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Alvino Rey

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Aliases
Alvino Rey and His Orchestra
Alvino Rey and His Orchestra – Vocal by The Blue Reys
Ira Ironstrings
Son of Ira Ironstrings accompanied by His Proud Pater and Their Free-Loading Relatives
Real name
Alvin Henry McBurney
Born
July 1, 1907
Died
February 2, 2004
Country
United States
Comments
Guitarist, musician and bandleader
Family
Win Butler Grandson
Will Butler Grandson
Related
Alyce King Vocalist Alvino Rey and His Orchestra
Kermit Levinsky Saxophonist Alvino Rey and His Orchestra
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Covers by Alvino Rey

Title Performer Release date Originally by
i Aba Daba Honeymoon Joe "Fingers" Carr, Ira Ironstrings (Lou Busch, Alvino Rey) 1960 Unverified
1960 Woody Herman accompanied by The Four Chips
i January 1959 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
June 1959 Phil Regan
i 1962 Quartet of Hawaiian Girls from Kawaihao Seminary
March 1957 Quartet of Hawaiian Girls from Kawaihao Seminary
listen on Internet Archive i 1941 Spanish Dance Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive   1946 The Singing Serenaders REC, Jack Hylton and His Orchestra REL
i 1958 New Orleans Rhythm Kings
i   1978 Evelyn Hoey PRF, Marion Chase REL
March 6, 1942 Robert MacArthur Crawford
listen on Internet Archive 1942 Betty Hutton and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
June 1941 Ruth Etting
  1978 Aida Ward PRF, Cab Calloway and His Orchestra REC,REL
i 1962 Napua Stevens
March 1957 Napua Stevens
i   1962 Jack Denny and His Orchestra - Vocal by Sonny Schuyler REC, Bing Crosby BRD
i 1978 Benny Carter and His Orchestra
1942 Ray Kinney and His Hawaiian Musical Ambassadors - Vocal refrain by Alfred Apaka
i May 1946 Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Freddy Martin and His Orchestra with Jack Fina on the Piano
June 1959 Bing Crosby
i 1958 Fred Hamm and His Orchestra
i 1958 Willie & Eugene Howard
Cement Mixer (Put-ti Put-ti) Alvino Rey and His Orchestra Unverified
i 1958 Broadway Bell-Hops
i Cumaná Alvino Rey and His Orchestra 1947 Unverified
i 1978 Selvin's Novelty Orchestra
January 1958 Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra, Dick Todd with Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive April 10, 1942 (unknown), (unknown), Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke and The Modernaires
listen on Internet Archive August 9, 1941 Mildred Bailey
January 1958 Mildred Bailey
  1956 Katherine Perry PRF, Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Miriam Shaw REC,REL
i Down Home Rag Joe "Fingers" Carr, Ira Ironstrings (Lou Busch, Alvino Rey) 1960 Unverified
January 1958 Woody Herman and His Orchestra
  September 1957 Frances Langford with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra REC, James Stewart and Eleanor Powell [dubbed by Marjorie Lane] BRD
listen on Internet Archive 1941 Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Harry Babbitt
Farewell (For Just a While) The King Sisters with the Music of Alvino Rey March 1957 Unverified
1956 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Herb Jeffries
i January 1958 Woody Herman and His Orchestra
i From The Land Of The Sky Blue Water Alvino Rey and His Orchestra 1978 Unverified
i October 1959 Gene Autry and The Cass County Boys
June 1959 Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae
1956 (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive i November 1946 "Pine Top" Smith, Blind Roosevelt Graves and His Brother, The Rambler Trio featuring Arthur Smith
i 1960 Roy Fox and His Orchestra (Vocal Refrain by Barry Gray)
i   1960 Jerry and Zelda REL, Gene Autry REC, Lulu Belle and Scotty BRD
1962 Crowel Glee Club, Andy Iona and His Islanders
March 1957 Crowel Glee Club, Andy Iona and His Islanders
  March 1957 Helen Desha Beamer and Samuel Kapu REL, Charles E. King PRF
i   1960 Helen Desha Beamer and Samuel Kapu REL, Charles E. King PRF
i January 1959 Jacques Renard & His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive August 15, 1941 (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive 1948 Marion Harris
listen on Internet Archive He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings Alvino Rey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Alyce King June 1942 Unverified
i Hey, Mr. Banjo Joe "Fingers" Carr, Ira Ironstrings (Lou Busch, Alvino Rey) 1960 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive i 1941 Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra
i February 1959 Synco Jazz Band (Joseph Samuels)
i 1958 Ralph Flanagan and His Orchestra
i   1978 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Helen Forrest REC, Frances Comstock & Alfred Drake PRF
June 1959 Bobbe Arnst
i   December 1958 Woody Herman and His Orchestra REC, Jo Stafford and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston & His Orchestra REL
June 1959 Ray Noble and His Orchestra featuring Tony Martin
listen on Internet Archive March 10, 1944 Ted Wallace & His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by The Radio Imps
