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(Redirected from Ceele Burke) Musician and performer

Cecil Louis Burke, who  performed as Ceelle Burke, was a musician and performer. He was born in Los Angeles. After working with the Norman Thomas Quintette, he joined Curtis Mosby's Blue Blowers. He collaborated with Leon Rene on the song Lovely Hannah. He recorded From Twilight 'Til Dawn with his orchestra on Capitol Records in 1943. Alan Warner and Billy Vera produced. Leon Rene wrote the song. He also played with Jackie Kelso.

Burke recorded several songs on Rene's label Exclusive Records.

Songs

  • "From Twilight 'Till Dawn" with 'The 3 Shades and the 4 Dreamers' (backing vocal group)
  • "Lovely Hannah" with 'The 3 Shades and the 4 Dreamers' (backing vocal group)
  • "Mexico Joe (The Jumpin' Jivin' Caballero)" with Ivie Anderson (lead vocalist)
  • "Play Me the Blues" with Ivie Anderson (lead vocalist)
  • "Your Make Believe Ballroom" with 'The Pied Pipers' (vocal group)
  • "Now or Never"
  • "When the Ships Come Sailing Home Again"
  • "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano"
  • "Night-Bird", words by Shirley Rey; with music by Rey and Burke
  • "Whoo'ee Baby", words by Ella Burke
  • "This is It", words by Ella Burke

References

  1. ^ Barros, Paul De (2 January 1993). Jackson Street After Hours: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle. Sasquatch Books. ISBN 9780912365862 – via Google Books.
  2. "Ceelle Burke - SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com.
  3. "Ceelle Burke". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2 January 2019. p. 162 – via Google Books.
  4. "Ceelle Burke And His Orch.* With The 3 Shades* And The 4 Dreamers* - From Twilight 'Till Dawn / Lovely Hannah". Discogs.
  5. 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.
  6. ^ "Exclusive Records". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 26, 1944. p. 82 – via Google Books.
  7. "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions". Library of Congress, Copyright Office. July 6, 1946 – via Google Books.

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