Buck Ram

Samuel "Buck" Ram (November 21, 1907 – January 1, 1991) was an American songwriter, and popular music producer and arranger. He was one of BMI's top five songwriters/air play in its first 50 years, alongside Paul Simon, Kris Kristofferson, Jimmy Webb, and Paul McCartney. He is best known for his long association with The Platters and also wrote, produced and arranged for the Penguins, the Coasters, the Drifters, Ike and Tina Turner, Ike Cole, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Ella Fitzgerald, and many others. He was also known as Ande Rand, Lynn Paul or Jean Miles.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 21, 1907 (Chicago), Died January 1, 1991 (Las Vegas)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-102293 10-in. 6/26/1936 Afterglow Jimmy Brierly ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-102377 10-in. 7/1/1936 Afterglow Wingy Manone Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-022925 10-in. 4/27/1938 At your beck and call Hot Lips Page Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-031550 10-in. 1/23/1939 Honey bunny boo Jayne Dover ; Van Alexander Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-035568 10-in. 4/6/1939 Have mercy Frank Dailey ; Howard DuLany ; Stop and Go Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-036925 10-in. 5/9/1939 Chew-chew-chew Jeanne D'Arcy ; Johnny Messner ; Music Box Band Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble composer  
Victor BS-036962 10-in. 5/18/1939 Chew-chew-chew (Chew your bubble gum) Don Redman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal chorus composer  
Victor BS-037124 10-in. 5/17/1939 Chew-chew-chew (Chew your bubble gum) Smoothies Mixed vocal trio, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-048482 10-in. 3/30/1940 Boog-it Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-048491 10-in. 3/31/1940 Slow freight Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-056108 10-in. 9/12/1940 Ring telephone, ring Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-063806 10-in. 4/23/1941 Utt-da-zay Deep River Boys Male vocal quartet, with piano and drums songwriter  
Victor BS-073419 10-in. 3/10/1942 I'm gettin' mighty lonesome for you Ken Curtis ; New Music [Shep Fields] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-073437 10-in. 3/16/1942 Fightin' Doug MacArthur Tony Pastor Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble composer  
Victor BS-074188 10-in. 4/1/1942 I'm getting mighty lonesome for you Three Barries ; Wayne King Orchestra Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor D4AB-0429 10-in. 11/20/1944 Twilight time New Music [Shep Fields] Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D5VB-0333 10-in. 5/1/1945 Remember when George Devron ; Wayne King Orchestra Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor D5VB-0689 10-in. 10/18/1945 The moment I met you Sentimentalists ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Vocal group, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D5VB-1064 10-in. 6/11/1945 That's the stuff ya gotta watch Tony Pastor ; Tony Pastor Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D6VB-2620 10-in. 8/6/1946 I'll be home for Christmas Perry Como ; Russ Case Orchestra Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor D7VB-0042 10-in. 1/15/1947 Twilight time Three Suns Instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Atlantic 1664 10-in. 9/19/1955 Adorable The Drifters songwriter  
Atlantic 2372 10-in. 4/16/1957 I promise you Robin Robinson songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ram, Buck," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104697.

Ram, Buck. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104697.

"Ram, Buck." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.

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