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Billy May

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Aliases
Billy May and His Orchestra
Billy May and His Orchestra - Vocal by the Four Mayds
Billy May and His Orchestra - Vocal by The Maytimers
Billy May's Rico Mambo Orchestra
Real name
Edward William May Jr.
Born
November 10, 1916
Died
January 22, 2004
Country
United States
IPI
00020224841 6 works
Affiliation
BMI
Comments
Arranger, composer and orchestra leader
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Releases

Albums

Title Performer Release date Label
Academy Award Losers Steve Lawrence with the Billy May Orchestra January 1964 Columbia [US]
After the Ball Frank D'Rone with Billy May and His Orchestra May 1960 Mercury
Anita O'Day and Billy May Swing Rodgers and Hart Anita O'Day and Billy May 1960 Verve Records
Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter with Billy May Anita O'Day with Billy May December 1959 Verve Records
Arthur Murray - Cha Cha Mambos Billy May's Rico Mambo Orchestra March 1955 Capitol Records
As You Remember Them - Great Instrumentals Volume 2 Billy May and His Orchestra 1972 Time Life Records
Big Band Bash! Billy May and His Orchestra May 1952 Capitol Records
Bill's Bag Billy May June 1963 Capitol Records
Billy May — 70 Billy May and His Orchestra 1962 Time Records
Billy May Plays for Fancy Dancin' Billy May February 1957 Capitol Records
Billy May's Bacchanalia! Billy May and His Orchestra February 1953 Capitol Records
Billy May's Bacchanalia! [12"] Billy May and His Orchestra 1955 Capitol Records
Billy May's Big Fat Brass Billy May October 1958 Capitol Records
Billy May's Naughty Operetta! Billy May and His Orchestra February 1954 Capitol Records
Bing & Satchmo Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong – Arr. and Cond. by Billy May November 1960 MGM
Cha Cha! Billy May Billy May and His Orchestra February 1960 Capitol Records
Close Your Eyes Frank Stallone with The Billy May Orchestra 1993 D#Sharp Records
Come Dance with Me Frank Sinatra with Orchestra conducted by Billy May January 5, 1959 Capitol Records
Come Fly with Me Frank Sinatra with Orchestra conducted by Billy May January 1958 Capitol Records
Come Swing with Me! Frank Sinatra with Orchestra conducted by Billy May July 1961 Capitol Records
De Castro's Sing De Castro Sisters – Orchestra conducted by Billy May 1960 Capitol Records
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book Ella Fitzgerald - Orchestra conducted by Billy May 1961 Verve Records
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book [1984] Ella Fitzgerald - Arranged and conducted by Billy May 1984 Verve Records
El señor Bing Bing Crosby - Orchestra conducted by Billy May 1961 MGM
Fancy Meeting You Here Bing Crosby; Rosemary Clooney with Billy May and His Orchestra 1958 RCA Victor
Fresh and Fancy Free Patty - Maxene - La Verne with Orchestra conducted by Billy May September 1957 Capitol Records
Going the Frankie Randall Way! Frankie Randall - Arr. and cond. by Billy May October 1966 RCA Victor
Horn A-Plenty Al Hirt with Orchestra arranged and conducted By Billy May January 1962 RCA Victor
Jeri Southern Meets Cole Porter Jeri Southern – Orchestra arranged and conducted by Billy May April 1959 Capitol Records
Jimmie Lunceford in Hi-Fi Billy May and His Orchestra January 1958 Capitol Records
Join the Band Billy May and His Orchestra October 1948 Capitol Records
Just One of Those Things Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra conducted by Billy May November 1957 Capitol Records
Like in Love Nancy Wilson with Orchestra conducted by Billy May April 1960 Capitol Records
Nancy - Naturally Nancy Wilson - Orchestra arranged and conducted by Billy May December 1966 Capitol Records
¡Olé Tormé! - Mel Tormé Goes South of the Border with Billy May Mel Tormé with Billy May November 1959 Verve Records
Petula Clark in Hollywood Petula Clark with the Orchestrations of Billy May, Don Ralke, Pete King 1959 Pye Records
Politely! Keely Smith with Billy May and His Orchestra October 1958 Capitol Records
Pretty Eyes Peggy Lee with Orchestra conducted by Billy May July 1960 Capitol Records
Shall We Dance? Jack Jones with Billy May & His Orchestra 1961 Kapp Records
Songs for a Raney Day Sue Raney - With Orchestra conducted by Billy May March 1960 Capitol Records
Sorta-Dixie! Billy May and His Orchestra February 1956 Capitol Records
Sorta-May Billy May and His Orchestra February 1955 Capitol Records
Swing Along with Me Frank Sinatra – Orchestra conducted by Billy May 1961 Reprise Records
The Andrews Sisters Sing the Dancing 20's The Andrews Sisters with Orchestra conducted by Billy May May 1958 Capitol Records
The Best of the Stan Freberg Shows Stan Freberg featuring Daws Butler, June Foray, and Peter Leeds with the Music of Billy May and Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires August 1958 Capitol Records
The Girls and Boys on Broadway Billy May September 1960 Capitol Records
The Green Hornet - Original Television Score Billy May 1966 20th Century Fox Records
The Hi-Lo's Happen to Folk Songs The Hi-Lo's - Billy May and His Orchestra 1962 Reprise Records
The Morse Code Ella Mae Morse with Orchestra conducted by Billy May October 1957 Capitol Records
The Shearing Touch George Shearing with String Choir conducted by Billy May December 1960 Capitol Records
The Spectacular and Definitive Piano Wichcraft of Cy Coleman Cy Coleman, Orchestra arranged and conducted by Billy May September 1963 Capitol Records
The Sweetest Swingin' Sounds of Richard Rodgers' Hit Broadway Musical “No Strings” Billy May and His Orchestra May 1962 Capitol Records
Two of a Kind Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer with Billy May & His Orchestra February 1961 Atco Records
Verlye Mills Harp with a Billy May Beat Verlye Mills with Billy May November 1957 HiFi Records
Voices in Fun The Four Freshmen – Orchestra under the direction of Billy May May 1961 Capitol Records
You're My Girl Jack Webb - Arranged and conducted by Billy May 1958 Warner Bros. Records

