal solos and male vocal chorus | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-75530 | 10-in. | 3/16/1933 | The grass is gettin' greener all the time | LIttle Jack LIttle | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-76620 | 10-in. | 7/11/1933 | Louisiana lullaby | Leo Reisman Orchestra ; Howard Phillips | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-76738 | 10-in. | 7/24/1933 | Shadows on the Swanee | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-78319 | 10-in. | 10/24/1933 | Annie doesn't live here anymore | Ramona | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-78525 | 10-in. | 11/9/1933 | Annie doesn't live here any more | Mike Doty Orchestra ; Ward Silloway | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-81771 | 10-in. | 3/2/1934 | Oh! The pity of it all | Ramona | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-81987 | 10-in. | 3/27/1934 | The beat o' my heart | Park Avenue Boys ; Ramona | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-82355 | 10-in. | 4/27/1934 | I've got a warm spot in my heart for you | Hotel McAlpin Orchestra ; Sam Robbins ; Sydney Schiff | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-82356 | 10-in. | 4/27/1934 | The beat o' my heart | Hotel McAlpin Orchestra ; Sam Robbins | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-82373 | 10-in. | 5/4/1934 | The beat o' my heart | Pickens Sisters | Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-82510 | 10-in. | 5/10/1934 | I've got a warm spot in my heart for you | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-84403 | 10-in. | 9/25/1934 | Irresistible | Jolly Coburn Orchestra ; Harold van Emburgh | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-84422 | 10-in. | 9/28/1934 | You're not the only oyster In the stew | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-85824 | 10-in. | 4/12/1935 | The image of you | Lee Bennett ; Jan Garber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-88992 | 10-in. | 6/24/1935 | My very good friend the milkman | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-89382 | 10-in. | 3/25/1935 | Love dropped in for tea | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-92599 | 10-in. | 7/12/1935 | My very good friend the milkman | Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Sonny Schuyler | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-92739 | 10-in. | 7/18/1935 | You're so darn charming | Frank Dailey ; Howard Du Lani ; Meadowbrook Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-92793 | 10-in. | 7/31/1935 | You're so darn charming | Little Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-92992 | 10-in. | 8/20/1935 | You're so darn charming | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-95503 | 10-in. | 10/14/1935 | Now you've got me doing it | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-95528 | 10-in. | 10/19/1935 | Now you've got me doing it | California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-97623 | 10-in. | 7/21/1936 | So do I | Eddy Duchin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-97624 | 10-in. | 7/21/1936 | Pennies from heaven | Eddy Duchin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-98491 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | So this is heaven | California Ramblers ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-98498 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | Too much imagination | Little Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-98834 | 10-in. | 1/13/1936 | So this is heaven | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-98857 | 10-in. | 1/21/1936 | Too much imagination | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-102432 | 10-in. | 8/7/1936 | One, two, button your shoe | Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-102433 | 10-in. | 8/7/1936 | So do I | Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-0746 | 10-in. | 9/25/1936 | Let's call a heart a heart | Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-0747 | 10-in. | 9/25/1936 | One, two, button your shoe | Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-0977 | 10-in. | 10/15/1936 | I was saying to the moon | Tempo King ; Kings of Tempo ; Queenie Ada Rubin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-02144 | 10-in. | 10/14/1936 | I was saying to the moon | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-02430 | 10-in. | 10/29/1936 | I was saying to the moon | George Hamilton ; Lee Norton ; Veloz and Yolanda Dancing Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-03701 | 10-in. | 12/10/1936 | Pennies from heaven | Tempo King ; Kings of Tempo ; Queenie Ada Rubin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-09573 | 10-in. | 7/7/1937 | It's the natural thing to do | Skinnay Ennis ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-09574 | 10-in. | 7/7/1937 | The moon got in my eyes | Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-010508 | 10-in. | 6/3/1937 | All you want to do is dance | Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-010509 | 10-in. | 6/3/1937 | The moon got in my eyes | Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-011350 | 10-in. | 7/20/1937 | All you want to do is dance | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-011600 | 10-in. | 7/29/1937 | It's the natural thing to do | Helen Crawford ; Jesse Crawford Orchestra ; Bob Murray | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-017785 | 10-in. | 12/29/1937 | On the sentimental side | Abe Lyman Orchestra ; Frank Parrish | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-017789 | 10-in. | 12/29/1937 | This is my night to dream | Abe Lyman Orchestra ; Olga Sardi | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-018100 | 10-in. | 1/4/1938 | On the sentimental side | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-018101 | 10-in. | 1/4/1938 | This is my night to dream | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-018104 | 10-in. | 1/5/1938 | Dr. Rhythm | Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-021416 | 10-in. | 3/10/1938 | My heart is taking lessons | Dick Stabile Orchestra ; Paula Kelly | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-023213 | 10-in. | 5/12/1938 | I've