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Jerry Murad

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Aliases
The Harmonicats
Harmonicats
Jerry Murad of the Harmonicats
Jerry Murad's Harmonicats
The Polka Dots
Real name
Jerry Muradian
Born
December 1, 1918
Died
May 11, 1996
Country
United States
Comments
Constantinople, Turkey, born harmonica player of Armenian parentage. Best known as lead harmonica in the Harmonicats trio.
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Covers by Jerry Murad

Title Performer Release date Originally by
i 1962 Enrique Madriguera & His Rumba Orch.
i 1962 Agustín Magaldi
i 1956 Campbell and Burr
i 1963 (unknown), Kay Brown
listen on Internet Archive i July 8, 1957 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Mildred Bailey
i January 1966 (unknown), The Toys [US]
listen on Internet Archive i June 1950 (unknown)
i 1954 Spanish Dance Orchestra
i 1962 Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus
i   January 1966 Billy Dee Williams PRF, Bobby Scott REC,REL
i   1952 Bert Kaplan and His Collegians REC, George Olsen and His Music - Vocal Refrain by Bob Borger, Fran Frey, Bob Rice REL
listen on Internet Archive i   August 1950 Bert Kaplan and His Collegians REC, George Olsen and His Music - Vocal Refrain by Bob Borger, Fran Frey, Bob Rice REL
i   1956 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Helen Forrest REC, Vivienne Segal PRF
i   January 1966 Bob Dylan REC, The Chad Mitchell Trio REL
i 1956 Victor Symphony Orchestra with George Gershwin
i May 1955 Bo Diddley
i 1967 Matt Monro - Arranged and conducted by John Barry
listen on Internet Archive i 1959 Fred Hamm and His Orchestra
i 1965 Léonce, Désiré, Marie Garnier, Lise Tautin
September 1950 Sylvia Froos with Sid Bass and His Orchestra
i April 1964 Henry Mancini and His Orchestra with Chorus
i   1958 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Tex Beneke and The Four Modernaires REL, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with Tex Benteke and the Modernaires and Dorothy Dandridge and the Nicholas Brothers BRD
i 1960 André Claveau avec Jo Boyer et son orchestre
i 1952 (unknown)
i   1958 Johnny Green and His Orchestra REC, Carl Brisson BRD
i 1965 Franco Faccio
i 1961 Regent Club Orchestra [Bob Haring]
i 1965 (unknown)
i 1961 Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive i 1959 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Edythe Wright
listen on Internet Archive i   1958 Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra REC, Willie Creager's Rhythm Aces REL
i 1963 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i 1962 (unknown)
i January 1966 Gary Lewis and The Playboys
i   1954 Frances Demarest and John Reinhard PRF, M. Mayew and Henry Burr REC
i 1962 Ernest Gold conducting the Sinfonia of London Orchestra
i 1960 (unknown)
i 1951 Harold Leonard and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive i March 1952 Lupita Palomera con la Orq. Hnos Dominguez
i 1961 (unknown)
i 1967 The Seekers
i January 1966 The Rolling Stones
i 1962 Pedro Vargas con orquesta
i 1962 Tito Guizar con guitarras
July 1948 Jack Emerson - Chet Howard His Orch. & Trio
i 1952 Roy Fox and His Orchestra (Vocal Refrain by Barry Gray)
listen on Internet Archive i August 1950 Roy Fox and His Orchestra (Vocal Refrain by Barry Gray)
i April 1956 Ray Noble and His Orchestra featuring Jack Dumont, Alto Sax
i April 1956 Jacques Renard & His Orchestra
i 1965 (unknown)
i   1960 Percy Faith PRF, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle REC,REL
listen on Internet Archive i September 1947 (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive i 1959 James Melton