i   December 1958 Les Baxter with His Chorus and Orchestra REC,REL, Lilo PRF
1956 Jan Savitt and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bon Bon
May 1957 Jan Savitt and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bon Bon
1942 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive February 1948 Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Billy Jones
i In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town Joe "Fingers" Carr - Ira Ironstrings (Lou Busch, Alvino Rey) 1960 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive I Never Knew (I Could Love Anybody Like I'm Loving You) Alvino Rey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Yvonne King July 31, 1942 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive December 29, 1939 Barbecue Joe and His Hot Dogs (Wingy Manone), Mills Blue Rhythm Band, Edgar Hayes and His Orchestra
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listen on Internet Archive I Said No Alvino Rey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Yvonne King December 12, 1941 Unverified
i October 1959 Jimmy Boyd accompanied by Norman Luboff
i   December 1958 Nat Finston and his Paramount Studio Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Sam Coslow REL, Maurice Chevalier, Rolfe Sedan, Bert Roach, Jeanette MacDonald BRD
  1956 Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC, Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REL, Fred MacMurray & Dorothy Lamour BRD
i 1960 Ben Bernie and His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive 1941 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive 1942 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton and The Modernaires
i January 1959 Joe "Fingers" Carr and The Carr-Hops (Lou Busch)
September 1948 Manuel Romain
i 1959 Billy Jones [US1]
1960 (unknown), Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
June 1959 International Novelty Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Elliott Shaw
listen on Internet Archive August 9, 1941 International Novelty Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Elliott Shaw
listen on Internet Archive April 24, 1942 Earl Hines and His Orchestra
i January 1959 (unknown)
i   1960 John McCormack REC, Franklyn Baur REL
i   1978 Ukulele Ike (Cliff Edwards) REC, Lawrence Gray BRD
Keep Smilin', Keep Laughin', Be Happy Alvino Rey and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by The Four King Sisters July 10, 1942 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive   June 27, 1941 Mary Martin with Oscar Levant on piano BRD, Bea Wain REC,REL
i October 1959 Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Vaughn Monroe and The Norton Sisters
i 1942 (unknown)
i 1958 Gertrude Lawrence and Jack Buchanan
i 1958 Bailey's Lucky Seven
1962 Ray Kinney with Dick McIntire's Harmony Hawaiians
i 1960 Gloria Grafton
i December 1958 Irving Kaufman
1962 Dick McIntire and His Harmony Hawaiians
i 1960 Geo. Campbell
April 1947 William Mc Coy
April 1947 Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye - Vocal Refrain by Don Cornell and Choir
1956 Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra
  1956 Bobby Sherwood and His Orchestra - Vocal by Kitty Kallen REC, Bing Crosby BRD
1956 Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra - Vocal by Margaret Whiting
  1960 Sterling Holloway & Bobbie Perkins PRF, Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra REC
listen on Internet Archive May 16, 1941 Bobby Byrne and His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive i 1942 Henry Burr
My Devotion The Four King Sisters with The Rhythm "Reys" 1942 Unverified
1962 Noelani Hawaiian Orchestra
March 1957 Noelani Hawaiian Orchestra
1956 Germaine Alexandre, Larry Clinton and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain
March 1957 Andy Iona and His Islanders
i October 1959 Spike Jones and His City Slickers - Vocal Refrain by George Rock
listen on Internet Archive September 1947 Francis Craig and His Orchestra - Vocal by Bob Lamm
i December 1958 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, Jimmy Forrest and All Star Combo
listen on Internet Archive 1941 (unknown)
June 1959 Vic Damone with Orch. Dir. by Joe Reisman
i 1958 Isham Jones and His Orchestra
i January 1959 Art Mooney and His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive April 10, 1942 California Melodie Syncopators
listen on Internet Archive September 1947 Herb Wiedoeft's Cinderella Roof Orchestra
1956 Harry James and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Frank Sinatra
1956 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
March 1957 Helen Louise - Frank Ferera
i Open Up Your Heart Joe "Fingers" Carr, Ira Ironstrings (Lou Busch, Alvino Rey) 1960 Unverified
i 1958 Original Dixieland 'Jass' Band
listen on Internet Archive 1942 Judy Garland
listen on Internet Archive   1949 Cliff Edwards PRF,REC,REL
listen on Internet Archive i 1948 Conway's Band
i 1960 Lew Stone and His Band
listen on Internet Archive i February 1941 Prince's Band
listen on Internet Archive 1940 (unknown)
i October 1959 Gene Autry and The Pinafores with Orchestral Acc.
