Joe Burke

Joseph Aloysius Burke (March 18, 1884 – June 9, 1950) was an American composer and pianist. His successful songs, written with various lyricists, included "Down Honolulu Way" (1916), "Oh How I Miss You Tonight" (1924), "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" (1929), "Moon Over Miami" (1935), "Getting Some Fun Out of Life" (1937) and "Rambling Rose" (1948) and "Painting The Clouds With Sunshine" (1929)

Birth and Death Data: Born March 18, 1884 (Philadelphia), Died June 9, 1950 (Upper Darby Township)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1909 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist, speaker

Notes: Burke is billed on Leeds & Catlin discs as "The American Harry Lauder." There is no evidence that he is the same individual as the songwriter.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 151-175 of 600 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-99916	10-in.	3/25/1936	Robins and roses	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-101193	10-in.	4/8/1936	Cabin in the sky	Fats Waller and his Rhythm	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-101535	10-in.	4/24/1936	Robins and roses	Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-101536	10-in.	4/24/1936	Cabin in the sky	Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-102431	10-in.	8/7/1936	Midnight blue	Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-102975	10-in.	7/27/1936	Midnight blues	Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-02525	10-in.	10/11/1936	Sailor's sweetheart	Harry Blair ; Washboard Wonders	Washboard band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-07837	10-in.	4/21/1937	It looks like rain in Cherry Blossom Lane	Guy Lombardo ; Lebert Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-07849	10-in.	4/22/1937	Moonlight on the highway	Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	PBS-09812	10-in.	11/10/1937	Getting some fun out of life	Harriet Hilliard ; Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet	composer
Victor	BS-010102	10-in.	5/1/1937	Moonlight on the highway	Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-010104	10-in.	5/1/1937	It looks like rain in Cherry Blossom Lane	Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-010171	10-in.	5/14/1937	The camera doesn't lie (Neither do I)	Buddy Clark ; Eddy Duchin Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-013883	10-in.	9/28/1937	Getting some fun out of life	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-014668	10-in.	10/12/1937	Getting some fun out of life	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-017065	10-in.	11/17/1937	A kiss for consolation	Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-017465	10-in.	12/6/1937	A little white lighthouse	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-017481	10-in.	12/8/1937	A little white lighthouse	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-018362	10-in.	1/21/1938	At the perfume counter (On the Rue de la Paix)	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-018456	10-in.	2/3/1938	At a perfume counter	Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-021120	10-in.	3/7/1938	Yearning (Just for you)	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus	composer
Victor	BS-022475	10-in.	4/20/1938	Somewhere with somebody else	Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra ; Jerry Stewart	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-022675	10-in.	4/29/1938	If it rains, who cares!	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-022977	10-in.	5/2/1938	If it rains—who cares!	Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-023288	10-in.	5/26/1938	Somewhere with somebody else	Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Dick Wharton	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer

(Results 151-175 of 600 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burke, Joe," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109994.

Burke, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109994.

"Burke, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.