Kurz-Bio:
Der Komponist, Arrangeur, Trompeter und Orchesterleiter Billy May wurde am 10. November 1916 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, als Edward William May Jr. geboren und verstarb am 22. Jänner 2004 in San Juan Capistrano, Kalifornien.
Seine Solo-Singles (45 RPM):
CAPITOL - Album CCF-221
?? 50....F15537....DR. SAMUEL J. HOFFMAN at the Theremin with Orchestra conducted by Billy May..This Room Is My Castle Of Quiet (45-4843) Y/I Dream Of A Past Love (45-4842) Z
?? 50....F15538....DR. SAMUEL J. HOFFMAN at the Theremin with Orchestra conducted by Billy May..e Darkness Gives Me You Again (45-3699) Y/Your Soft Hand On My Brow (45-3698) Z
?? 50....F15539....DR. SAMUEL J. HOFFMAN at the Theremin with Orchestra conducted by Billy May..membering Your Lips/My Troubles Float Away Like Falling Leaves
CAPITOL - Album CDF-237
?? 50....F15621....BILLY MAY And His Orchestra..Sweet Lorraine/I Got Rhythm
?? 50....F15622....BILLY MAY And His Orchestra..Body And Soul/Honeysuckle Rose
?? 50....F15623....BILLY MAY And His Orchestra..I May Be Wrong/Just You, Just Me
?? 50....F15624....BILLY MAY And His Orchestra..I Surrender Dear (45-879) Y/Sunset And Vine Blues (45-865) Z
CAPITOL - Album CDF-261
?? 51....F15681....THE RICO MAMBO ORCHESTRA Conducted By BILLY MAY..PART 1 - Mambo con Catalina (45-6777) Y/PART 8 - Pop'n Mambo (-------) Z
?? 51....F15682....THE RICO MAMBO ORCHESTRA Conducted By BILLY MAY..PART 2 - Mambo Petardo (45-6821) Y/PART 7 - Mambo Riff (45-6822) Z
?? 51....F15683....THE RICO MAMBO ORCHESTRA Conducted By BILLY MAY..PART 3 - Manhattan Mambo (45-6824) Y/PART 6 - Minor Mambo (45-6823) Z
?? 51....F15684....THE RICO MAMBO ORCHESTRA Conducted By BILLY MAY..PART 4 - Sambo Mambo (45-6780) Y/PART 5 - Fat Man Mambo (45-6779) Z
CAPITOL
09 51....F1793....BILLY MAY And His Orchestra..All Of Me (45-7815) Y/Lean, Baby (45-7951) Z
09 51....F1794....BILLY MAY And His Orchestra - Vocal by Alvin Stoller..Fat Man Boogie (45-7950) Y/BILLY MAY And His Orchestra..My Silent Love (45-7816) Z
09 51....F1795....BILLY MAY And His Orchestra..When My Sugar Walks Down The Street (45-7949) Y/I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans (45-7952) Z
CAPITOL - ALBUM CDE-281
?? 51....F15731....BILLY MAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA..PART 1 - All Of Me (45-7818) Y/PART 8 - If I Had You (45-7817) Z
?? 51....F15732....CHUY REYES And His Orchestra..PART 2 - Mama Inez/BILLY MAY And His Orchestra..PART 7 - Lulu's Back In Town
?? 51....F15733....FRANCIS SCOTT And His Orchestra..PART 3 - This Nearly Was Mine/PART 6 - Charmaine
?? 51....F15734....RICO MAMBO ORCHESTRA..PART 4 - Mambo Murray/BILLY MAY And His Orchestra..PART 5 - My Silent Love
CAPITOL
01 52....F1919....BILLY MAY And His Orchestra - Vocal by The Maytimers..When I Take My Sugar To Tea (45-9377)/BILLY MAY And His Orchestra..Charmaine (45-9375)
02 52....F1955....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..Unforgettable (45-9559)/BILLY MAY and His Orchestra - Vocal by Liz Tilton and Ensemble..Silver And Gold (45-9560)
03 52....F1995....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..Always (45-9561)/There Is No Greater Love (45-9558)
04 52....F2054....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..Honest And Truly (45-9927)/When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano (45-9860)
05 52....F2113....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..Mayhem (45-9696)/Easy Street (45-9343)
CAPITOL - ALBUM KCF-329
?? 52....6F-15859....BILLY MAY And His Orchestra..PART 1 - You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?) (45-9709)/PART 6 - Tenderly (45-9712)
?? 52....6F-15860....BILLY MAY And His Orchestra..PART 2 - When Your Lover Has Gone (45-9694)/PART 5 - Please Be Kind (45-9695)
?? 52....6F-15861....BILLY MAY And His Orchestra..PART 3 - Perfidia (45-9710)/PART 4 - Diane (I'm In Heaven When I See You Smile) (45-9711)
CAPITOL - ALBUM CCF-349
06 52....F15905....BILLY MAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA..PART 1 - When My Sugar Walks Down The Street (45-7949)/PART 6 - Charmaine (45-9375)
06 52....F15906....BILLY MAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA..PART 2 - Lean, Baby (45-7951)/PART 5 - I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan (45-7952)
06 52....F15907....BILLY MAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA..PART 3 - Fat Man Boogie (45 7950)/PART 4 - There Is No Greater Love (45 9558)
