Joe Mooney

Joe Mooney (March 14, 1911 – May 12, 1975) was an American jazz and pop accordionist, organist, and vocalist.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 14, 1911 (Paterson), Died May 12, 1975 (Fort Lauderdale)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: accordion, vocalist, piano

Notes: Performed with Dan Mooney as The Sunshine Boys.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
Columbia	W148050	10-in.	3/8/1929	My troubles are over	Sunshine Boys	Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and piano	vocalist
Columbia	W148051	10-in.	3/8/1929	Huggable kissable you	Sunshine Boys	Male vocal duet, with piano and cello	vocalist
Columbia	W148386	10-in.	5/6/1929	I'm croonin' a tune about June	Sunshine Boys	Male vocal duet, with trombone, guitar, and piano	vocalist
Columbia	W148417	10-in.	5/6/1929	Do something	Sunshine Boys	Male vocal duet, with trombone, guitar, and piano	vocalist
Columbia	W148952	10-in.	8/29/1929	It's unanimous now	Sunshine Boys	Male vocal duet	vocalist
Columbia	W148953	10-in.	8/29/1929	That's where you come in	Sunshine Boys	Male vocal duet	vocalist
Columbia	W149703	10-in.	12/10/1929	Does my baby love?	Sunshine Boys	Male vocal duet	vocalist
Columbia	W149704	10-in.	12/10/1929	I have to have you	Sunshine Boys	Male vocal duet	vocalist
Columbia	W150730	10-in.	8/25/1930	I like a little girl like that	Sunshine Boys	Male vocal duet, with cornet and guitar	vocalist
Columbia	W150731	10-in.	8/25/1930	It seems to be spring	Sunshine Boys	Male vocal duet, with cornet and guitar	vocalist
Columbia	W151365	10-in.	2/27/1931	Smile darn ya, smile	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra ; Sunshine Boys	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	vocalist
Columbia	W151367	10-in.	2/27/1931	The one-man band	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra ; Sunshine Boys	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	vocalist
Columbia	W151657	10-in.	6/30/1931	I'm keeping company	Sunshine Boys	Male vocal duet	vocalist
Columbia	W151658	10-in.	6/30/1931	Take it from me (I'm takin' to you)	Sunshine Boys	Male vocal duet	vocalist
Brunswick	E36117	10-in.	2/20/1931	When I take my sugar to tea	Sunshine Boys	Male vocal duet, with trombone and guitar	vocalist
Brunswick	E36468	10-in.	4/14/1931	Mary Jane	The Melotone Boys	Male vocal duet, with trombone and guitar	vocalist
Brunswick	E36469	10-in.	4/14/1931	Boy! Oh! Boy! Oh! Boy! I've got it bad	The Melotone Boys	Male vocal duet, with trombone and guitar	vocalist
Decca	65429	12-in.	4/18/1939	Concerto in F (Gershwin): 1st mvt. , part 1	Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	65430	12-in.	4/18/1939	Concerto in F (Gershwin): 1st mvt., part 2	Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	65431	12-in.	4/18/1939	Concerto in F (Gershwin): 2nd mvt.	Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	65432	12-in.	4/18/1939	Concerto in F (Gershwin): 3rd mvt.	Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	65781	10-in.	6/13/1939	Say it with music	Paul Whiteman Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	65782	10-in.	6/13/1939	Lady of the evening	Paul Whiteman Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	65783	10-in.	6/13/1939	All alone	Paul Whiteman Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	65784	10-in.	6/13/1939	Remember	Paul Whiteman Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	66906	10-in.	11/24/1939	All the things you are	Paul Whiteman Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	66907	10-in.	11/24/1939	All in fun	Paul Whiteman Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	66908	10-in.	11/24/1939	Heaven in my arms	Paul Whiteman Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	66909	10-in.	11/24/1939	That lucky fellow	Paul Whiteman Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	66996	10-in.	12/21/1939	The creaking old mill on the creek	Paul Whiteman Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	66997	10-in.	12/21/1939	The gaucho serenade	Paul Whiteman Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	66998	10-in.	12/21/1939	Darn that dream	Paul Whiteman Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	66999	10-in.	12/21/1939	My fantasy	Paul Whiteman Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	67014	12-in.	1/3/1940	Manhattan serenade	Paul Whiteman Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	67015	12-in.	1/3/1940	Manhattan moonlight	Paul Whiteman Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	67016	12-in.	1/3/1940	Metropolitan nocturne	Paul Whiteman Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	67021	12-in.	1/4/1940	Manhattan masquerade	Paul Whiteman Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	67022	12-in.	1/4/1940	Side street in Gotham, part 1	Paul Whiteman Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	67023	12-in.	1/4/1940	Side street in Gotham, part 2	Paul Whiteman Orchestra		instrumentalist, accordion
Decca	73742		11/8/1946	September song	Joe Mooney Quartet		instrumentalist, accordion, piano
Decca	73747		11/15/1946	Just a gigolo	Joe Mooney Quartet		instrumentalist, accordion, piano, vocalist
Decca	73748		11/15/1946	Warm kiss and a cold heart	Joe Mooney Quartet		instrumentalist, accordion, piano, vocalist
Decca	73749		11/20/1946	September song	Joe Mooney Quartet		instrumentalist, accordion, piano, vocalist
Decca	73750		11/20/1946	Just a gigolo	Joe Mooney Quartet		instrumentalist, accordion, piano, vocalist
Decca	73769		12/30/1946	Tea for two	Joe Mooney Quartet		instrumentalist, accordion, piano, vocalist
Decca	73770		12/30/1946	Warm kiss and a cold heart	Joe Mooney Quartet		instrumentalist, accordion, piano, vocalist
Decca	73771		1/1/1947	Warm kiss and a cold heart	Joe Mooney Quartet		instrumentalist, accordion, piano, vocalist
Decca	73812		3/4/1947	A Sunday kind of love	Joe Mooney Quartet		instrumentalist, accordion, piano, vocalist
Decca	73869		4/21/1947	I can't get the nerve to kiss you	Joe Mooney Quartet		instrumentalist, accordion, piano, vocalist
Decca	73870		4/21/1947	Meet me at no special face	Joe Mooney Quartet		instrumentalist, accordion, piano, vocalist
Decca	74019		7/28/1947	Stars in my eyes	Joe Mooney Quartet		instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist
Decca	74020		7/28/1947	Lazy countryside	Joe Mooney Quartet		instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist
Decca	74206		12/5/1947	Nancy with the laughing face	Joe Mooney Quartet		instrumentalist, accordion, piano, vocalist
Decca	74207		12/5/1947	From Monday on	Joe Mooney Quartet		instrumentalist, accordion, piano, vocalist
Decca	74241		12/12/1947	A man with one million dollars	Joe Mooney Quartet		instrumentalist, accordion, piano, vocalist
Decca	74242		12/12/1947	Shaky breaks the ice	Joe Mooney Quartet		instrumentalist, accordion, piano, vocalist
Decca	74243		12/12/1947	What more can a woman do	Joe Mooney Quartet		instrumentalist, accordion, piano, vocalist
Decca	74246		12/15/1947	You go to my head	Joe Mooney Quartet		instrumentalist, accordion, piano, vocalist
Decca	74247		12/15/1947	Prelude to a kiss	Joe Mooney Quartet		instrumentalist, accordion, piano, vocalist
Decca	74248		12/15/1947	Have another one, not me	Joe Mooney Quartet		instrumentalist, accordion, piano, vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mooney, Joe," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/206956.

Mooney, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/206956.

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