Sonny Burke

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Aliases: Sonny Burke and His Orchestra
Real name: Joseph Francis Burke
Born: March 22, 1914
Died: May 31, 1980
Country: United States
IPI: 00004607222 15 works
00004608121 1 work
00075647840 13 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Composer, arranger, musical director and producer

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Popular Originals

Golden Earrings REL

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Released on Golden Earrings (1947)

Covered by (178 artists)

Born to Be Blue

Born to Be Blue

Released on Born to Be Blue (1946)

Covered by (169 artists)

The Man That Got Away REL

The Man That Got Away

Released on The Man That Got Away (1954)

Covered by (139 artists)

A Marshmallow World

A Marshmallow World

Released on A Marshmallow World (1950)

Covered by (94 artists)

Popular Covers by Sonny Burke

Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy

Visual from Internet Archive

Originally by Stan Kenton and His Orchestra - Vocal by June Christy

Released on Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy (1946)

It Happened in Monterey

Born to Be Blue

Originally by John Boles and Jeanette Loff with Paul Whiteman and Orchestra

Released on Born to Be Blue (1946)

Crying

A New Shade of Blues

Originally by Billy Eckstine - Orchestra conducted by Buddy Baker

Released on A New Shade of Blues (1949)

Careless Hands

Careless Hands

Originally by Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye - Vocal Refrain by Don Cornell and The Three Kaydets

Released on Careless Hands (1949)