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Jay Wilbur

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Aliases
Ben Hammond and His Orchestra
The Biltmore Players
Connecticut Collegians
The Connecticut Collegians
The Cuban Havana Dance Band
The Hottentots [GB]
Jack Grose and His Metropole Players
Jay Wilbur and His Band
Jay Wilbur and His Band (vocal chorus by Jack Cooper)
Jay Wilbur and His Orchestra
The Philadelphians
The Radio Serenaders
The Rhythm Rascals
The Victory Band
The Victory Dance Orchestra
Real name
James Edward Wilbur
Born
1898
Died
1970
Country
United Kingdom
Comments
Dance band/big band leader. Wilbur recorded prolifically under several pseudonyms as well as his own name. Wilbur ultimately emigrated to Australia and from there to South Africa, leading bands in both countries.
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Originals

Covers by Jay Wilbur

Title Performer Release date Originally by
December 1936 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Vocal Refrain by Carmen Lombardo & Trio
(Jay Wilbur) 1931 Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees
i December 1934 Columbia Orchestra, Miss Ada Jones
1929 George Olsen and His Music - Vocal Refrain by Fran Frey
i (Jay Wilbur) 1935 Friars Society Orchestra
1942 Joe Petersen accompanied by Robinson Cleaver
April 1944 Woody Herman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Woody Herman
(Jay Wilbur) 1936 Eddie Cantor
(Jay Wilbur) 1932 Ted Lewis and His Band
1942 Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra
i (Jay Wilbur) 1931 Johnny Marvin
1935 (unknown)
1933 Abe Lyman and His California Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Gracie Barrie
1939 (unknown)
i (Jay Wilbur) 1936 Joe Penner, Jack Oakie, Ned Sparks, Frances Langford, Betty Grable and Lynne Overman
1941 (unknown)
1940 Will Osborne and His Slide Music - Vocal by Barbara Bush
listen on Internet Archive i 1943 Lew Stone and His Band - Vocal Chorus by Nat Gonella
I Wish I Knew a Bigger Word Than Love Jay Wilbur & His Band 1933 Unverified
(Jay Wilbur) 1936 Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra
(Jay Wilbur) April 1935 (unknown), Steffi Duna with Eduardo Durant and His Orchestra
(Jay Wilbur) 1932 (unknown)
1939 (unknown), Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights
December 1932 Manolo Castro and His Havana Yacht Club Orchestra - Vocals Refrain by Members of the Orchestra
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(Jay Wilbur) 1929 Golden Gate Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Billy Murray
June 1931 (unknown)
1934 Douglas Byng
i (Jay Wilbur) 1929 (unknown)
(Jay Wilbur) 1936 Howard Lanin's Arcadia Orchestra
(Jay Wilbur) 1935 Isham Jones and His Orchestra
1934 The Hill Billies [GB]
1934 Aida Ward
1936 (unknown)
1930 Hollywood Dance Orchestra [Schubert] - Vocal Chorus by Irving Kaufman
(Jay Wilbur) 1935 (unknown)
October 1931 Roy Evans
May 1941 (unknown)
1942 New Mayfair Dance Orchestra
1932 Bing Crosby
(Jay Wilbur) 1935 (unknown)
1937 Gracie Fields
1941 (unknown)
Summertime Jay Wilbur & His Band Unverified
1937 Ambrose and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Sam Browne
1940 (unknown), Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Eberly
(Jay Wilbur) April 1935 Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Erik Rhodes and Lillian Miles
August 1938 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, Allan Jones & Jeanette MacDonald
August 1938 Flanagan and Allen, Comedians with Orchestra conducted by Scott Wood
1937 (unknown)
1941 Kate Smith
1939 Larry Clinton and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain
(Jay Wilbur) December 1932 (unknown)
1942 Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lynne Richards
(Jay Wilbur) 1931 Carlton Dance Orchestra
1941 Vera Lynn accompanied by Mantovani and His Orchestra
i 1935 Edison Symphony Orchestra
December 1934 (unknown), (unknown)
December 1936 Fred Astaire
1933 (unknown)
1939 Vera Lynn with Arthur Young
When the band goes marching by Jack Grose and His Metropole Players (Jay Wilbur) 1932 Unverified
(Jay Wilbur) 1931 (unknown)
(Jay Wilbur) 1936 Lew Stone and His Band
(Jay Wilbur) 1936 (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive i 1943 William J. Halley
You Were There Jay Wilbur 1936 Unverified

Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
A Fine Romance Jay Wilbur and His Band December 1936 Rex [GB]
Betty Co-Ed The Biltmore Players (Jay Wilbur) 1931 Eclipse [GB1]
Breakaway Jay Wilbur and His Orchestra 1929 Dominion Records [GB1]
By the River of the Roses Donald Peers with orchestral accomp. directed by Jay Wilbur April 1944 Decca
Dinah The Rhythm Rascals (Jay Wilbur) 1936 Crown [GB]
Down Ev'ry Street Anne Shelton accompanied by Jay Wilbur and His Band 1941 Rex [GB]
Go Home and Tell Your Mother Connecticut Collegians (Jay Wilbur) 1931 Eclipse [GB1]
Homecoming Waltz Donald Peers with Orchestra conducted by Jay Wilbur 1943 Decca
I Cover the Waterfront Jay Wilbur & His Band 1933 Rex [GB]
If a Grey-Haired Lady Says "How's Yer Father?" (That's Madamoiselle from Armentieres) Jay Wilbur and His Band (Vocal Chorus by Sam Browne) 1939 Rex [GB]
I Feel Like a Feather in the Breeze The Radio Serenaders (Jay Wilbur) 1936 Crown [GB]
I'll Always Be in Love with You - Cornelius March Billy Hayman - Victory Band 1929 The Victory [GB]
I'm Doing What I'm Doing for Love - Old Country Dance Miss Dolly Kemp - The Victory Band 1929 The Victory [GB]
I'm Stepping Out with a Memory To-Night Jay Wilbur and His Band 1940 Rex [GB]
Knock, Knock, Who's There? The Rhythm Rascals (Jay Wilbur) 1936 Crown [GB]
Let's All Sing Like the Birdies Sing Jack Grose and His Metropole Players (Jay Wilbur) 1932 Eclipse [GB1]
Marta Jay Wilbur and His Band December 1932 Imperial [GB]
Miss Elizabeth Brown Jay Wilbur and His Band June 1931 Imperial [GB]
Morgenblätter - Me and the Man in the Moon The Victory Band - The Victory Dance Orchestra 1929 The Victory [GB]
Nobody's Sweetheart The Rhythm Rascals (Jay Wilbur) 1935 Crown [GB]
Now I Know What They Mean by Love The Hottentots [GB] (Jay Wilbur) 1931 Eclipse [GB1]
Ole Faithful Jay Wilbur and His Band 1934 Rex [GB]
On a Steamer Coming Over Jay Wilbur and His Band 1934 Rex [GB]
Party Dances Jay Wilbur and His Band December 1934 Rex [GB]
Rio Rita Jay Wilbur and His Orchestra 1930 Dominion Records [GB1]
Roll Along, Covered Wagon The Philadelphians (Jay Wilbur) 1935 Eclipse [GB1]
Roll On, Mississipi, Roll On - Whistling in the Dark Jay Wilbur and His Band - Buddy Blue and His Texans October 1931 Imperial [GB]
Russian Serenade Jay Wilbur and His Band (vocal chorus by Jack Cooper) 1942 Rex [GB]
Saddle Your Blues to a Wild Mustang Jay Wilbur and His Band 1936 Rex [GB]
Shadows on the Window The Connecticut Collegians (Jay Wilbur) 1932 Eclipse [GB1]
She Wore a Little Jacket of Blue The Philadelphians (Jay Wilbur) 1935 Eclipse [GB1]
Smile When You Say Goodbye Jay Wilbur and His Band 1937 Rex [GB]
Spread a Little Happiness Jay Wilbur and His Orchestra 1928 Dominion Records [GB1]
Sweetmeat Joe, The Candy Man Jay Wilbur and His Band 1935 Rex [GB]
Tangier - Glad Rag Doll The Victory Band - Jim Kelleher's Piccadilly Dance Band 1929 The Victory [GB]
Ten Pretty Girls Jay Wilbur and His Band (vocal chorus by Sam Costa) 1937 Rex [GB]
The Breeze and I Jay Wilbur and His Band 1940 Rex [GB]
The Continental The Cuban Havana Dance Band (Jay Wilbur) April 1935 Rex [GB]
The Down and Out Blues Jay Wilbur and His Band August 1938 Rex [GB]
The First Lullaby Vera Lynn accompanied by Jay Wilbur and His Band May 1941 Decca
The Greatest Mistake of My Life Jay Wilbur and His Band 1937 Rex [GB]
The Old Kitchen Kettle The Rhythm Rascals (Jay Wilbur) December 1932 Broadcast
There's a Land of Begin Again Jay Wilbur and His Band 1941 Rex [GB]
Vale of Health March - You're the Cream in My Coffee The Victory Band - Jim Kelleher's Piccadilly Dance Band 1929 The Victory [GB]
We'll All Go Riding on a Rainbow Jay Wilbur and His Band 1933 Rex [GB]
When the Guards are on Parade The Connecticut Collegians (Jay Wilbur) 1931 Eclipse [GB1]
When the Guardsman Started Crooning on Parade Ben Hammond and His Orchestra (Jay Wilbur) 1936 Crown [GB]
When the Poppies Bloom Again The Radio Serenaders (Jay Wilbur) 1936 Crown [GB]
Yip ! Neddy Jay Wilbur and His Band 1935 Rex [GB]
You Made Me Love You Jay Wilbur and His Band 1943 Decca

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