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Sonny Burke (22 Mar 1914 - 31 May 1980)

Male Person - United States producer, songwriter and Big Band leader

 Also known as (3)

Recordings by (3)

  1. La-la-lu ?:?? (1996)
  2. Rudy Girl 3:20 (2012)
  3. Bella Notte 3:00 ()

On Recordings (50)

Conducted

  1. I Wish I Didn't Love You So 2:58 Dinah Shore (1958)

Produced

  1. Granada 3:40 Frank Sinatra (1961)
  2. Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor 3:01 Fred Waring (Apr 1964)
  3. The House I Live In 3:41 Frank Sinatra and Fred Waring (Apr 1964)
  4. You Never Had It So Good 3:05 Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Fred Waring (Apr 1964)
  5. The Stars and Stripes Forever 2:52 Fred Waring (Apr 1964)
  6. The Hills of Home 4:39 Fred Waring (Apr 1964)
  7. This Land Is Your Land 3:25 Bing Crosby and Fred Waring (Apr 1964)
  8. A Home in the Meadow 2:50 Bing Crosby and Fred Waring (Apr 1964)
  9. America, I Hear You Singing 0:53 Fred Waring (Apr 1964)
  10. Let Us Break Bread Together 3:43 Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Fred Waring (Apr 1964)
  11. You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith 3:48 Frank Sinatra and Fred Waring (Apr 1964)
  12. Early American 3:36 Frank Sinatra and Fred Waring (Apr 1964)
  13. This Is a Great Country 2:41 Bing Crosby and Fred Waring (Apr 1964)
  14. I Wish You Love 2:57 Frank Sinatra & Count Basie (09 Jun 1964)
  15. The Best Is Yet to Come 2:56 Frank Sinatra & Count Basie (09 Jun 1964)
  16. More (Theme From 'Mondo Cane') 3:06 Frank Sinatra & Count Basie (09 Jun 1964)
  17. Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) 2:29 Frank Sinatra & Count Basie (09 Jun 1964)
  18. I Can't Stop Loving You 3:02 Frank Sinatra & Count Basie (09 Jun 1964)
  19. I Believe in You 2:22 Frank Sinatra & Count Basie (09 Jun 1964)
  20. Wives and Lovers 2:48 Frank Sinatra & Count Basie (09 Jun 1964)
  21. Hello, Dolly! 2:46 Frank Sinatra & Count Basie (09 Jun 1964)
  22. The Good Life 2:27 Frank Sinatra & Count Basie (09 Jun 1964)
  23. I Wanna Be Around 2:22 Frank Sinatra & Count Basie (09 Jun 1964)
  24. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day 2:35 Frank Sinatra and Fred Waring (1964)
  25. The Twelve Days of Christmas 3:50 Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (1964)
  26. We Wish You the Merriest 2:15 Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra And Fred Waring (1964)
  27. When Angels Sang of Peace 2:56 Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (1964)
  28. An Old-Fashioned Christmas 3:44 Frank Sinatra, Fred Waring (1964)
  29. Christmas Candles 2:32 Bing Crosby And Fred Waring (1964)
  30. It's Christmas Time Again 2:50 Bing Crosby And Fred Waring (1964)
  31. The Secret of Christmas 3:45 Bing Crosby And Fred Waring (1964)
  32. Go Tell It on the Mountain 3:22 Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby And Fred Waring (1964)
  33. Do You Hear What I Hear 3:10 Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (1964)
  34. The Little Drummer Boy 3:05 Frank Sinatra with Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (1964)
  35. It Gets Lonely Early 2:59 Frank Sinatra (Sep 1965)
  36. I See It Now 2:51 Frank Sinatra (Sep 1965)
  37. The September of My Years 3:15 Frank Sinatra (Sep 1965)
  38. When the Wind Was Green 3:23 Frank Sinatra (Sep 1965)
  39. Don’t Wait Too Long 3:08 Frank Sinatra (Sep 1965)
  40. Once Upon a Time 3:30 Frank Sinatra (Sep 1965)
  41. The Man in the Looking Glass 3:27 Frank Sinatra (Sep 1965)
  42. How Old Am I? 3:36 Frank Sinatra (Sep 1965)
  43. This Is All I Ask 3:04 Frank Sinatra (Sep 1965)
  44. It Was a Very Good Year 4:27 Frank Sinatra (Sep 1965)
  45. I'll Be Seeing You 3:05 Frank Sinatra (1965)
  46. Medley: Travel On / Glory, Glory, Hallelujah 3:45 The Fabulous Echoes (1965)
  47. Quando, quando, quando 3:18 The Fabulous Echoes (1965)
  48. I'll Never Smile Again 2:48 Frank Sinatra (1965)

Creative Direction

  1. So Dear To My Heart 3:12 Dinah Shore (1947)

Credited as (23)

  1. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Sammy Cahn & Sonny Burke
  2. Sonny Burke & Peggy Lee
  3. Dean Martin, Sonny Burke & Frank Sinatra
  4. Lionel Hampton, Sonny Burke & Johnny Mercer
  5. Peggy Lee & Francis J. Burke
  6. Sonny Burke
  7. Peggy Lee & Sonny Burke
  8. Paul Francis Webster & Sonny Burke
  9. Sonny Burke, Peggy Lee / Pertitas
  10. Bing Crosby & Sonny Burke
  11. Sonny Burke, Stanley Wilson
  12. Sonny Burke, Peggy Lee & Beate Hasenau
  13. Johnnie Johnston with Orchestra conducted by Sonny Burke
  14. Peggy Lee and Sonny Burke
  15. Sonny Burke and His Orchestra
  16. Mel Tormé with Sonny Burke
  17. Paul Francis Webster and Sonny Burke
  18. Sonny Burke e Peggy Lee
  19. Desi Arnaz & Sonny Burke
  20. Peggy Lee, Desi Arnaz & Sonny Burke
  21. Johnny Desmond & Sonny Burke
  22. The Bassface Swing Trio feat. Bruno Müller, Sonny Burke (Composer) & Paul Francis Webster (Composer)
  23. Johnny Lange, Hy Heath & Sonny Burke

Works (33)

Wrote

  1. Somebody Bigger Than You and I
  2. The Siamese Cat Song
  3. Lady Bug
  4. What Is a Baby
  5. Bella Notte
  6. It’s Christmas Time Again
  7. Somebody Bigger Than You and I
  8. ラ・ラ・ルー
  9. ベラ・ノッテ
  10. ベラ・ノッテ
  11. Bella notte
  12. First Snowfall
  13. Bella notte
  14. Peace on Earth
  15. They Were Doin' the Mambo
  16. You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
  17. How It Lies, How It Lies, How It Lies
  18. Belle nuit
  19. The Merry Christmas Polka
  20. Sleigh Bell Serenade
  21. La La Lu

Composed

  1. Midnight Sun (1947)
  2. Black Coffee (1948)
  3. What Does It Take
  4. Nuits de Miami
  5. Sans souci
  6. What Is This Generation Coming To?
  7. You Was
  8. Wozzeck/Improvisation/The Midnight Sun
  9. A Man Is a Necessary Evil

Lyrics

  1. What Is This Generation Coming To?
  2. He’s a Tramp
  3. Your Love Is Mine

Links (15)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82144224
  2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/104028157
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/sonny_burke
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82144224
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6p85c41
  6. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13891981c
  7. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1525705
  8. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201296

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/153472
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/2848904

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000755417

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0121870/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/118279321

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485163

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/6685