listen on Internet Archive January 1948 Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Billy Jones
February 1948 Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Billy Jones
i 1960 John Boles and Jeanette Loff with Paul Whiteman and Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive i 1948 Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bing Crosby
i 1960 Freddy Ellis and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Seymour Richards
listen on Internet Archive i 1950 Ethel Merman & Bob Hope
listen on Internet Archive i 1959 International Novelty Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Elliott Shaw
i 1961 Gene Austin
i April 1956 Abe Lyman and His California Orchestra
i 1960 Victor Argentine Orchestra
i 1962 José Bohr y su orquesta criolla Argentina
i 1962 Nino Rota
i 1962 (unknown)
i   1952 Sebastián Yradier PRF, Cornet Duet REL
i 1954 International Novelty Orchestra (Nathaniel Shilkret)
i 1962 (unknown)
i 1962 (unknown), (unknown)
i   1956 Harold Arlen with Orchestral Acc. Dir. by Ray Sinatra REC, Art Jarrett BRD
i 1965 (unknown)
i January 1966 Bob Dylan
i   1962 (unknown performer) PRF, Don Cornell REC,REL
i 1962 Miklós Rózsa
i April 1964 Jack Jones
i   1960 Harald Paulsen mit Orchesterbegleitung REL, Kurt Gerron PRF
i 1961 (unknown)
i 1954 Sonny Burke and His Orchestra
i 1961 Ray Dorey – Orchestrated and conducted by Paul Baron
listen on Internet Archive i 1958 Ensemble [Babes in Toyland]
i   1962 Larry Kert PRF,REC,REL
i 1954 Hermanos Castilla
February 1948 Abe Lyman's California Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Charles Kaley
i 1962 (unknown)
i 1961 (unknown)
i   1962 Audrey Hepburn BRD, Henry Mancini and His Orchestra and Chorus REC,REL
i 1963 Riz Ortolani e Nino Oliviero
i   January 1966 Bob Dylan REC, The Brothers Four REL
i   1967 Al (He's the King) Hirt REL, [Unknown Studio Artists] BRD
listen on Internet Archive i September 1947 Byron G. Harlan
i 1962 Melina Mercouri
i 1965 The Orchestra of The Imperial Mariinsky Theatre conducted by Riccardo Drigo
listen on Internet Archive i July 8, 1957 Billy Murray and American Quartet with Orchestra
i   1952 Isham Jones Orchestra REL, Emil Coleman & His Montmartre Orchestra REC
i 1962 Judy Garland
listen on Internet Archive i March 1953 Chuck Higgins (and His Mellotones)
listen on Internet Archive i 1958 Mills Brothers
listen on Internet Archive i 1958 (unknown)
i   1960 Pola Negri BRD, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Frances Maddux REC
i April 1956 Billy Jones [US1]
i   March 1947 Jose Collins PRF, Charles Harrison [US] REC,REL
i 1961 Orquesta de Los Hermanos Domínguez
i 1958 Sidney Bechet - Claude Luter et son orchestre
i 1958 (unknown), David Rose and His Orchestra
i 1960 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Frank Sinatra
i January 1966 Bob Dylan
i 1965 (unknown)
i   1960 Dolores Del Rio BRD, Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra REC,REL
i January 1966 Demetriss Tapp
i   1960 Richard Hayman and His Orchestra REL, Richard Hayman Orchestra PRF
i 1956 Kirov Ballet
i 1952 (unknown)
i   1962 Orquesta de Bienvenido Hernández REL, Rita Montaner REC,PRF
i May 1955 The Ames Brothers with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus
listen on Internet Archive i 1953 Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals
listen on Internet Archive i July 1953 Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by The Debutantes and Muzzy Marcellino
listen on Internet Archive i 1959 Ben Bernie and His Orchestra
i   1952 Helen Clark–Lewis James REC, Phyllis Cleveland and Jack Barker PRF
i 1962 Tony Bennett
i 1961 Dick Farney - Orchestrated and conducted by Paul Baron
listen on Internet Archive June 1950 Billy Murray–Ed Smalle
