Debroy Somers

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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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		Got a Date with an Angel REC	Debroy Somers Band (With Vocal Chorus by Dan Donovan)	1931	(31 artists) Originally by Bobby Howes PRF
		You Ought to See Sally on Sunday BRD	Billy Milton accompanied by Debroy Somers and band		(7 artists) Originally by Jay Wilbur and His Band REC, Billy Milton REL

Covers by Debroy Somers

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	Carolina Moon	Debroy Somers Band	April 1929	Unverified
	Elizabeth	Debroy Somers Band	1930	(unknown), The Rhythm Maniacs (Arthur Lally)
	Forgive Me	Debroy Somers Band	September 1927	Irving Kaufman
	Galway Bay	Josef Locke with Orchestra conducted by Debroy Somers	October 1948	Michael O'Higgins
	Her Name Is Mary	Debroy Somers Band	1932	Unverified
i	In a Little Spanish Town	Debroy Somers Band	July 1927	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
	Lonely Heart	Debroy Somers Band	1935	Harry Stockwell
	March of the Grenadiers	Debroy Somers Band	1930	Jeanette MacDonald
	Me and Jane in a ‘Plane	Debroy Somers Band	January 1928	Unverified
	Nobody's Using It Now	Debroy Somers Band	1930	Maurice Chevalier BRD, Marion Harris REC,REL
i	Part 1 - Fancy Our Meeting - Sweet So-and-So	Debroy Somers Band	1928	Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph REL,PRF, 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 REC,REL,PRF, Elsie Randolph
i	Rag Doll	Debroy Somers Band	November 1928	B. A. Rolfe and His Palais d'Or Orchestra
	Roll Along Kentucky Moon	Debroy Somers Band (With Vocal Chorus by Dan Donovan)	1932	Unverified
	Ro-Ro-Rollin' Along	Debroy Somers Band	1930	Roy Evans
	Roses for Remembrance	Debroy Somers Band	July 1927	F. Wheeler Wadsworth and His Orchestra
	Round the Marble Arch	Debroy Somers Band (With Vocal Chorus by Dan Donovan)	1932	Arthur Lally and His Orchestra
	Sweetheart of All My Dreams	Debroy Somers Band	May 1929	Unverified
	Tell Me I'm Forgiven	Debroy Somers Band (With Vocal Chorus by Dan Donovan)	1930	(unknown), (unknown)
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 REC, Willie Creager's Rhythm Aces REL
	The Fleet's in Port Again	Debroy Somers Band	1936	(unknown)
	The Moment I Saw You	Debroy Somers Band (With Vocal Chorus by Dan Donovan)	April 1933	Maurice Winnick and His Orchestra
	There's a New World	Debroy Somers Band	1936	(unknown)
	There's Something About a Soldier	Debroy Somers Band	April 1933	Billy Cotton and His Band
	The Wedding of the Painted Doll	Debroy Somers Band	June 1929	James Burrows
	When The Organ Played At Twilight	Debroy Somers Band	1930	Unverified
	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 and the Night and the Music	Debroy Somers Band	1935	Enric Madriguera & His Hotel Weylin Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Tony Sacco REC,REL, Georges Metaxa & Libby Holman PRF

Releases

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Elizabeth	Debroy Somers Band	1930	Columbia [US]
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]
Roses for Remembrance	Debroy Somers Band	July 1927	Columbia [US]
Round the Marble Arch	Debroy Somers Band (With Vocal Chorus by Dan Donovan)	1932	Columbia [EMI]
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 Moment I Saw You	Debroy Somers Band	April 1933	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]
You and the Night and the Music	Debroy Somers Band	1935	Columbia [EMI]