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Gordon Jenkins

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Aliases
Gordon Jenkins His Chorus and Orchestra
Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra
Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra, vocal chorus by Don Burke and 4 Hits and a Miss
Real name
Gordon Hill Jenkins
Born
May 12, 1910
Died
May 1, 1984
Country
United States
IPI
00015255411 16 works
Affiliation
ASCAP
Comments
Arranger, composer and pianist. Jenkins became the musical director for Decca in 1949. In that capacity, he bucked resistance from Decca's management and signed The Weavers.
He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1982.
Family
Beverly Jenkins Wife
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Title Performer Release date Covered by
listen on Internet Archive 1941 (61 artists)
December 1947 (2 artists)
May 1949 (7 artists)
November 1949 (3 artists)
listen on Internet Archive November 1949 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive  REC,REL December 1949 (698 artists)
Originally by Martha Mears BRD
January 1950 Dorothy Squires with Billy Reid and His Orchestra
April 1950 (3 artists)
listen on Internet Archive April 1950 (4 artists)
 REL November 1950 (45 artists)
Originally by Russell Nype and Galina Talva PRF
November 1950 (8 artists)
November 1950 (4 artists)
 REL November 1950 (145 artists)
Originally by Ethel Merman PRF
December 1950 (31 artists)
April 1951 (32 artists)
October 6, 1952 (4 artists)
December 1952 (12 artists)
 BRD,REL 1952 (17 artists)
Originally by Tony Bennett with Percy Faith and His Orchestra REC
If They Ask Me Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra 1952 Missing information
 REL 1952 Arthur Fiedler - The Boston Pops Orchestra
Originally by Danny Kaye BRD
1952 (71 artists)
It Only Takes A Moment Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra 1952 Missing information
1952 (4 artists)
 REL 1952 (34 artists)
Originally by Danny Kaye, Joseph Walsh, Sailors and Chorus BRD
listen on Internet Archive 1953 (2 artists)
January 1954 (301 artists)
April 1954 (4 artists)
listen on Internet Archive May 1954 (3 artists)
August 1954 The Jonah Jones Quartet
September 1956 (5 artists)
Married I Can Always Get Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra 1956 Unverified
November 1958 (119 artists)
May 4, 1959 (3 artists)
July 1959 (2 artists)
April 1963 Natalie Cole
April 1963 (39 artists)
January 1965 Julius La Rosa