Johnny Best

Johnny McClanian Best, Jr. (October 20, 1913, Shelby, North Carolina – September 19, 2003) was an American jazz trumpeter.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 20, 1913 (Shelby), Died September 20, 2003 (La Jolla)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1960

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet

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Recordings (Results 126-150 of 408 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-046784 10-in. 2/5/1940 Sweet potato piper Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-046785 10-in. 2/5/1940 Too romantic Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-046786 10-in. 2/5/1940 Tuxedo junction Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-046787 10-in. 2/5/1940 Londonderry air Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-047067 10-in. 2/19/1940 Imagination Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-047068 10-in. 2/19/1940 Shake down the stars Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-047069 10-in. 2/19/1940 I'll never smile again Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-047070 10-in. 2/19/1940 Starlight and music Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-047093 10-in. 2/24/1940 Polka dots and moonbeams Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-047094 10-in. 2/24/1940 My! my! Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-047095 10-in. 2/24/1940 Say it Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-047096 10-in. 2/24/1940 Moments in the moonlight Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-047097 10-in. 2/24/1940 Hear my song, Violetta Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-047098 10-in. 2/24/1940 Sierra Sue Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-048482 10-in. 3/30/1940 Boog-it Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-048483 10-in. 3/30/1940 Yours is my heart alone Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-048484 10-in. 3/30/1940 I'm stepping out with a memory Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-048485 10-in. 3/30/1940 Alice blue gown Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-048486 10-in. 3/30/1940 Wonderful one Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-048487 10-in. 3/30/1940 Devil may care Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-048488 10-in. 3/31/1940 April played the fiddle Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-048489 10-in. 3/31/1940 Fools rush in (where angels fear to tread) Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-048490 10-in. 3/31/1940 I haven't time to be a millionaire Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-048491 10-in. 3/31/1940 Slow freight Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-048963 10-in. 4/28/1940 Pennsylvania six-five thousand Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
(Results 126-150 of 408 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Best, Johnny," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112462.

Best, Johnny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112462.

"Best, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112462

External Sources

Wikipedia: Johnny Best

Discogs: Johnny Best

Allmusic: Johnny Best

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Best, Johnny, 1913-2003 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004062481

Wikidata: Johnny Best - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1702294

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/71580031

MusicBrainz: Johnny Best - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5cbde035-a599-4635-a687-0968440682f3

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1591229

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