Billy Mure
Sebastian "Billy" Mure (November 4, 1915 – September 25, 2013) was an American guitarist and songwriter who recorded several albums in the 1950s and 1960s in a variety of styles, including surf, Hawaiian, swing, pop, and lounge music. Mure was born in New York City and played violin at age of nine, before making guitar his primary instrument. He played in bands while in the service during World War II and found work at a radio station WNEW after the war until 1957. In addition to his solo recordings, he worked as a session musician, composer, and arranger. He wrote the popular instrumental "Toy Balloons". In 1959, he released the single "A String of Trumpets", credited to Billy Mure and the Trumpeteers; the song reached #64 on the Billboard Hot 100. Mure had been performing for the past seven years with his band—Top Hats—at Squid Lips in Sebastian, Florida. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 7, 1915, Died September 25, 2013 (Vero Beach)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, electric guitar, composer
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 123 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D7VB-2042 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | I never knew what it meant to be lonesome | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2043 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | Roses of yesterday | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2044 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | Peace of mind | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2047 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | Mississippi waltz | Skytoppers | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2263 | 10-in. | 11/24/1947 | I met the cutest fellow in Pocatello | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2264 | 10-in. | 11/24/1947 | He taught me how to yodel | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2265 | 10-in. | 11/24/1947 | You ain't where you come from now | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2266 | 10-in. | 11/24/1947 | I wasn't born yesterday | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2606 | 10-in. | 12/8/1947 | Welcome back to my heart | Stu Davis ; Northwesters | Male vocal solo with instrumental sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2607 | 10-in. | 12/8/1947 | When the snowbirds cross the Rockies | Stu Davis ; Northwesters | Male vocal solo with instrumental sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2608 | 10-in. | 12/8/1947 | I'm gonna leave town | Stu Davis ; Northwesters | Male vocal solo with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2609 | 10-in. | 12/8/1947 | Sweetheart of yesterday | Stu Davis ; Northwesters | Male vocal solo with instrumental sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2622 | 10-in. | 12/9/1947 | The dude in the ten gallon hat | Stu Davis ; Northwesters | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2623 | 10-in. | 12/9/1947 | Too far apart | Stu Davis ; Northwesters | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2624 | 10-in. | 12/9/1947 | Crying for you | Stu Davis ; Northwesters | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2625 | 10-in. | 12/9/1947 | Always keep your promise | Stu Davis ; Northwesters | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2669 | 10-in. | 12/12/1947 | Easy payment blues | Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2671 | 10-in. | 12/12/1947 | I'm a tired cowboy | Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2677 | 10-in. | 12/12/1947 | Tears from the sky | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2678 | 10-in. | 12/12/1947 | Anyone | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2679 | 10-in. | 12/12/1947 | My mother's picture | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2680 | 10-in. | 12/12/1947 | Put my little shoes away | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-1257 | 10-in. | 4/8/1949 | Reaching for the moon | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-1258 | 10-in. | 4/8/1949 | Rainbow in my heart | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-1259 | 10-in. | 4/8/1949 | Lorelie | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mure, Billy," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/333014.
Mure, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/333014.
"Mure, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Mure, Billy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94122469
Wikidata: Billy Mure - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4913076
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/31235602
MusicBrainz: Billy Mure - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d1fb72f4-cf46-4e90-afad-ea24b2c8869b
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