Mike Riley

Mike Riley (January 5, 1904 – September 2, 1984) was an American jazz trombonist and songwriter. He is best known for co-writing the 1935 song "The Music Goes Round and Round", one of the biggest hits of that year.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 5, 1904 (Fall River), Died September 2, 1984

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone, leader, vocalist, mellophone, composer, instrumentalist, songwriter, lyricist

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-96538	10-in.	1/2/1936	The music goes 'round and around	Jack Hylton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-98363	10-in.	12/9/1935	The music goes 'round and 'round	Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-98398	10-in.	12/27/1935	The music goes 'round and around	Bill Dillard ; Little Ramblers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus	composer
Victor	BS-98660	10-in.	1/20/1936	Y la música gira y gira	Marimba Pan-Americana	Marimba band	composer
Victor	BS-98661	10-in.	1/20/1936	Moussiki yirisi	Tetos Demetriades (Τετος Δημητριαδης)	Male vocal solo, with marimba band	composer
Victor	BS-99027	10-in.	1/31/1936	I'm gonna clap my hands	Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-100014	10-in.	2/29/1936	I'm gonna clap my hands	Gene Krupa's Swing Band ; Helen Ward	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-03240	10-in.	11/17/1936	Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! (Hey! Hey! Hey! Your cares away)	Tempo King ; Kings of Tempo ; Queenie Ada Rubin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-019684	10-in.	2/18/1938	oooOO-OH BOOM!	Lola Bard ; Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-021129	10-in.	3/9/1938	Ooooo-oh boom!	Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Martha Tilton	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-071786	10-in.	2/9/1942	The music goes 'round and 'round	Hit Paraders ; Mark Warnow Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	D9VB-2408	10-in.	10/12/1949	The music goes 'round and around	Main Street String Band	Instrumental ensemble, with vocal duet	composer
Columbia	CO18511	10-in.	1/17/1936	Música por arriba y música por abajo : Bolero son	Augusto Coén y su Orquesta	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	B18512	10-in.	1/17/1936	The music goes 'round and 'round : Rumba	Augusto Coén y su Orquesta	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Decca	39721	10-in.	7/12/1935	Murder in the moonlight	Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39722	10-in.	7/15/1935	Let's swing it	Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39805	10-in.	8/2/1935	Double trouble	Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39807	10-in.	8/5/1935	That's what you think	Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39808	10-in.	8/5/1935	Double trouble	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	39809	10-in.	8/5/1935	You're all I need	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	39810	10-in.	8/5/1935	In the middle of a kiss	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	39811	10-in.	8/5/1935	When I grow too old to dream	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	39812	10-in.	8/5/1935	Rhythm is our business	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	39813	10-in.	8/5/1935	I wished on the moon	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	39819	10-in.	8/6/1935	I'm livin' in a great big way	Gladys Palmer		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39820	10-in.	8/6/1935	In the middle of a kiss	Gladys Palmer		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39821	10-in.	8/6/1935	Get behind me, Satan	Gladys Palmer		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39825	10-in.	8/7/1935	Trees	Gladys Palmer		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	39845	10-in.	8/9/1935	My special man is back in town	Gladys Palmer		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60004	10-in.	9/26/1935	Looking for love	Riley-Farley and their Onyx Club Band		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60005	10-in.	9/26/1935	South	Riley-Farley and their Onyx Club Band		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60006	10-in.	9/26/1935	The music goes round and around	Riley-Farley and their Onyx Club Band		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60073	10-in.	10/17/1935	It's funny what a kiss can do	Bob Howard Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60074	10-in.	10/17/1935	Sugar plum	Bob Howard Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60075	10-in.	10/17/1935	It's written in the stars	Bob Howard Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60076	10-in.	10/17/1935	Give me a break, baby	Bob Howard Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60096	10-in.	10/22/1935	Georgia rockin' chair	Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60097	10-in.	10/22/1935	Monday in Manhattan	Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60098	10-in.	10/22/1935	Every now and then	Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60099	10-in.	10/22/1935	Wouldn't I be a wonder	Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60102	10-in.	10/23/1935	You are my lucky star	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60103	10-in.	10/23/1935	I'm in the mood for love	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60104	10-in.	10/23/1935	Santa Claus is comin' to town	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60105	10-in.	10/23/1935	Jingle bells	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60107	10-in.	10/24/1935	Wabash blues	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60108	10-in.	10/24/1935	China boy	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60109	10-in.	10/24/1935	I never knew	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60110	10-in.	10/24/1935	The music goes 'round and around	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60161	10-in.	11/22/1935	I'd rather listen to your eyes	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60162	10-in.	11/22/1935	I'd love to take orders from you	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60163	10-in.	11/22/1935	Here's to romance	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, leader, trombone
