Charlie LaVere
Charles LaVere Johnson, better known as Charlie LaVere (July 18, 1910, Salina, Kansas - April 28, 1983, Ramona, California) was an American jazz pianist, vocalist, bandleader, and composer. He is best known for his extensive work with arranger Gordon Jenkins, including the 1948 million seller “Maybe You’ll Be There”, his own dixie jazz group LaVere's Chicago Loopers, and his later work for Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe Revue, for which he composed the music and led the band performances from 1955 to 1959, and which would go on to become the longest running stage show in the history of show business, running for over 31 years and over 39,000 performances. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 18, 1910 (Salina), Died April 28, 1983
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1953
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, vocalist, songwriter
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | PBS-042175 | 10-in. | 10/9/1939 | Cuban boogie woogie | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Judy Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-042263 | 10-in. | 11/21/1939 | Sweet potato piper | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | PBS-042264 | 10-in. | 11/21/1939 | Palms of paradise | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| 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 | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | PBS-042266 | 10-in. | 11/21/1939 | Too romantic | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | PBS-042384 | 10-in. | 1/19/1940 | I gotta right to sing the blues | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | PBS-042385 | 10-in. | 1/19/1940 | It had to be you | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | PBS-042386 | 10-in. | 1/19/1940 | Your kiss | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | PBS-042387 | 10-in. | 1/19/1940 | This is the beginning of the end | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-044032 | 10-in. | 10/20/1939 | Cuban boogie woogie | Delta Rhythm Band ; Bob Zurke | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Decca | 80037 | 10/7/1949 | Who's sorry now | Castle Jazz Band ; Kid Ory and his Creole Band | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 102939 | 10/7/1949 | I never knew | Charlie LaVere's Chicago Loopers | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | DLA 1201 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | Morocco | Ben Pollack and his Pick-A-Rib Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 1202 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | Fare Thee honey, fare Thee well | Connie Boswell | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 1203 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | Mr. Freddie blues | Connie Boswell | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 1204 | 10-in. | 4/9/1938 | Nobody's gonna take you from me | Ben Pollack and his Pick-A-Rib Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 2259 | 10-in. | 12/9/1940 | De camptown races | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 2260 | 10-in. | 12/9/1940 | Did your mother come from Ireland? | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 2261 | 10-in. | 12/9/1940 | My old Kentucky home | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 2262 | 10-in. | 12/9/1940 | Where the River Shannon flows | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 2403 | 10-in. | 5/24/1941 | Boogie woogie piano man | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 2404 | 10-in. | 5/24/1941 | As if you didn't know | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 2405 | 10-in. | 5/24/1941 | Hep and happy | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 2406 | 10-in. | 5/24/1941 | Buck fever | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 2417 | 10-in. | 5/27/1941 | Woodland symphony | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 2418 | 10-in. | 5/27/1941 | Swing tonic | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 2419 | 10-in. | 5/27/1941 | Purple moonlight | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 2420 | 10-in. | 5/26/1941 | Off and on | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | L 4366 | 2/27/1947 | Maybe you'll be there | Gordon Jenkins Orchestra | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4367 | 2/27/1947 | My funny Valentine | Gordon Jenkins Orchestra | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4911 | 2/22/1949 | Have a little sympathy | Charlie LaVere | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4912 | 2/22/1949 | A dreamer with a penny | Charlie LaVere | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5128 | 8/28/1949 | I don't want to be president | Charlie LaVere | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 5416 | 3/8/1950 | God bless the child | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 5417 | 3/8/1950 | This is heaven to me | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 6046 | 2/6/1951 | You're just in love | Lil Hardin Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 6047 | 2/6/1951 | If | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 6048 | 2/6/1951 | (I want a) Big butter and egg man (from the West) | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 6550 | 11/28/1951 | It's all in the game | Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 6551 | 11/28/1951 | When it's sleepy time South-1 | Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 6552 | 11/28/1951 | Jeannine, I dream of lilac time | Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 6553 | 11/28/1951 | Indian love call | Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 7038 | 2/5/1953 | One wild oat-1 | Gordon Jenkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 7040 | 2/5/1953 | The masquerade is over | Bob Craig ; Gordon Jenkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 7049 | 2/12/1953 | Gomen Nasai (Forgive me)-1 | Gordon Jenkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "LaVere, Charlie," accessed May 31, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110022.
LaVere, Charlie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 31, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110022.
"LaVere, Charlie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 May 2024.
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LCNAR: LaVere, Charlie, 1910-1983 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no95018995
Wikidata: Charles LaVere - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15480094
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/158149066737565602793
MusicBrainz: Charles LaVere - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2d965eee-c531-46f6-a596-86b6f6c7aa32
ISNI: 0000 0000 5514 3632 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000055143632
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