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John Kirby

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Aliases
John Kirby and His Onyx Club Boys
John Kirby and His Orchestra
John Kirby and Orchestra
Real name
John Kirk
Born
December 31, 1908
Died
June 14, 1952
Country
United States
Comments
Jazz double-bassist, trombonist, tuba player. He formed his "Onyx Club Boys" sextet in 1937.
Member of
The Capitol International Jazzmen Bass (1945-1946)
Related
Maxine Sullivan Spouse (1938-1941)
Johnny Dodds [US1] Member of the Chicago Boys
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Covers by John Kirby

Title Performer Release date Originally by
i   June 1939 Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edvard Grieg PRF, Victor Grand Concert Band REL
1940 Vernon Dalhart
listen on Internet Archive i   1946 William Gillespie BRD, Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain and trumpet by "Hot Lips" Page REC,REL
listen on Internet Archive i   1939 Belle Baker PRF, Imperial Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Arthur Fields REC
i March 14, 1941 The Orchestra of The Imperial Mariinsky Theatre conducted by Riccardo Drigo
listen on Internet Archive i   January 17, 1941 Red Nichols and His Five Pennies REC,REL, Libby Holman PRF
i July 1940 Douglas Richardson
i July 1946 Stuff Smith
i June 1939 Harry Macdonough with Violin Obligato
i 1940 Hubert Marischka
listen on Internet Archive i 1940 Mischa Elman
1941 (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive i 1941 Elsie Baker with Orchestra
i   September 1939 Red Nichols and His Five Pennies REC, Trixie Friganza and Jimmie Savo PRF
  1946 Jeanne Crain [dubbed by Louanne Hogan] BRD, Dick Haymes with Victor Young and His Orchestra REC,REL
i March 14, 1941 Hall and Ryan
i 1940 Steve Porter
i 1943 (unknown)
1940 (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive i   1940 Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra REC,REL, Robert Halliday PRF
i March 14, 1941 Prince's Band
listen on Internet Archive i 1939 Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds
i March 14, 1941 (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive i June 26, 1942 Prince's Band
listen on Internet Archive August 29, 1941 Prince's Band
listen on Internet Archive i 1946 Prince's Band
i March 14, 1941 Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive August 29, 1941 (unknown), The Original Yellow Jackets with Vocal Chorus Aubrey Yancey
1946 Larry Clinton and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain