Leroy Kirkland

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Aliases: Claude Cloud and His Thunderclaps
Real name: Leroy E. Kirkland
Born: February 10, 1906
Died: April 6, 1988
Country: United States
IPI: 00016278293 15 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Jazz and R&B guitarist, songwriter, arranger, conductor and record producer
Related: Fred Johnson Orchestra member

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		A Wondrous Place	Jimmy Jones [US1]- Conducted and arranged by Leroy Kirkland and Robert Mersey	May 1960	(19 artists)
	i	Cloudburst	Claude Cloud and His Thunderclaps	February 1955	(22 artists)
		I Put a Spell on You	Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Orch. under the dir. of Leroy Kirkland	October 1956	(206 artists) Sampled by Nowlab
		Little Demon	Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Orch. under the dir. of Leroy Kirkland	October 1956	The Amazing Crowns
		Moonlight and Music	Ruby and The Romantics - Arr. & Cond. by Leroy Kirkland	November 1962	The Persuasions [US]
		Our Day Will Come	Ruby and The Romantics - Arr. & Cond. by Leroy Kirkland	November 1962	(199 artists)
		Rain Down Rain	Big Maybelle - Orch. under dir. of Leroy Kirkland	November 1952	(2 artists)
		The Last Meal	Hurricane Harry - Orch. under the dir. of Leroy Kirkland	November 1956	(5 artists)
		The Wall	Brook Benton - Orchestra under the direction of Leroy Kirkland	January 21, 1957	(3 artists)

Covers by Leroy Kirkland

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
		Darling, je vous aime beaucoup	The Chateaus - Orch. under dir. of Leroy Kirkland	April 1956	Patrick et son orchestre de danse avec refrain chanté par Hildegarde
	i	Don't Be That Way	Leroy Kirkland	1962	Chick Webb and His Orchestra
		For You	Jimmy Jones [US1]- Conducted and arranged by Leroy Kirkland and Robert Mersey	May 1960	John Boles BRD, Joe Green's Marimba Band REC
	i	Give Me the Simple Life	Leroy Kirkland	1962	John Payne BRD, Bing Crosby and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra REC, Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye - Vocal Refrain by Betty Barclay REL
		Here in My Heart	Varetta Dillard - Orchestra under direction of Leroy Kirkland	May 1952	Al Martino - Orchestra under the direction of Monty Kelly
		I'm Yours	Varetta Dillard - Orchestra under direction of Leroy Kirkland	May 1952	Don Cornell with Orchestra directed by Norman Leyden
	i	Lullaby in Rhythm	Leroy Kirkland	1962	Benny Goodman and His Orchestra REL, Benny Goodman REC
	i	Lullaby of Birdland Twist	Leroy Kirkland	1962	George Shearing Quintet
	i	Now's the Time	Leroy Kirkland	1962	Charley Parker's Ree Boppers
	i	Perdido	Leroy Kirkland	1962	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
		Person to Person	Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Orch. under the dir. of Leroy Kirkland	August 1957	Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
		Rock 'n' Roll Ruby	Dave Burton with Leroy Kirkland's Orchestra	May 1956	Warren Smith [US2]
	i	Stompin' at the Savoy	Leroy Kirkland	1962	Chick Webb's Savoy Orchestra
		Too Long Will Be Too Late	Jimmy Jones [US1]- Conducted and arranged by Leroy Kirkland and Robert Mersey	May 1960	Wade Flemons
		Trying	Ella Fitzgerald with Chorus and Orchestra directed by Leroy Kirkland	August 1952	The Hilltoppers featuring Jimmy Sacca
	i	Undecided	Leroy Kirkland	1962	John Kirby and His Onyx Club Boys
		You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)	Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Orch. under the dir. of Leroy Kirkland	April 1957	William J. Halley
		Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart	The Kalin Twins with Chorus and Orchestra directed by Leroy Kirkland	October 1960	Hal LeRoy & Eunice Healy PRF, Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Joey Nash REC

Sampled songs

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		I Put a Spell on You	Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Orch. under the dir. of Leroy Kirkland	October 1956	Covered by (206 artists) Sampled by Nowlab

Songs written by Leroy Kirkland

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Ain't No Use	Leroy Kirkland, Sid Wyche	Big Maybelle	April 1955	Covered by (11 artists)
All in My Mind	Maxine Brown [US1], Leroy Kirkland, Fred Johnson	Maxine Brown	October 1960	Covered by (4 artists)
Big Long Slidin' Thing	Leroy Kirkland, Mamie Thomas	Dinah Washington	June 1954	Covered by (9 artists)
Charleston Alley	Leroy Kirkland, Robert B. Wright, Horace Henderson	Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra	September 1944	Unverified
Cherie	Leroy Kirkland, Agatha Atkins	The Hide-A-Ways	February 1955	Covered by Blue Sky Boys [US2]
Cloudburst	Leroy Kirkland, Jimmy Harris [US1]	Claude Cloud and His Thunderclaps	November 30, 1954	Covered by (22 artists)
Don't Leave Poor Me	Big Maybelle, Charles Singleton, Leroy Kirkland	Big Maybelle	April 1955	Covered by (2 artists)
Good Lovin'	Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler, Leroy Kirkland, Danny "Run Joe" Taylor	The Clovers	March 4, 1953	Covered by (2 artists)
If I Could Be Loved by You	Leroy Kirkland, Mamie Thomas	The Clovers	April 7, 1955	Covered by Holly Golightly
I'm in Heaven Tonight	Clyde Otis, Leroy Kirkland	Dinah Washington	September 1960	Covered by (2 artists)
Let Me Show You (Around My Heart)	Leroy Kirkland, Alicia Evelyn	The Turbans	July 1955	Covered by Jodi Sands - Orch. conducted by Sid Bass
My Country Man	Leroy Kirkland, Sid Wyche	Big Maybelle	October 1953	Covered by (5 artists)
My Man's an Undertaker	Leroy Kirkland, Mamie Thomas	Dinah Washington	January 1954	Covered by (6 artists)
Rain Down Rain	Lincoln Chase, Leroy Kirkland	Big Maybelle - Orch. under dir. of Leroy Kirkland	October 29, 1952	Covered by (2 artists)
So Good to My Baby	Rose Marie McCoy, Leroy Kirkland	Big Maybelle	October 8, 1952	Covered by (2 artists)
Something's Got a Hold on Me	Etta James, Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods	Etta James	December 1961	Covered by (52 artists)
Stop the Wedding	Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods, Fred Johnson	Etta James	July 1962	Covered by (3 artists)

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Come Back Maybelline	Leroy Kirkland	Maybellene	John Greer	Covered by Mercy Dee
Don't Stop the Wedding	Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods, Fred Johnson	Stop the Wedding	Ann Cole

Releases

Albums

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Mashin' and All That Jazz	Leroy Kirkland	1962	Imperial [US1]

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Cloudburst	Claude Cloud and His Thunderclaps	February 1955	MGM
	Darling, je vous aime beaucoup	The Chateaus - Orch. under dir. of Leroy Kirkland	April 1956	Epic
	Frenzy	Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Orch. under the dir. of Leroy Kirkland	August 1957	OKeh
	Here in My Heart	Varetta Dillard - Orchestra under direction of Leroy Kirkland	May 1952	Savoy Records
	I Put a Spell on You	Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Orch. under the dir. of Leroy Kirkland	October 1956	OKeh
	Our Day Will Come	Ruby and The Romantics - Arr. & Cond. by Leroy Kirkland	November 1962	Kapp Records
	Rock 'n' Roll Ruby	Dave Burton with Leroy Kirkland's Orchestra	May 1956	RCA Victor
	The Wall	Brook Benton - Orchestra under the direction of Leroy Kirkland	January 21, 1957	Epic
	You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)	Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Orch. under the dir. of Leroy Kirkland	April 1957	OKeh

Performances also appear on

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	March 1958	Epic
	Gabbin' Blues	Big Maybelle	November 1952	OKeh
	Good Timin'	Jimmy Jones [US1]	May 1960	MGM
	Our Day Will Come	Ruby and The Romantics	March 1963	Kapp Records
	The Last Meal	Hurricane Harry	November 1956	OKeh
	Trying	Ella Fitzgerald	August 1952	Decca
	Zing! Went the String of My Heart	The Kalin Twins	October 1960	Decca