Anita Boyer
Anita Blanch Boyer Dukoff, known as Anita Boyer (25 October 1915 in Carmi, Illinois – 17 March 1985 in South Miami, Florida) was an American singer of the Big Band Era, described by Billboard as "one of the music business's most proficient canaries". She was noted for performances with Tommy Dorsey (1939), Leo Reisman (1940–41), Artie Shaw (1940), Nat King Cole (1941–44), Jerry Wald (1942–43) and Hoagy Carmichael (1945). With Dorsey she helped popularize the song "I Concentrate On You", and with Reisman she recorded the song "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" for Pal Joey. In the 1950s, Boyer became a songwriter, and she wrote songs such as "I Foresee In the Future" and "I Gambled with Love" with Paul Weirick in 1954. She finally settled in the Miami area with her second husband, saxophonist, composer, audio engineer and mouthpiece maker Bobby Dukoff. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 25, 1915 (Carmi), Died March 17, 1985 (South Miami)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-040979 | 10-in. | 10/20/1939 | All in fun | Anita Boyer ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-042737 | 10-in. | 9/27/1939 | Baby, what else can I do | Anita Boyer ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-044015 | 10-in. | 10/25/1939 | Heaven in my arms (Music in my heart) | Anita Boyer ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-044016 | 10-in. | 10/25/1939 | Am I proud? | Anita Boyer ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-044254 | 10-in. | 11/24/1939 | Darn that dream | Anita Boyer ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-044255 | 10-in. | 11/24/1939 | Faithful to you | Anita Boyer ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-044527 | 10-in. | 12/28/1939 | I concentrate on you | Anita Boyer ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-044529 | 10-in. | 12/28/1939 | It's a blue world | Anita Boyer ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-048798 | 10-in. | 4/18/1940 | It'll come to you | Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-048799 | 10-in. | 4/18/1940 | Latins know how | Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-048929 | 10-in. | 4/18/1940 | A Latin tune, a Manhattan moon and you | Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-048930 | 10-in. | 4/18/1940 | Clear out of this world | Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-051227 | 10-in. | 6/5/1940 | Have a heart | Anita Boyer ; George Griffin ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Orchestra | Orchestra, with female-male vocal duet | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-051230 | 10-in. | 6/5/1940 | Shine on harvest moon [from Ziegfeld follies of 1908] | Anita Boyer ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; The Tune Twisters ; Victor Salon Orchestra | Orchestra, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-051231 | 10-in. | 6/5/1940 | Rose of Washington Square | Anita Boyer ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Orchestra | Orchestra, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-054651 | 10-in. | 7/29/1940 | Ferry-boat serenade | Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-054652 | 10-in. | 7/29/1940 | Now I lay me down to dream | Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-054653 | 10-in. | 7/29/1940 | Would you be so kindly | Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-054654 | 10-in. | 7/29/1940 | Don't let it get you down | Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | PBS-055067 | 10-in. | 9/7/1940 | If it's you | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Anita Boyer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | PBS-055068 | 10-in. | 9/7/1940 | Old, old castle in Scotland | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Anita Boyer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | PBS-055095 | 10-in. | 10/7/1940 | Love of my life | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Anita Boyer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | PBS-055096 | 10-in. | 10/7/1940 | A handful of stars | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Anita Boyer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | PBS-055187 | 10-in. | 12/3/1940 | You forgot about me | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Anita Boyer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | PBS-055188 | 10-in. | 12/2/1940 | Whispers in the night | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Anita Boyer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | PBS-055224 | 10-in. | 12/17/1940 | The calypso | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Anita Boyer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | PBS-055225 | 10-in. | 12/17/1940 | Beau night in Hotchkiss Corners | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Anita Boyer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | PBS-055271 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | Boa noite | Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | PBS-055272 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | This is new | Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | PBS-055273 | 10-in. | 2/3/1940 | Chica chica boom chic | Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | PBS-055274 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | Bewitched | Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | PBS-055481 | 10-in. | 3/14/1941 | My sister and I | Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | PBS-055483 | 10-in. | 3/14/1941 | What is this thing called love? | Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | PBS-055486 | 10-in. | 3/14/1941 | Simpatica | Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | PBS-055487 | 10-in. | 3/14/1941 | Do you believe in fairy tales? | Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Decca | 70938 | 10-in. | 6/5/1942 | He wears a pair of silver wings | Jerry Wald Orchestra | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 70939 | 10-in. | 6/25/1942 | Mad about him, sad about him, how can I be glad without him blue | Jerry Wald Orchestra | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Boyer, Anita," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109811.
Boyer, Anita. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109811.
"Boyer, Anita." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Boyer, Anita - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93033281
Wikidata: Anita Boyer - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2615477
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/9419039
MusicBrainz: Anita Boyer - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f46ed942-ba42-4594-acaa-03cbc0e0597d
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