CAPITOL
08 52....F2157....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra Alto Sax Solo by Willie Smith..Gin And Tonic (45-9928)/BILLY MAY and His Orchestra Alto Sax Solo by Willie Smith - Vocal by The Trio and Willie Smith..Love Is Just Around The Corner (45-9342)
09 52....F2218....Johnny MERCER and Billy MAY With Billy May's Orchestra..Hello Out There, Hello (45-9858)/Memphis In June (45-9859)
09 52....F2227....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..Fat Man Mambo (45-10545)/Orchids In The Moonlight (45-9376)
11 52....F2284....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..Do You Ever Think Of Me (45 10599)/High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) (45 10596)
11 52....F2297....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..A Cute Piece Of Property (45-10597)/Driftwood (45-10598)
02 53....F2364....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..Little Brown Jug (45-10552)/Cocktails For Two (45-10550)
05 53....F2474....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..Good Gravy (45-11038)/From The Land Of The Sky Blue Water (45-11039)
09 53....F2575....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..Romance (45-11040)/Gone With The Wind (45-11037)
11 53....F2653....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra - Vocal by Alvin Stoller..Dixieland Band (45-11901)/BILLY MAY and His Orchestra - "Water" by Bob Morse..Cool Water (11902)
02 54....F2721....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..The Breeze And I (45-12238)/Whistle Stop (45-12169)
03 54....F2759....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..Bill And Sam (45-12288)/Rose Marie (45-12063)
05 54....F2802....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..Young-At-Heart (45-12560)/Lemon Twist (45-12561)
06 54....F2840....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..Hernando's Hideaway (45-12752)/BILLY MAY and His Orchestra - Vocal by Alvin Stoller and Ensemble..Anything Can Happen Mambo (45-12753)
07 54....F2849....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..Hi Fi (45-12755)/The Song Is You (45-12237)
07 54....F2879....THE RICO MAMBO ORCHESTRA Conducted by Billy May..Mambo Riff (45-6822)/Sambo Mambo (45-6780)
10 54....F2948....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra - Vocal by Alvin Stoller..Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Mambo (45-13043)/BILLY MAY and His Orchestra - Vocal by The Maytimers..Loop-De-Loop Mambo (45-13044)
03 55....F3066....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra Vocal by The Four Maids..How Important Can It Be? (45-13560)/Let It Happen (45-13561)
04 55....F3104....BILLY MAY - JACK LEONHARD..Just Between Friends (45-13661)/BILLY MAY and His Orchestra Vocal by The Four Mayds..Whatever Lola Wants (45-13662)
05 55....F3123....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra Vocal by The Four Mayds..Shaner Maidel/BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..The Cha Cha Cha (Arthur Murray Cha Cha) (45-13145)
08 55....F3221....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..Oklahoma (45-14214)/Por Favor (45-14215)
11 55....F3297....BILLY MAY and his Orchestra..Suzette (45-13045)/Street Of Dreams (45-11332)
02 56....F3372....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..The Phonograph Song (Our Melody) (45-14938)/Main Title FROM OTTO PREMINGER'S "The Man With The Golden Arm" (45-14936)
07 56....F3486....BILLY MAY And His Orchestra..The Beat (45-15583)/Nightmare (45-14937)
12 56....F3598....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..Floater (45-16082)/Christopher Columbus (45-12289)
03 57....F3697....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..Themes From "The Strange One" (45-16735)/Laurel's Theme (45-16736)
11 57....F3846....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..76 Trombones (45-17763)/Young And Dangerous (45-17764)
REPRISE
02 62....R-20,054 A....BILLY MAY and HIS ORCHESTRA..Ballad Of The Sergeants 3 (781)/ B….Sergeant Boswell's Rock (783)
03 62....R-20,062 A....BILLY MAY and HIS ORCHESTRA..The Sergeants 3 March (782)/ B….Girls From The Antler Bar (784)
TIME
05 62....1050....BILLY MAY & his Orchestra..Bashful Billie (N9OW 1372)/Song from Advise And Consent (Heart of Mine) (N9OW 1373)
CAPITOL
05 62....4752....BILLY MAY and His Orchestra..Love Makes The World Go (45-37400)/The Sweetest Sounds (45-37401)
Keep Searchin'
Gerd