i   1978 Douglas Stanbury PRF, Adrian Schubert's Salon Orchestra ‑ Vocal Chorus by Harold Lambert REC
i January 1959 Joe "Fingers" Carr and The Carr-Hops (Lou Busch)
i 1958 The Benson Orchestra of Chicago under the direction of Roy Bargy
Sand in My Shoes Alvino Rey and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by The Four King Sisters 1941 Unverified
i October 1959 Harry Reser and His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive 1946 Ben Litchfield
i   1978 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra REL, Victor Arden-Phil Ohman and Their Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Burt Lorin REC
1942 Ray Kinney and His Hawaiian Musical Ambassadors
i October 1959 Boston Pops Orchestra
i   December 1958 William O'Neal PRF, Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra REC
i Somebody Stole My Gal Joe "Fingers" Carr, Ira Ironstrings (Lou Busch, Alvino Rey) 1960 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive 1942 Four Tones and Eddie Beal Trio
i 1962 R. K. Holstein and Octette
March 1957 R. K. Holstein and Octette
listen on Internet Archive February 1948 Riley Puckett
i   December 1958 Mary Martin and Kenny Baker REL, Kurt Weill REC
i January 1950 Sylvester Weaver, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
listen on Internet Archive 1940 Prince's Band
i 1958 Chick Webb's Savoy Orchestra
August 1942 Johnny Mercer
i Stumbling Joe "Fingers" Carr, Ira Ironstrings (Lou Busch, Alvino Rey) 1960 Unverified
i January 1959 Leona Williams and Her Dixie Band
January 1958 Will Osborne and His Orchestra
i January 1959 Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
1962 Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by The Debutantes and Muzzy Marcellino
March 1957 Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by The Debutantes and Muzzy Marcellino
1962 Ernest Loomis' Orchestra
January 1958 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i   1960 Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys - Vocal Refrain by Redd Stewart REL, Cowboy Copas REC
September 1957 Virginia Verrill
June 1959 Nat "King" Cole
i That's a Plenty Joe "Fingers" Carr, Ira Ironstrings (Lou Busch, Alvino Rey) 1960 Unverified
1947 Eddy Arnold and His Tennessee Plowboys
listen on Internet Archive August 1940 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Frank Sinatra
1960 Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers REC,REL, Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra BRD, Roy Milton and His Solid Senders
1962 Jack Owens with the Halihinis
listen on Internet Archive May 16, 1941 Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights
June 1959 Chick Bullock accompanied by His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive November 1946 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Stuart Foster
June 1959 Isham Jones' Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Woody Herman
i 1978 Joseph Knecht's Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive July 10, 1942 Bing Crosby with Dick McIntire and His Harmony Hawaiians
i January 1950 Anton Karas
i January 1959 Anton Karas
listen on Internet Archive February 1941 Original Dixieland Jass Band, Mills Brothers
listen on Internet Archive 1942 Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Ralph Young
i 1960 Eddy Howard and His Orchestra
i Too Fat Polka Joe "Fingers" Carr, Ira Ironstrings (Lou Busch, Alvino Rey) 1960 Unverified
  June 1959 Jane Powell accompanied by Johnny Green and the M-G-M Studio Orchestra REL, Jane Powell BRD
i Too Much Mustard Joe "Fingers" Carr, Ira Ironstrings (Lou Busch, Alvino Rey) 1960 Unverified
i 1960 Jack Payne & His Band
i January 1959 W. Arlington
listen on Internet Archive 1949 (unknown)
  March 1946 Muriel Barron & Olive Gilbert REL, Muriel Barron and Olive Gilbert PRF
listen on Internet Archive   1942 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle REC,REL, Kenny Gardner [US1] BRD
January 1958 Bob Crosby and His Orchestra featuring Trumpet by Billy Butterfield, Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
i February 1959 Kammersänger C. Richard Tauber
i 1958 Wolverine Orch. – Vocal Chorus Dave Harman