listen on Internet Archive i 1959 National Male Quartet
i 1962 The Mitch Miller Sing-Along Chorus
i 1958 Neville Taylor with Accompaniment directed by Ken Jones
listen on Internet Archive i March 1953 Frank Chacksfield's Tunesmiths with Jack Jordan
i   April 13, 1962 Anna Maria Alberghetti PRF,REL
i   1962 Bobby Darin & His Orchestra REL, Billy Vaughn REC
i   1967 Ray Anthony and His Orchestra REL, Henry Mancini REC
i   1967 Laurie Johnson PRF, Johnny Gregory and His Orchestra REL
i 1962 Rita Montaner
i 1956 Orchestre Joe Heyne
listen on Internet Archive i September 1950 Orchestre Joe Heyne
i April 1964 Henry Mancini and His Orchestra
i 1967 Riz Ortolani
listen on Internet Archive i July 1953 (unknown), (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive i 1958 The Raymond Scott Quintette
listen on Internet Archive i 1958 (unknown)
i 1963 Jack Payne & His Band
i January 1966 (unknown), The Limeliters
listen on Internet Archive i 1959 W. Arlington
i 1961 The Three Suns
i   1954 Edith Lorand Orchester REC, Hilanderas y pescadores PRF
listen on Internet Archive i 1958 James Burrows
listen on Internet Archive i 1959 Pedro Via y su orquesta
listen on Internet Archive i March 1952 Elsie Carlisle
i January 1966 Pete Seeger
listen on Internet Archive i December 23, 1955 Bob Thompson [US1]
1961 Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Joey Nash
i April 1964 Jack Jones
i 1963 (unknown)
i January 1966 The Beatles
listen on Internet Archive i 1959 William J. Halley
listen on Internet Archive i December 23, 1955 Chas. Winters and Elond Autry

Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
Bo Diddley Jerry Murad's Harmonicats May 1955 Mercury
Buffalo Billy Roberta Quinlan, Jerry Murad's Harmonicats & Jan August April 1950 Mercury
Can't Seem to Laugh Anymore Richard Hayes with Jerry Murad's Harmonicats and Orch. cond. by George Bassman with David LeWinter at the Piano September 1950 Mercury
Cat's Polka Jerry Murad's Harmonicats 1948 Universal Recording Corp.
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White Jerry Murad's Harmonicats October 17, 1960 Columbia [US]
Flapperette Jerry Murad's Harmonicats 1951 Mercury
Frenesi Jerry Murad's Harmonicats - In Collaboration with Ralph Marterie and His Orchestra March 1952 Mercury
Hair of Gold Jerry Murad's Harmonicats July 1948 Universal Recording Corp.
Harbor Lights Jerry Byrd & His Steel Guitar & Jerry Murad's Harmonicats August 1950 Mercury
I Love You Jerry Murad's Harmonicats September 1947 Universal Recording Corp.
I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover King Odom Quartet with The Polka Dots February 1948 Musicraft [US1]
I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover Jerry Murad's Harmonicats January 1948 Universal Recording Corp.
It Happened in Athens Jerry Murad's Harmonicats April 13, 1962 Columbia [US]
La paloma Jerry Murad's Harmonicats 1952 Mercury
Oh! You Beautiful Doll Jerry Murad's Harmonicats July 8, 1957 Mercury
Peg O' My Heart The Harmonicats March 1947 Vitacoustic
Stardust Jerry Murad of the Harmonicats – Orchestra conducted by Richard Hayman 1953 Mercury
That Girl Jerry Murad's Harmonicats 1954 Mercury
That Old Gang of Mine Jerry Murad's Harmonicats June 1950 London Records
The Little Red Monkey Jerry Murad's Harmonicats March 1953 Mercury
The Petite Waltz David LeWinter with Jerry Murad's Harmonicats with Trio & Jimmy Carroll's Orch. September 1950 Mercury
The Sardar March Jerry Murad's Harmonicats and Jan August 1950 Mercury
The Story of Three Loves Jerry Murad of the Harmonicats - Richard Hayman's Orchestra July 1953 Mercury
Who's Sorry Now Jerry Murad's Harmonicats December 23, 1955 Mercury

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