Decca	60164	10-in.	11/22/1935	At your service, Madame	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, leader, trombone
Decca	60172	10-in.	11/26/1935	Blue clarinet stomp	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60173	10-in.	11/26/1935	Twenty-four hours a day	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60174	10-in.	11/26/1935	Don't give up the ship	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60211	10-in.	12/10/1935	I found a dream	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60212	10-in.	12/10/1935	No other one	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60213	10-in.	12/10/1935	You took my breath away	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60214	10-in.	12/10/1935	When a great love comes along	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60290	10-in.	12/27/1935	Quicker than you can say Jack Robinson	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60291	10-in.	12/27/1935	I feel like a feather in the breeze	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60344	10-in.	1/15/1936	Dinner for one, please James	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60345	10-in.	1/15/1936	A beautiful lady in blue	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60358	10-in.	1/17/1936	I'm gonna clap my hands	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60359	10-in.	1/17/1936	I wish I were Aladdin	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60360	10-in.	1/17/1936	Not enough	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	60361	10-in.	1/17/1936	You're wicky, you're wacky, you're wonderful	Mike Riley, Eddie Farley and their Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, mellophone, leader, trombone
Decca	60412		1/29/1936	Deep Elm blues	Dick Stabile Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60413	10-in.	1/29/1936	Just because	Dick Stabile Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60414	10-in.	1/29/1936	If I could be with you one hour tonight	Dick Stabile Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60415	10-in.	1/29/1936	Ja-da	Dick Stabile Orchestra		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60456	10-in.	2/10/1936	We saw the sea	The Top-Hatters		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	60457	10-in.	2/10/1936	Wah-hoo!	The Top-Hatters		instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61038	10-in.	4/14/1936	Melody from the sky	Riley-Farley and their Orchestra		leader, instrumentalist, mellophone, trombone
Decca	61039	10-in.	4/14/1936	Love is like a cigarette	Riley-Farley and their Orchestra		instrumentalist, mellophone, leader, trombone
Decca	61040	10-in.	4/14/1936	Knicks-knacks on the mantel	Riley-Farley and their Orchestra		instrumentalist, mellophone, leader, trombone
Decca	61041	10-in.	4/14/1936	Twilight in the trail	Riley-Farley and their Orchestra		instrumentalist, mellophone, leader, trombone
Decca	61052	10-in.	4/14/1936	I'm in the mood for love	Mike Riley		instrumentalist, mellophone, leader, trombone
Decca	61053	10-in.	4/14/1936	You are my lucky star	Mike Riley		instrumentalist, mellophone, leader, trombone
Decca	61065	10-in.	4/21/1936	There's something in the wind	Mike Riley		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	61066	10-in.	4/21/1936	The old oaken bucket	Mike Riley		instrumentalist, mellophone, vocalist, leader, trombone
Decca	61353	10-in.	10/27/1936	Trouble don't like music	Riley-Farley and their Orchestra		vocalist, instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61354	10-in.	10/27/1936	A high hat, a piccolo and a cane	Riley-Farley and their Orchestra		vocalist, instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61355	10-in.	10/27/1936	Hey-hey (Your cares away)	Riley-Farley and their Orchestra		vocalist, instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61356	10-in.	10/27/1936	With Thee I swing	Riley-Farley and their Orchestra		vocalist, instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62154	10-in.	4/27/1937	I'm hatin' this waitin' around	Mike Riley Orchestra		vocalist, instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62155	10-in.	4/27/1937	That's Southern hospitality	Mike Riley Orchestra		vocalist, instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62162	10-in.	4/29/1937	Spendin' all my time with the blues	Mike Riley Orchestra		vocalist, instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62163	10-in.	4/29/1937	Jammin'	Mike Riley Orchestra		vocalist, instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	63170	10-in.	1/18/1938	Cachita	Mike Riley and his Round and Round Boys		vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	63171	10-in.	1/18/1938	Oooo oh boom!	Mike Riley and his Round and Round Boys		vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	63172	10-in.	1/18/1938	You're giving me the run-around	Mike Riley and his Round and Round Boys		vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	63173	10-in.	1/18/1938	Oh dear, what can the matter be?	Mike Riley and his Round and Round Boys		vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, trombone
Columbia (U.K.)	CA15520	10-in.	November 1935-February 1936	The music goes 'round and around	BBC Dance Orchestra ; Henry Hall	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	CL5768	10-in.	6/8/1936	La musique vient par ici	Lyne Clevers ; Bruno Coquatrix	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Riley, Mike," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112116.

Riley, Mike. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112116.

"Riley, Mike." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.