got a pocketful of dreams | Hal Kemp Orchestra ; Judy Starr | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-023214 | 10-in. | 5/12/1938 | Don't let that moon get away | Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-023249 | 10-in. | 5/19/1938 | I've got a pocketful of dreams | Shep Fields ; Phyllis Kenny ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-023254 | 10-in. | 5/19/1938 | Don't let that moon get away | Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Phyllis Kenny ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-028973 | 10-in. | 11/17/1938 | Between a kiss and a sigh | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-030327 | 10-in. | 11/29/1938 | Between a kiss and a sigh | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-032926 | 10-in. | 3/8/1939 | Sing a song of sunbeams | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-032929 | 10-in. | 3/8/1939 | Hang your heart on a hickory limb | Cliff Grass ; Leonard W. Joy ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-032976 | 10-in. | 3/14/1939 | That sly old gentleman (From Featherbed Lane) | Jimmy Brown ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-032978 | 10-in. | 3/14/1939 | East side of heaven | Jimmy Brown ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-035305 | 10-in. | 3/18/1939 | Hang your heart on a hickory limb | Phyllis Kenny ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-035306 | 10-in. | 3/18/1939 | East side of heaven | Phyllis Kenny ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-035311 | 10-in. | 3/20/1939 | Sing a song of sunbeams | Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-035315 | 10-in. | 3/20/1939 | That sly old gentleman (From Featherbed Lane) | Harriet Hilliard ; Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-036266 | 10-in. | 6/12/1939 | Go fly a kite | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Tony Pastor | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-036267 | 10-in. | 6/12/1939 | A man and his dream | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-037187 | 10-in. | 6/5/1939 | A man and his dream | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-037188 | 10-in. | 6/5/1939 | Go fly a kite | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-037649 | 10-in. | 6/15/1939 | Oh! You crazy moon | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-037675 | 10-in. | 6/22/1939 | Oh, you crazy moon | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-037688 | 10-in. | 6/26/1939 | An apple for the teacher | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Larry Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-037690 | 10-in. | 6/26/1939 | Still the bluebird sings | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Larry Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-038129 | 10-in. | 7/24/1939 | What's new? | Hal Kemp Orchestra ; Nan Wynn | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-038158 | 10-in. | 7/28/1939 | Still the bluebird sings | Mary Dugan ; Larry Clinton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-038159 | 10-in. | 7/28/1939 | An apple for the teacher | Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Ford Leary | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-038252 | 10-in. | 7/11/1939 | Oh! You crazy moon | Walter Gross ; Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-038254 | 10-in. | 7/11/1939 | Go fly a kite! | Walter Gross ; Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-038278 | 10-in. | 7/17/1939 | What's new? | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Larry Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-041365 | 10-in. | 9/28/1939 | Scatter-brain | Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Charles Wilson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-042129 | 10-in. | 9/18/1939 | Scatter-brain | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Glenn Hughes | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-042263 | 10-in. | 11/21/1939 | Sweet potato piper | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-042265 | 10-in. | 11/21/1939 | The moon and the willow tree | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-042266 | 10-in. | 11/21/1939 | Too romantic | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-043876 | 10-in. | 11/20/1939 | What ev'ry young girl should know | Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-044681 | 10-in. | 2/1/1940 | Sweet potato piper | The Pied Pipers ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-044682 | 10-in. | 2/1/1940 | Too romantic | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-046126 | 10-in. | 12/26/1939 | What's new? | Golden Gate Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-046784 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | Sweet potato piper | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-046785 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | Too romantic | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-046840 | 10-in. | 2/6/1940 | The moon and the willow tree | Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-047067 | 10-in. | 2/19/1940 | Imagination | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-047093 | 10-in. | 2/24/1940 | Polka dots and moonbeams | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-047747 | 10-in. | 3/4/1940 | Polka dots and moonbeams | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-047748 | 10-in. | 3/4/1940 | My! My! | The Pied Pipers ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-047901 | 10-in. | 3/1/1940 | Charming little faker | Blue Barron ; Charlie Fischer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-048102 | 10-in. | 3/11/1940 | Polka dots and moonbeams | Dick Todd Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-048429 | 10-in. | 3/25/1940 | Charming little faker | The Pied Pipers ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-048430 | 10-in. | 3/25/1940 | Imagination | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-048471 | 10-in. | 3/28/1940 | Imagination | Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-048481 | 10-in. | 3/29/1940 | Devil may care | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-048487 | 10-in. | 3/30/1940 | Devil may care | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-048488 | 10-in. | 3/31/1940 | April played the fiddle | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-048490 | 10-in. | 3/31/1940 | I haven't time to be a millionaire | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-048717 | 10-in. | 4/4/1940 | Meet the sun half-way | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-048719 | 10-in. | 4/4/1940 | The pessimistic character (with the crab-apple face) | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-048740 | 10-in. | 4/8/1940 | They ought to write a book about you | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Dolores O'Neill | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-048758 | 10-in. | 4/10/1940 | April played the fiddle | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-048762 | 10-in. | 4/10/1940 | I haven't time to be a millionaire | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-048905 | 10-in. | 4/15/1940 | Devil may care | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-048950 | 10-in. | 4/25/1940 | Meet the sun half-way | Smoothies | Mixed vocal trio, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-049053 | 10-in. | 3/26/1940 | They ought to write a book about you | Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-049180 | 10-in. | 5/11/1940 | Meet the sun half-way | Janet Blair ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-049980 | 10-in. | 8/6/1940 | Rhythm on the river | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-049981 | 10-in. | 8/6/1940 | Ain't it a shame about Mame | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-051582 | 10-in. | 6/27/1940 | Only forever | Allan Storr ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-051846 | 10-in. | 7/11/1940 | Rhythm on the river | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Al Stuart | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-051873 | 10-in. | 7/17/1940 | That's for me | Connie Haines ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-051893 | 10-in. | 7/19/1940 | Ain't it a shame about Mame | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-053204 | 10-in. | 7/15/1940 | Only forever | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Eddie Stone | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-054603 | 10-in. | 7/19/1940 | That's for me | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Larry Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-055110 | 10-in. | 10/16/1940 | Do you know why | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-055111 | 10-in. | 10/16/1940 | Isn't that just like love | Connie Haines ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-056497 | 10-in. | 10/16/1940 | Dearest, darest I | Kay Little ; Tony Pastor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-057066 | 10-in. | 11/1/1940 | Quiero quererte | Alfredo Cibelli ; Tito Guizar | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| 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 | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-057613 | 10-in. | 11/8/1940 | Do you know why? | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-057646 | 10-in. | 11/14/1940 | Do you know why | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-057719 | 10-in. | 11/19/1940 | You danced with dynamite | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-058877 | 10-in. | 1/15/1941 | You lucky people, you | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-058878 | 10-in. | 1/15/1941 | Birds of a feather | Connie Haines ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-058879 | 10-in. | 1/15/1941 | It's always you | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-058880 | 10-in. | 1/15/1941 | You're dangerous | Connie Haines ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-060619 | 10-in. | 2/4/1941 | You're dangerous | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Bill Darnell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-060620 | 10-in. | 2/4/1941 | You lucky people, you | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Bill Darnell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-060624 | 10-in. | 2/5/1941 | It's always you | Yvette | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-060915 | 10-in. | 2/20/1941 | It's always you | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-066553 | 10-in. | 4/9/1942 | Just plain lonesome | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Stuart Wade | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal quartet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-068011 | 10-in. | 10/21/1941 | Humpty Dumpty heart | Art Jarrett Orchestra ; Gale Robbins | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-068012 | 10-in. | 10/21/1941 | How long did I dream? | Art Jarrett Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-068066 | 10-in. | 11/3/1941 | Humpty-Dumpty heart | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-068697 | 10-in. | 12/22/1941 | Absent minded moon | Johnny McAfee ; Tony Pastor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-071703 | 10-in. | 1/20/1942 | Absent minded moon | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Fredda Gibson | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-073857 | 10-in. | 4/30/1942 | Got the moon in my pocket | Tommy Taylor ; Teddy Powell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | D3CC-1050 | 12-in. | 12/9/1943 | Suddenly it's spring | Ginger Rogers | Female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | D4VB-0092 | 10-in. | 4/11/1944 | It could happen to you | Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D4AB-1003 | 10-in. | 1/13/1944 | Suddenly it's spring | Lena Horne | Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal ensemble, unaccompanied | lyricist | |
| Victor | D4VB-1034 | 10-in. | 11/20/1944 | Sleigh ride in July | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Bonnie Lou Williams | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | D5VB-0134 | 10-in. | 3/8/1945 | A friend of yours | Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D5VB-0596 | 10-in. | 9/7/1945 | Aren't you glad you're you? | Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D5VB-0861 | 10-in. | 11/28/1945 | You may not love me | Norton Sisters ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D5VB-0862 | 10-in. | 11/28/1945 | Just my luck | Norton Sisters ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D5VB-1145 | 10-in. | 11/9/1945 | Personality | Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | D5VB-1147 | 10-in. | 11/9/1945 | Welcome to my dreams | Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | D6VB-1459 | 10-in. | 4/15/1946 | My heart goes crazy | Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Stardreamers | Vocal ensemble, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D6VB-1460 | 10-in. | 4/15/1946 | So would I | Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Jimmy Saunders ; Stardreamers | Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D6VB-1466 | 10-in. | 4/16/1946 | That little dream got nowhere | Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D6VB-1468 | 10-in. | 4/16/1946 | Love is the darnedest thing | Dorothy Claire ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D6VB-1565 | 10-in. | 1/15/1946 | Personality | Helen Carroll ; Russ Case Orchestra ; The Satisfiers | Female vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | PD6VB-2674 | 10-in. | 8/17/1946 | I've got a pocketful of dreams | Moon Maids ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D6VB-3500 | 10-in. | 12/23/1946 | My heart is a hobo | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D6VB-3501 | 10-in. | 12/23/1946 | As long as I'm dreaming | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1052 | 10-in. | 10/1/1947 | But beautiful | Garry Stevens ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1055 | 10-in. | 10/1/1947 | You don't have to know the language | Tex Beneke ; Moonlight Serenaders ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1921 | 10-in. | 10/24/1947 | Friendly mountains | Don Cornell ; Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2045 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | When is sometime? | Perry Como ; Russ Case Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2118 | 10-in. | 11/19/1947 | Once and for always | Earle Hagen Orchestra ; Tony Martin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2120 | 10-in. | 11/20/1947 | If you stub your toe on the moon | Earle Hagen Orchestra ; The Four Lyttle Sisters ; Tony Martin | Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2583 | 10-in. | 12/3/1947 | Experience | Beryl Davis ; Russ Case Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-3033 | 10-in. | 12/27/1947 | Busy doing nothing | Vaughn Monroe ; Moon Maids ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with female vocal quartet and jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D9VB-0713 | 10-in. | 8/19/1949 | You're in love with someone | Fran Warren | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Trial 1923-06-05-03] | 10-in. | 6/5/1923 | Johnny Burke drafted | Johnny Burke | Male vocal solo and monologue | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W142957 | 10-in. | 11/24/1926 | When I'm in your arms | Milton Watson | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W151177 | 10-in. | 12/26/1930 | Yours and mine | Smith Ballew ; Ben Selvin and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W152435 | 10-in. | 7/11/1933 | Lou'siana lullaby | George Olsen and his Music ; Ethel Shutta | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152449 | 10-in. | 7/26/1933 | Shadows on the Swanee | Paul Ash ; Auriole Craven ; Pabst Blue Ribbon Casino Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W152602 | 10-in. | 12/14/1933 | Palooka (It's a grand old American name) | Drake Hotel Orchestra ; Clyde McCoy | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152714 | 10-in. | 2/13/1934 | Oh! The pity of it all | Bob Bunch ; Enric Madriguera Orchestra ; Helen Ward | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W152725 | 10-in. | 2/23/1934 | The beat of my heart | Ben Pollack Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W152758 | 10-in. | 5/29/1934 | I've got a warm spot in my heart for you | Ben Pollack Orchestra ; Doris Robbins | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | CO20286 | 10-in. | approximately 1936 | Pennies from heaven | Hildegarde ; William Wirges | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W351161 | 10-in. | 2/29/1932 | (You only want me) When nobody else is around | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E35164 | 10-in. | 1/15/1931 | Yours and mine | Chester Gaylord | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E35215 | 10-in. | 11/6/1930 | Yours and mine | Red Nichols Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E35898 | 10-in. | 1/7/1931 | Yours and mine | Ralph Bennett Seven Aces | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E36033 | 10-in. | 2/6/1931 | Yours and mine | Ross Colby | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | C4702 | 10-in. | 11/2/1929 | When you’re in love | Al and Pete | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C7122 | 10-in. | Dec. 1930 | Yours and mine | Lee Sims | Piano solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | C7450 | 10-in. | 2/16/1931 | Yours and mine | Lee Sims | Piano solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | LAE899 | 10-in. | 11/10/1930 | Us and company | Californians | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | B20290 | 10-in. | 11/19/1936 | Pennies from heaven | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Vocalion | 19973 | 10-in. | 9/29/1936 | One, two, button your shoe | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Vocalion | 19974 | 10-in. | 9/29/1936 | Let's call a heart a heart | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Vocalion | 22282 | 10-in. | 1/12/1938 | On the sentimental side | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burke, Johnny," accessed May 5, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108757.
Burke, Johnny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 5, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108757.
"Burke, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 May 2024.
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