Roy Turk

Roy Kenneth Turk (September 20, 1892 – November 30, 1934) was an American songwriter and lyricist, he frequently collaborated with composer Fred E. Ahlert – their popular 1929 song "Mean to Me" has become a jazz standard. In 1926 collaborated with Lou Handman on his best known song the 1927 hit song Are You Lonesome Tonight? made famous by acts like Elvis Presley. He worked with many other composers, including for film lyrics. Turk was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 20, 1892 (New York City), Died November 30, 1934 (Hollywood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 101-125 of 418 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-058179	10-in.	12/18/1940	Mean to me	Blue Barron ; Charlie Fischer	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-073480	10-in.	3/25/1942	Mean to me	Vera Barton	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	D6VB-1467	10-in.	4/16/1946	I don't know why (I just do)	Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D6VB-2339	10-in.	6/11/1946	Mean to me	J. C. Heard Orchestra ; Etta Jones	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-0483	10-in.	3/3/1947	Walking my baby back home	Page Cavanaugh Trio	Male vocal trio, with guitar, bass, and piano	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-0801	10-in.	5/8/1947	Aggravatin' papa	Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-2593	10-in.	12/5/1947	Mean to me	Louis Prima Orchestra ; Louis Prima	Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D9VB-0048	10-in.	1/6/1949	I don't know why (I just do)	Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; The Snowflakes	Female vocal group, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BVE-Test-622	10-in.	3/4/1929	I'll never ask for more	Irene Delroy	Female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-Test-651	10-in.	6/18/1929	Mean to me	Winnie Lightner	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	78301	10-in.	2/15/1919	Heart of humanity	Hugh Donovan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78735	10-in.	10/12/1919	Oh! How I laugh when I think that I cried over you	Nora Bayes	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	79600	10-in.	12/22/1920	You oughta see my baby	Benny Davis	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	79918	10-in.	6/28/1921	He took it away from me	Southern Quartet	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	songwriter
Columbia	80350	10-in.	5/15/1922	Fickle Flo (from Kokomo)	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	80370	10-in.	6/5/1922	Just because you're you, that's why I love you	Eddie Elkins' Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	80432	10-in.	6/29/1922	Just because you're you, that's why I love you	Garber-Davis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	80493	10-in.	8/3/1922	If you don't think so you're crazy	Frank Crumit	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	80527	10-in.	8/14/1922	Sweet man o' mine	Dolly Kay	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	80548	10-in.	9/16/1922	To-morrow	Ted Lewis Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	80550	10-in.	9/18/1922	To-morrow	Nora Bayes	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	80642	10-in.	11/2/1922	If you don't think so you're crazy	Garber-Davis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	80773	10-in.	1/5/1923	Aggravatin' papa (Don't you try to two-time me)	Frank Westphal Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	80808	10-in.	1/27/1923	Aggravatin' papa	Georgians	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	80813	10-in.	1/29/1923	Aggravatin' papa	Dolly Kay	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter

(Results 101-125 of 418 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Turk, Roy," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108801.

Turk, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108801.

"Turk, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.