listen on Internet Archive February 27, 1942 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle
1947 (unknown)
i   1978 Fay Templeton PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC,REL
  1956 Fay Templeton PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC,REL
  May 1957 Mike Doty and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ward Silloway REC,REL, Lya Lys BRD
1978 Bing Crosby

Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
A Bee Gezindt The Four King Sisters with Orchestra conducted by Alvino Rey December 1, 1939 Bluebird
A Lover's Lullabye The Four King Sisters with Orchestra conducted by Alvino Rey June 7, 1940 Bluebird
Among My Souvenirs Alvino Rey and His Orchestra 1946 Capitol Records
Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry The Four King Sisters with The Rhythm "Reys" 1942 Bluebird
Back in Your Own Backyard The Four King Sisters with The Rhythm "Reys" June 1941 Bluebird
Blue Shadows and White Gardenias Alvino Rey and His Orchestra 1942 Bluebird
Bumble Boogie Alvino Rey and His Orchestra May 1946 Capitol Records
Don't Take Your Love from Me Alvino Rey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Yvonne King August 9, 1941 Bluebird
Guitar Boogie Alvino Rey and His Orchestra November 1946 Capitol Records
Having a Lonely Time The Four King Sisters with The Rhythm "Reys" August 15, 1941 Bluebird
Hindustan Alvino Rey and His Orchestra 1941 Bluebird
Hot Lips Son of Ira Ironstrings accompanied by His Proud Pater and Their Free-Loading Relatives February 1959 Warner Bros. Records
I'm Glad There Is You Alvino Rey and His Orchestra 1942 Bluebird
I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover Alvino Rey and His Orchestra February 1948 Capitol Records
I Said No! Alvino Rey and His Orchestra December 12, 1941 Bluebird
It Isn't a Dream Anymore Alvino Rey and His Orchestra 1941 Bluebird
(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo The Four King Sisters with The Rhythm "Reys" 1942 Bluebird
I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight Ira Ironstrings 1959 Warner Bros. Records
Jersey Bounce The Four King Sisters with The Rhythm "Reys" April 24, 1942 Bluebird
Keep Smilin', Keep Laughin', Be Happy Alvino Rey and His Orchestra July 10, 1942 Victor
Kiss the Boys Goodbye Alvino Rey and His Orchestra June 27, 1941 Bluebird
Liebestraum (A Dream of Love) Alvino Rey and His Orchestra 1942 Bluebird
Light Cavalry Alvino Rey and His Orchestra 1941 Bluebird
Mama Blues Alvino Rey and His Orchestra April 1947 Capitol Records
Music 'til Dawn Alvino Rey and His Orchestra 1942 Bluebird
My Sister and I The Four King Sisters with The Rhythm "Reys" 1941 Bluebird
Nighty-Night Alvino Rey and His Orchestra 1941 Bluebird
Oh, How I Miss You To-Night The Four King Sisters with The Rhythm "Reys" April 10, 1942 Bluebird
Oh Peter (You're So Nice) Alvino Rey and His Orchestra September 1947 Capitol Records
Ragging the Scale Alvino Rey and His Orchestra 1948 Capitol Records
Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat The Four King Sisters with The Rhythm "Reys" 1942 Bluebird
Spanish Boogie Alvino Rey and His Orchestra September 1948 Capitol Records
St. Louis Blues Alvino Rey and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by The Four King Sisters 1940 Bluebird
Strip Polka Alvino Rey and His Orchestra August 1942 Bluebird
The Army Air Corps Alvino Rey and His Orchestra March 6, 1942 Bluebird
The Call of the Canyon The Four King Sisters with Orchestra conducted by Alvino Rey August 1940 Bluebird
The Hut-Sut Song (A Swedish Serenade) The Four King Sisters with The Rhythm "Reys" May 16, 1941 Bluebird
The Third Man Theme Song Alvino Rey January 1950 Capitol Records
Tiger Rag Alvino Rey and His Orchestra February 1941 Bluebird
Washington and Lee Swing Alvino Rey and His Orchestra 1949 Capitol Records
We'll Gather Lilacs Alvino Rey and His Orchestra March 1946 Capitol Records
When the Roses Bloom Again The Four King Sisters with The Rhythm "Reys" February 27, 1942 Bluebird
Why Don't We Say We're Sorry Alvino Rey and His Orchestra 1947 Capitol Records

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