Dick Jurgens
Richard Henry Jurgens (January 9, 1910 – October 5, 1995) was an American swing music bandleader and composer who enjoyed great popularity in the late 1930s and early 1940s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 9, 1910 (Sacramento), Died October 5, 1995
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, trumpet, leader, composer, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 27 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-041478 | 10-in. | 9/20/1939 | If I knew then (What I know now) | Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-041563 | 10-in. | 8/15/1939 | It's a hundred to one (I'm in love) | Jeanne D'Arcy ; Johnny Messner ; Music Box Band ; Three Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal trio | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-041582 | 10-in. | 8/17/1939 | Its a hundred to one (I'm in love) | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-041917 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | If I knew then (What I know now) | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra ; Jerry Stewart | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-042612 | 10-in. | 8/28/1939 | It's a hundred to one (I'm in love) | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-042735 | 10-in. | 9/26/1939 | If I knew then (what I know now) | Emery Deutsch Orchestra ; Jack Starr | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-043391 | 10-in. | 11/18/1939 | Careless | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-044253 | 10-in. | 11/24/1939 | Careless | Allan DeWitt ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-044820 | 10-in. | 2/13/1940 | Table truckin' | Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-046037 | 10-in. | 12/28/1939 | Careless | Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-048493 | 10-in. | 4/1/1940 | Day dreams come true at night | Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-053131 | 10-in. | 6/13/1940 | A million dreams ago | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-053153 | 10-in. | 6/21/1940 | A million dreams ago | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-067630 | 10-in. | 8/11/1941 | Elmer's tune | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-068349 | 10-in. | 11/24/1941 | I guess I'll be on my way | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-068863 | 10-in. | 1/13/1942 | I guess I'll be on my way | Jane Fulton ; Joe Reichman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-073825 | 10-in. | 4/9/1942 | One dozen roses | Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-074125 | 10-in. | 3/2/1942 | One dozen roses | Art Kassel Trio ; Gloria Hart ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal trio | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-0499 | 10-in. | 4/17/1947 | I won't be home anymore when you call | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Freddy Martin | Male vocal ensemble, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Decca | DSF 1 | 10-in. | 10/22/1934 | In the quiet of an Autumn night | Dick Jurgens Orchestra | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | DSF 2 | 10-in. | 10/22/1934 | Wild honey | Dick Jurgens Orchestra | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | DSF 3 | 10-in. | 10/22/1934 | Strange | Dick Jurgens Orchestra | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | DSF 4 | 10-in. | 10/22/1934 | Just once too often | Dick Jurgens Orchestra | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | DLA 108 | 10-in. | 2/28/1935 | Oni Oni | Dick Jurgens Orchestra | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | DLA 109 | 10-in. | 2/28/1935 | The Martinique | Dick Jurgens Orchestra | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jurgens, Dick," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104478.
Jurgens, Dick. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104478.
"Jurgens, Dick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Jurgens, Dick, 1910-1995 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84012257
Wikidata: Dick Jurgens - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1209706
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/10033556
MusicBrainz: Dick Jurgens - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b5318b9b-e987-41d9-bb90-c1fed4c43f37
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