Dan Burley

Dan Burley (November 7, 1907, in Lexington, Kentucky – October 29, 1962, in Chicago, Illinois) was an American pianist and journalist. He appeared on numerous network television and radio shows in the US and had two radio shows of his own on WWRL Radio in New York. He was editor of many African-American publications, including the New York Age, the Amsterdam News, and the magazines Ebony, Jet and Duke. He also appeared in five films, performed with Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Milton Hinton, Lionel Hampton, Leonard Feather, Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, and wrote music for Lionel Hampton and Cab Calloway.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 7, 1907 (Lexington), Died October 29, 1962 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, songwriter

= 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
Victor	BS-042941	10-in.	10/12/1939	I'm on my way from you	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-055534	10-in.	8/21/1940	Pig foot sonata	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D7VB-0040	10-in.	1/8/1947	I'm scared of that woman	Ruby Smith	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Decca	73328		1/30/1946	Hamp's salty blues	Lionel Hampton Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73329		1/30/1946	Ridin' on the L & N	Lionel Hampton Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73330		1/30/1946	Chord-a-re-bop-1	Lionel Hampton Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73331		1/30/1946	Limehouse blues	Lionel Hampton Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burley, Dan," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110781.

Burley, Dan. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110781.

"Burley, Dan." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.