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
All of Me Billy May and His Orchestra September 1951 Capitol Records
A Man Could Be a Wonderful Thing Marion Colby with Orchestra conducted by Billy May November 1958 Capitol Records
Birmingham Ella Mae Morse and Billy May and His Orchestra August 1955 Capitol Records
Buzz Me Ella Mae Morse - With Billy May's Orchestra December 1945 Capitol Records
Candy Jo Stafford with Orchestra conducted by Billy May May 30, 1960 Columbia [US]
Casanova Cricket Hoagy Carmichael with Orchestra directed by Billy May July 1947 Decca
Charmaine Billy May and His Orchestra January 1952 Capitol Records
Fat Man Boogie Billy May and His Orchestra September 1951 Capitol Records
Forever Is Now Micki Marlo and Billy May and His Orchestra May 1954 Capitol Records
Gin and Tonic Billy May & His Orchestra 1952 Capitol Records
Green Chri$tma$ Stan Freberg with The Jud Conlon Chorale and Billy May's Music November 1958 Capitol Records
Hernando's Hideaway Billy May & His Orchestra June 1954 Capitol Records
Honest and Truly Billy May and His Orchestra April 1952 Capitol Records
I Apologize Billy Eckstine arr. & cond. by Billy May 1960 Roulette
I Love You Frank Sinatra and Billy May with His Orchestra November 2, 1953 Capitol Records
I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat Mel Blanc, music by Billy May January 1951 Capitol Records
I Want to Be Near You Nellie Lutcher with Orchestra conducted by Billy May 1951 Capitol Records
Jalousie Clark Dennis with Orchestra conducted by Billy May May 1948 Capitol Records
Love Makes the World Go 'Round (La ronde de l'amour) Gisele MacKenzie with Orchestra conducted by Billy May 1951 Capitol Records
Lover, Come Back to Me! Nat "King" Cole and Billy May and His Orchestra October 1953 Capitol Records
Lucky Us Margaret Whiting and Bob Hope with Billy May and His Orchestra December 1949 Capitol Records
Me and My Shadow Sammy Davis Jr. - Orchestra conducted by Billy May November 1962 Reprise Records
My Magic Heart Peggy Lee with Orchestra conducted by Billy May June 1951 Capitol Records
Never Doubt Me Danny Grissom with Billy May and His Orchestra October 1958 Capitol Records
Nothing in Common Frank Sinatra and Keely Smith with Orchestra conducted by Billy May March 1958 Capitol Records
Nuttin' for Christmas Stan Freberg with Billy May's Music November 1955 Capitol Records
Oklahoma Billy May and His Orchestra August 1955 Capitol Records
On a Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor Kay Starr with Orchestra conducted by Billy May November 1951 Capitol Records
Orchids in the Moonlight Billy May and His Orchestra 1952 Capitol Records
Papa Loves Mambo Nat "King" Cole with Billy May and His Orchestra December 1954 Capitol Records
Please Have Mercy Bunny Paul with Orchestra directed by Billy May March 1955 Capitol Records
Put Yourself in My Place, Baby Hoagy Carmichael with The Rhythmaires and Orchestra directed by Billy May October 1947 Decca
Romance Billy May and His Orchestra August 1953 Capitol Records
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Mambo Billy May & His Orchestra October 1954 Capitol Records
Sh-Boom Stan Freberg with The Toads and Orchestra conducted by Billy May 1954 Capitol Records
Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming) The Four King Sisters with Billy May and His Orchestra July 1946 RCA Victor
Street of Dreams Billy May and His Orchestra December 1955 Capitol Records
The Great Pretender Stan Freberg with The Toads and Billy May's Music March 1956 Capitol Records
The Honeymoon's Over Betty Hutton and "Tennessee" Ernie Ford with Orchestra Conducted by Billy May May 17, 1954 Capitol Records
The Same Old Song and Dance Frank Sinatra with Orchestra conducted by Billy May June 1958 Capitol Records
The Shiny One Clark Dennis with Billy May and His Orchestra 1947 Capitol Records
Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Good-Bye) Mel Blanc - With Billy May and His Orchestra November 1949 Capitol Records
Unforgettable Billy May and His Orchestra February 1952 Capitol Records
Vieni, Vieni Vic Damone - Billy May and His Orchestra July 1962 Capitol Records
Walkin' Nat "King" Cole with Billy May's Orchestra December 1951 Capitol Records
Wandering Swallow Peggy Lee with Orchestra conducted by Billy May 1951 Capitol Records
Whatever Lola Wants Billy May and His Orchestra April 1955 Capitol Records
Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets) Billy May and His Orchestra April 1957 Capitol Records
When I Dance with You I Get Ideas Peggy Lee with Orchestra conducted by Billy May June 1951 Capitol Records
When My Sugar Walks Down the Street Billy May and His Orchestra 1951 Capitol Records
Wun'erful, Wun'erful! Stan Freberg with Billy May's Music November 4, 1957 Capitol Records
Young-at-Heart Billy May and His Orchestra April 1954 Capitol Records
You Turn Me On, Baby Cy Coleman with Orchestra conducted by Billy May November 18, 1963 Capitol Records

