Ceelle Burke
Cecil Louis Burke, who performed as Ceelle Burke, was a musician and performer.[1][2] He was born in Los Angeles.[1] After working with the Norman Thomas Quintette, he joined Curtis Mosby's Blue Blowers. He collaborated with Leon Rene on the song Lovely Hannah.[3] He recorded From Twilight 'Til Dawn with his orchestra on Capitol Records in 1943.[4] Alan Warner and Billy Vera produced. Leon Rene wrote the song. He also played with Jackie Kelso.[5]
Burke recorded several songs on Rene's label Exclusive Records.[6]
Songs
[edit]- "Lovely Hannah"
- "From Twilight 'Til Dawn"
- "When the Ships Come Sailing Home Again"
- "Play Me the Blues"
- "Now or Never"
- "Mexico Joe" with Ivie Anderson vocalist[6]
- "Night-Bird", words by Shirley Rey and music by Rey and Burke
- "Whoo'ee Baby", words by Ella Burke
- "This is it", words by Ella Burke[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Barros, Paul De (2 January 1993). Jackson Street After Hours: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle. Sasquatch Books. ISBN 9780912365862 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ceelle Burke - SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com.
- ^ "Ceelle Burke". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2 January 2019. p. 162 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ceelle Burke And His Orch.* With The 3 Shades* And The 4 Dreamers* - From Twilight 'Till Dawn / Lovely Hannah". Discogs.
- ^ Feather, the late Leonard; Gitler, Ira (November 18, 1999). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press. p. 380 – via Internet Archive.
c. l. burke los angeles.
- ^ a b "Exclusive Records". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 26, 1944. p. 82 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions". Library of Congress, Copyright Office. July 6, 1946 – via Google Books.
External links
[edit]- Website page on Ceele including various Billboard clippings and reviews