Debroy Somers

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Aliases: Debroy Somers Band
Real name: William Henry Somers
Born: April 11, 1890
Died: May 16, 1952
Country: Ireland
Comments: British dance band bandleader born in Dublin. His period of celebrity stretched from the 1920s to the 1940s. He appeared in numerous films including "Second Choice", "Stars on Parade" and Aunt Sally and founded the Savoy Orpheans

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Covers by Debroy Somers

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
		Forgive Me	Debroy Somers Band	September 1927	Lou Gold with The Melody Man – Vocal Chorus, Murray Amster
		Galway Bay	Josef Locke with Orchestra conducted by Debroy Somers	October 1948	Michael O'Higgins
		Got a Date with an Angel	Debroy Somers Band with Vocal Chorus by Dan Donovan	1931	Bobby Howes
		March of the Grenadiers	Debroy Somers Band	1930	Jeanette MacDonald
		Nobody's Using It Now	Debroy Somers Band	1930	Marion Harris
	i	Part 1 - Fancy Our Meeting - Sweet So-and-So	Debroy Somers Band	1928	Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph, Jack Buchanan
	i	Part 2- Tell Me Why - The One I'm Looking For - Chirp-Chirp - Fancy Our Meeting	Debroy Somers Band	1928	Vera Pearce and Garry Marsh, Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph, Elsie Randolph
	i	Rag Doll	Debroy Somers Band	November 1928	B. A. Rolfe and His Palais d'Or Orchestra
		Ro-Ro-Rollin' Along	Debroy Somers Band	1930	Roy Evans
	i	The Blue Danube	Debroy Somers Band	January 1930	Columbia Orchestra
	i	The Doll Dance	Debroy Somers Band	October 1927	Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra
		The Fleet's in Port Again	Debroy Somers Band	1936	(unknown)
		There's a New World	Debroy Somers Band	1936	(unknown)
		The Wedding of the Painted Doll	Debroy Somers Band	June 1929	James Burrows
		When You Played the Organ and I Sang “The Rosary”	Debroy Somers Band	September 1927	Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
	i	Wiener Blut	Debroy Somers Band	January 1930	(unknown)
		Willow Weep for Me	Debroy Somers Band	1933	Ted Fiorito & His Orchestra
		You Ought to See Sally on Sunday	Billy Milton accompanied by Debroy Somers and band		Jay Wilbur and His Band

Releases

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Got a Date with an Angel	Debroy Somers Band	1931	Columbia [EMI]
	Just Another Day Wasted Away - Where, Oh Where Do I Live	The Broadway Nitelites - Debroy Somers Band	1927	Columbia [US]
	Nobody's Using It Now	Debroy Somers Band	1930	Columbia [US]
	Rag Doll	Debroy Somers Band	November 1928	Columbia [US]
	Ro-Ro-Rollin' Along	Debroy Somers Band	1930	Columbia [US]
	Take Your Finger out of Your Mouth - The Doll Dance	The Kit-Cat Band - Debroy Somers Band	October 1927	Columbia [US]
	That's a Good Girl - Selection Part 1 & 2	Debroy Somers Band	1928	Columbia [US]
	The Blue Danube	Debroy Somers Band	January 1930	Columbia [US]
	The Fleet's in Port Again	Debroy Somers Band	1936	Columbia [EMI]
	The Wedding of the Painted Doll – Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up!	Debroy Somers Band – Ray Starita and His Ambassadors Band	June 1929	Columbia [US]
	When You Played the Organ and I Sang "The Rosary"	Debroy Somers Band	September 1927	Columbia [US]
	Willow Weep for Me	Debroy Somers Band	1933	Columbia [EMI]

Performances also appear on

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Galway Bay	Josef Locke	October 1948	Columbia [EMI]