Billy Mure
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Billy Mure | |
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| Born | November 4, 1915 New York City, New York, U.S |
| Died | September 25, 2013 (aged 97) Vero Beach, Florida, U.S.[1] |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1957–2013 |
Sebastian "Billy" Mure (November 4, 1915 – September 25, 2013)[2][3] 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, twist and lounge music.[4]
Mure was born in
WNEW after the war until 1957.[5] 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.[6]
Mure had been performing for the past seven years with his band—Top Hats—at Squid Lips in Sebastian, Florida.
Discography
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As leader
- Super-Sonic Guitars in Hi-Fi (RCA Victor, 1957)
- Fireworks (RCA Victor, 1957)
- Supersonics In Flight (RCA Victor, 1959)
- Supersonic Guitars (MGM Records SE3780 Stereo, 1959)
- Bandstand Record Hop (United Artists Records, 1959)
- A String of Trumpets (Everest Records, 1960)
- Strictly Cha Cha (Everest Records, 1960)
- Around The World In Percussion (Strand Records, 1961)
- Tough Strings (Great Guitar Hits) (Kapp Records, 1961)
- Hawaiian Percussion (Strand Records, 1961)
- Blue Hawaii (Premier Records, 1963)
- Teen Bossa Nova (MGM Records, 1963)
- Hawaiian Moods (Spin-O-Rama Records, 1965)
As sideman
- Paul Anka — "Diana" (reached #1)
- Frankie Laine — "Rawhide" (reached #6)
- Perry Como — "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" (reached #1)
- Ames Brothers — "Ragg Mopp" (reached #1)
- Eddie Fisher— "Oh My Papa" (reached #1)
- Eddie Fisher — "Anytime" (reached #2)
- Don Rondo — "White Silver Sands" (reached #7)
- Marty Robbins — "White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation" (reached #1)
- Bobby Darin — "Splish Splash" (reached #1)
- Eydie Gorme— "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" (reached #7)
- Rosemary Clooney — "Come on-a My House" (reached #1)
- Danny Davis and The Titans — "Let's Do the Twist for Adults"
- Connie Francis — "Among My Souvenirs" (reached #7)
- Guy Mitchell — "Heartaches by the Number" (reached #1 on C&W listing)
- Perez Prado— "Patricia" (reached #1)
- Tony Bennett — "Because of You" (reached #1)
- Kay Starr — "Wheel of Fortune" (reached #1)
- Tony Bennett — "Cold Cold Heart" (reached #1)
- Brian Hyland — "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" (reached #1)
- Billy Williams — "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" (reached #3)
- Johnny Mathis — "Chances Are" (reached #1)
- Patti Page — "How Much is that Doggie in the Window?" (reached #1)
- Marcie Blane — "Bobby's Girl" (reached #2) ** (Produced by Billy Mure)
- Ray Peterson — "Tell Laura I Love Her" (reached #7) **
- Bobby Freeman — "Do You Want to Dance" (reached #7) **
- Johnnie Ray — "Cry" (reached #1) Played as "Sebastian Mure" **
- Della Reese — "And That Reminds Me" (reached #15) **
- Ralph Young - "Moonlight Gambler" with orchestra conducted by Billy Mure (Everest Records 9-19324, 1960)
References
- ^ Obituary, Indian River Guardian. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ "Billy Mure | Vintage Guitar® magazine". Archived from the original on 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ^ "Billy Mure". IMDb. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Weirdomusic.com. "Guitarist Billy Mure dies, age 97 « Obituaries «". Weirdomusic.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- Allmusic
- ^ Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Singles 1955-2008. 12th edn, p. 1000.
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