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 (Results 26-45 of 45 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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  
(Results 26-45 of 45 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "LaVere, Charlie," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110022.

LaVere, Charlie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110022.

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

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