Turk Van Lake

Vanig Rupen Hovsepian (June 15, 1918 – September 1, 2002), better known as Turk Van Lake, was an American arranger, composer and jazz guitarist. Born in Boston, he studied composition at the Boston Conservatory and went on to play with Charlie Barnet, Lionel Hampton, Buddy Rich, Sarah Vaughan, and with the Benny Goodman Orchestra. In the 1950s he wrote for Metronome magazine. Until his retirement in 1993, he was as an adjunct music professor at the College of Staten Island. Van Lake was the first guitar teacher of Reeves Gabrels the lead guitarist for David Bowie and Tin Man

Birth and Death Data: Born June 15, 1918 (Boston), Died September 1, 2002 (Staten Island)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, arranger

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Recordings (Results 26-33 of 33 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	72450	10-in.	10/17/1944	Into each life some pain must fall	Charlie Barnet Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72451	10-in.	10/17/1944	You always hurt the one you love	Charlie Barnet Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72452	10-in.	10/17/1944	West End blues	Charlie Barnet Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72453	10-in.	10/17/1944	Desert sands	Charlie Barnet Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	84293		4/8/1953	Cheerful little earful	Terry Gibbs Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	84294		4/8/1953	I may be wrong	Terry Gibbs Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	84295		4/8/1953	Swinging the Robert A.G. (Waitin' for the R.A.G.)	Terry Gibbs Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	84296		4/8/1953	Lollypop	Terry Gibbs Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 26-33 of 33 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Van Lake, Turk," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/210473.

Van Lake, Turk. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/210473.

"Van Lake, Turk." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.