Performances also appear on

Title Performer Release date Label
20 Greatest Love Songs Nat King Cole 1982 Capitol Records
26 Miles (Santa Catalina) The Four Preps December 2, 1957 Capitol Records
A Christmas to Remember The Jimmy Joyce Singers 1958 Warner Bros. Records
Banana Boat (Day-O) Stan Freberg April 1957 Capitol Records
Bing Crosby - Louis Armstrong Bing Crosby - Louis Armstrong 1977 Capitol Records
Broadway Ditties Dorothy Shay August 1954 Capitol Records
C'est la vie Dick Haymes March 1957 Capitol Records
Christmas Carousel Peggy Lee October 1960 Capitol Records
Dance Set various artists 1951 Capitol Records
Dardanella Bing & Satchmo October 1960 MGM
Fairyland Gisele MacKenzie 1951 Capitol Records
Granada Frank Sinatra June 1961 Reprise Records
Home Cookin' Margaret Whiting & Bob Hope June 1950 Capitol Records
Hurt So Bad Nancy Wilson [US1] October 1969 Capitol Records
Nat "King" Cole Sings Nat "King" Cole December 1954 Capitol Records
Once More with Feeling Billy Eckstine February 1960 Roulette
Open Up the Doghouse (Two Cats Are Comin' in) Dean Martin and Nat "King" Cole December 1954 Capitol Records
Party Panic! Mel Blanc June 1953 Capitol Records
Release Me Matt Monro October 13, 1967 Capitol Records
Return to Paradise Nat "King" Cole June 1953 Capitol Records
River of No Return Tennessee Ernie Ford May 31, 1954 Capitol Records
Somewhere Along the Way Nat "King" Cole April 1952 Capitol Records
The Lively Ones Vic Damone August 1962 Capitol Records
These Years Matt Monro August 1967 Capitol Records
The Yellow Rose of Texas Stan Freberg September 1955 Capitol Records
Trilogy Frank Sinatra March 26, 1980 Reprise Records
Ultra-Lounge - Christmas Cocktails various artists September 3, 1996 Capitol Records
Walkin' My Baby Back Home Nat "King" Cole June 1952 Capitol Records
What a Feeling Jo Stafford 1960 Columbia [US]
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