(1904-04-29)April 29, 1904 Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Died
August 7, 1969(1969-08-07) (aged 65) Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Genres
Jazz, swing
Occupation(s)
Bandleader
arranger
conductor
composer
Years active
1920s–1960s
Musical artist
Russell Morgan (April 29, 1904 – August 7, 1969)[1] was an American big band leader and arranger during the 1930s and 1940s. He was best known for being one of the composers of the song "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", with Larry Stock and James Cavanaugh, and was the first to record it in 1944.
^Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1752/3. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
sold over 300,000 copies. In 1950, RussMorgan hosted In the Morgan Manner on ABC television. In 1953, RussMorgan And His Orchester released "The Tennessee...
and his orchestra and chorus) (1950) (No. 22) "Charley, My Boy" (with RussMorgan and his orchestra) (1949) (No. 15) "Chico's Love Song" (1939) (No. 11)...
You) (Jimmy Van Heusen and Eddie DeLange, 1938) So Long (Remus Harris, RussMorgan and Irving Melsher, 1940) So Many Stars (Sérgio Mendes and Alan Bergman...
Always 1943 Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen Sunflower 1948 Mack David, RussMorgan Sunny 1967 Bobby Hebb Sunrise in the Morning 1970 Paul Ryan Sunrise Over...
the Kissner Group of Canada for an undisclosed price. Michigan Basin Russ, Morgan (June 16, 2022). "The secret city beneath our feet: Inside Detroit's...
written by Dan Fogelman and starring Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline and Mary Steenburgen. Three retirees travel to Las...
included recordings by Tommy Dorsey (with vocal by Edythe Wright) and RussMorgan. It was also revived by Bobby Darin in 1961, reaching the charts again...
numbers BD 5632 and MH 92. Other 1940 recordings were made by Kay Kyser, RussMorgan, Connee Boswell, Johnny Messner, and Jimmy Dorsey. Gene Autry recorded...
again featured in the Fallout franchise, when their recording of the RussMorgan and Seger Ellis ballad "It's All Over but the Crying" was used in the...
(cn 48090/1040) Still with Republic Airlines stripes after the merger. Russ, Morgan (August 16, 2022). "35 years later: Flight 255 crashes after takeoff...
by The Ames Brothers. Other hit versions in 1950 were recorded by the RussMorgan Orchestra and by Ray Anthony. The Ames Brothers version was recorded...
Calloway Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Les Brown's Band of Renown RussMorgan Orchestra Sammy Kaye Orchestra Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Jan Garber Orchestra...
Frankie Trumbauer Joe Venuti Bill Rank Among the band's own arrangers was RussMorgan; the band also traded arrangements with Fletcher Henderson. The band's...
single on the Decca label by the American big band RussMorgan And His Orchestra "Music In The Morgan Manner"* as "The Tennessee Wig-Walk". Later, Lena...
when it was recorded by a number of artists. Charted versions were by RussMorgan, Evelyn Knight and Tony Pastor. In the decades since, versions in genres...
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