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Ken Darby (13 May 1909 - 24 Jan 1992)

Male Person - United States

Relationships (4)

Member Of

  1. Ken Darby Singers original, eponymous
  2. Ken Darby Vocal Trio original
  3. The King’s Men bass vocals

Married

  1. Vera Matson (1932)

Recordings by (1)

  1. All I Want (Critter Country) 2:14 (20 Sep 2005)

On Recordings (26)

Conducted

  1. Jingle Bells 0:57 Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker & Michael Landon as the Cartwrights (09 Dec 2018)
  2. Christmas Is a‐Comin’ (May God Bless You) 2:09 Lorne Greene (09 Dec 2018)
  3. Merry Christmas Neighbor 1:59 Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker & Michael Landon as the Cartwrights (09 Dec 2018)
  4. Merry Christmas and Goodnight (Silent Night) 1:35 Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker & Michael Landon as the Cartwrights (09 Dec 2018)
  5. O Come, All Ye Faithful 2:10 Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker & Michael Landon as the Cartwrights (09 Dec 2018)

Chorus Master

  1. Far Away Places 2:59 Bing Crosby with The Ken Darby Choir (1978)
  2. Riders in the Sky 3:00 Bing Crosby with The Ken Darby Choir (1978)
  3. A Christmas Carol: God rest ye merry gentlemen 4:36 Ken Darby, Ronald Coleman, Victor Young (2020)
  4. A Christmas Carol: And looking up, I beheld 6:05 Ken Darby, Ronald Coleman, Victor Young (2020)
  5. A Christmas Carol: Quickly I made myself ready for bed 3:07 Ken Darby, Ronald Coleman, Victor Young (2020)
  6. A Christmas Carol: There at my bedside 3:01 Ken Darby, Ronald Coleman, Victor Young (2020)
  7. A Christmas Carol: Wake up, Man! 6:05 Ken Darby, Ronald Coleman, Victor Young (2020)

Vocals

  1. Ding‐Dong! Emerald City (outtake) 1:16 Ken Darby and The M-G-M Studio Chorus (18 Jul 1995)

Produced

  1. Joe Patroni Plane or Plows? 2:25 Alfred Newman (1970)
  2. Triangle! 3:53 Alfred Newman (1970)
  3. Guerreo's Goodbye 2:40 Alfred Newman (1970)
  4. Airport (end title) 2:36 Alfred Newman (1970)
  5. Airport Love Theme 3:32 Alfred Newman (1970)
  6. Emergency Landing! 1:41 Alfred Newman (1970)
  7. Inez-Lost Forever 1:48 Alfred Newman (1970)
  8. Airport Love Theme #2 2:43 Alfred Newman (1970)
  9. Ada Quonsett Stowaway 1:29 Alfred Newman (1970)
  10. Inez' Theme 1:31 Alfred Newman (1970)
  11. Airport (main title) 3:15 Alfred Newman (1970)
  12. Mel and Tanya 2:29 Alfred Newman (1970)

Arranged

  1. Finale: As Long as There’s Music / Some Other Time / As Long as There’s Music/Where Does Love Begin? 4:42 Frank Sinatra with Gloria DeHaven, George Murphy & Chorus (21 May 2002)

Credited as (17)

  1. Ken Darby
  2. Clement Clarke Moore & Ken Darby
  3. Foster Carling & Ken Darby
  4. Alfred Newman & Ken Darby
  5. Ken Darby and The MGM Studio Chorus
  6. Ken Darby & Lionel Newman
  7. Ken Darby and The M-G-M Studio Chorus
  8. Alfred Newman & Ken Darby feat. Mavis Rivers
  9. Alfred Newman & Ken Darby feat. Norma Zimmer
  10. Alfred Newman & Ken Darby feat. Bill Lee
  11. Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra with Ken Darby & Ramona
  12. Alfred Newman & Kenneth Darby
  13. Ken Darby, Ronald Coleman, Victor Young
  14. Lionel Newman; Ken Darby
  15. Ken Darby & MGM Studio Chorus
  16. Alfred Newman, Elmer Bernstein, John Morris & Ken Darby
  17. Alfred Newman and Ken Darby

Works (35)

Wrote

  1. Nobody Taught Me
  2. Ken
  3. Barbie
  4. Instant Love
  5. My First Date
  6. The Busy Buzz
  7. Tall Man
  8. This Friendly World
  9. River of No Return

Translated

  1. O Fir Tree Dark

Composed

  1. Poor Boy
  2. Rock Around the Island
  3. Come Share My Life
  4. All I Want
  5. Ka-Lu-A
  6. L'Âge atomique
  7. ’Twas the Night Before Christmas
  8. 大江東去
  9. Love Song of Kalua
  10. How the West Was Won

Lyrics

  1. Love Me Tender (1956)
  2. One Silver Dollar
  3. Rock Around the Island
  4. L'Âge atomique
  5. Love Song of Kalua
  6. Geef me liefde
  7. 大江東去
  8. Come Share My Life
  9. Poor Boy
  10. All I Want
  11. The Legend of Jesse James
  12. Love Me Tender
  13. Down in the Meadow
  14. Ka-Lu-A

Orchestrated

  1. A Paper of Pins

Links (16)

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134686586
  2. https://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=499260
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82153810
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82153810/
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb123314049
  6. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1487935
  7. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103931
  8. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6fg6t37

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Darby

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/576533

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000765816

Vgmdb

  1. https://vgmdb.net/artist/22558

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006024/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/41911379

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2316737

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/3589