Russ Morgan,to puzonista,lider bandu ,pianista i kompozytor urodzony 29 kwietnia 1904r w Scranton/Pennsylvania.Mając już 14 lat pracował jako pianista w miejscowym teatrze.Póżniej kupuje puzon i zaczyna w 1921r występy z Scranton Sirens.Był to jeden z popularniejszych big bandów w Pensylwanii w którym występowali tak znakomici muzycy jak:Jimmy Dorsey, Billy Lustig i Tommy Dorsey.Przenosi się w 1922r do Nowego Jorku,gdzie przez trzy lata zajmuje się aranżacją dla Philipa Sousy i Victora Herberta.Odbywa turnee po Europie z orkiestrą Paula Spechta i po powrocie pracuje z orkiestrą Fletchera Hendersona jako aranżer.
Russ Morgan to szef drugiej (po Gordonie Jenkinsie) orkiestry tanecznej, która święciła ogromne triumfy w tamtych latach. Od połowy lat 30. ludzie w USA nie mieli dość "muzyki w stylu Morgana", aż doprowadzili tego lidera i wokalistę do czołówki list przebojów. Wśród największych hitów maestra najbardziej znane to I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams z 1938, jego własna kompozycja So Tired z 1948 oraz Cruising down the River z 1949 - wszystkie typowe dla gatunku sweet music.
Morgan pochodził z Pensylwanii, a Sentimental Me był jego ostatnim utworem na listach przebojów.
Należał on do repertuaru the Ames Brothers, którym na liście "Billboardu" powiodło się znacznie lepiej (3. pozycja wobec 10. miejsca orkiestry Morgana). Zaskakujące, że w 1958 orkiestra ta wystąpiła w rhythm'n'bluesowym filmie The Big Beat.Kontynuował pracę jako aranżer w radio aż do jego śmierci w 1969r.
Single
| Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [US] | Komentarz |
| Tidal wave | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 06.1935 | - | 10[3] | Columbia 3050 | [written by Russ Morgan & Clyde Trask] |
| Love me forever | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 07.1935 | - | 7[9] | Columbia 3063 | [written by Victor Schertzinger & Gus Kahn][utwór tytułowy z filmu] |
| In a little gypsy tea room | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 07.1935 | - | 10[4] | Columbia 3064 | [written by Joe Burke & Edgar Leslie] |
| The rose in her hair | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 08.1935 | - | 9[8] | Columbia 3063 | [written by Al Dubin & Harry Warren][utwór z filmu The Broadway Gondolier] |
| Midnight blue | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 10.1936 | - | 12[5] | Brunswick 7737 | [written by Edgar Leslie & Joe Burke][utwór z musicalu Ziegfield Follies of 1936] |
| Fancy meeting you [The evolution song] | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 10.1936 | - | 20[1] | Brunswick 7742 | [written by E. Y. Harburg & Harold Arlen][utwór z filmu Stage struck] |
| I' m in a dancing mood/Someone to care for me | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 12.1936 | - | 5[5] side B:16[2] | Brunswick 7777 | [written by Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart & Al Hoffman][side B:z filmu Three smart girls] |
| Gee,but you' re swell | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 01.1937 | - | 17[1] | Brunswick 7799 | [written by Charles Tobias & Abel Baer] |
| The girl on the police gazette | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 02.1937 | - | 20[1] | Brunswick 7822 | [written by Irving Berlin][utwor z filmu On the avenue] |
| Swing high,swing low | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 03.1937 | - | 13[5] | Brunswick 7833 | [written by Ralph Freed & Burton Lane ][vocals:Judy Richards][piosenka tytułowa z filmu] |
| When the poppies bloom again | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 04.1937 | - | 8[4] | Brunswick 7845 | [written by Leo Towers, Don Pelosi, Desmond Cox , Harold Elton Box & Paddy Roberts ][vocals:Mert Curtis] |
| On a little dream ranch | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 05.1937 | - | 13[5] | Brunswick 7866 | [written by Billy Hill][vocals:Mert Curtis] |
| The merry- go-round broke down | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 06.1937 | - | 1[2][10] | Brunswick 7888 | [written by Cliff Friend & Dave Franklin][vocal:Jimmy Lewis] |
| Stop! You' re breaking my heart | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 07.1937 | - | 10[7] | Brunswick 7910 | [written by Ted Koehler & Burton Lane][piosenka z filmu Artists and models] |
| The loveliness of you | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 09.1937 | - | 17[2] | Brunswick 7931 | [written by Mack Gordon & Harry Revel][piosenka z filmu Love in bloom][vocals:Mert Curtis] |
| So many memories | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 09.1937 | - | 8[6] | Brunswick 7959 | [written by Harry M. Woods][vocals:Mert Curtis] |
| Goodbye, Jonah | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 10.1937 | - | 14[2] | Brunswick 7955 | [written by Arthur Schwartz & Al Stillman ][piosenka z musicalu Virginia][vocals:Lewis Lulian] |
| Farewell ,my love/True confession | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 11.1937 | - | 7[6] side B:13[2] | Brunswick 8009 | [B:written by Sam Coslow & Frederick Hollander][vocals:Mert Curtis] |
| The dipsy doodle | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 12.1937 | - | 2[6] | Brunswick 8005 | [written by Larry Clinton] |
| I double dare you/Bei mir bist du schoen[Means that you' re grand] | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 01.1938 | - | 2[14] side B:3[6] | Brunswick 8037 | [A:written by Terry Shand & Jimmy Eaton][B:written by Jacob Jacobs, Sholom Secunda, Sammy Cahn & Saul Chaplin][vocals:Bernice Parks] |
| Will you remember tonight tomorrow? | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 07.1938 | - | 7[5] | Brunswick 8119 | [written by Cliff Friend & Dave Franklin] |
| I' ve got a pocketful of dreams | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 08.1938 | - | 1[2][13] | Decca 1936 | [written by James V. Monaco & Johnny Burke][piosenka z filmu Sing,you sinners] |
| Lambeth walk | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 10.1938 | - | 4[12] | Decca 2009 | [written by Noel Gay, Douglas Furber & L. Arthur Rose][vocal:Jimmy Lewis][piosenka z musicalu Me and my girl] |
| Wabash blues | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 01.1939 | - | 17[2] | Decca 2251 | [written by Fred Meinken & Dave Ringle] |
| Wishing [Will make it so] | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 07.1939 | - | 4[6] | Decca 2436 | [written by Buddy DeSylva][vocal:Mert Curtis][piosenka z filmu Love affair] |
| Blueberry hill/I' m home again | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 09.1940 | - | 17[4] | Decca 3290 | [written by Vincent Rose, Al Lewis & Larry Stock][vocal:Carol Kay][written by Al Lewis/Vincent Rose/Larry Stock] |
| Somebody else is taking my place/Prisonero del mar [Neath a tropical moon] | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 04.1942 | - | 5[11] | Decca 4098 | [written by Russ Morgan, Richard Howard, Bob Ellsworth][utwór z filmu Strictly in the groove][vocals:The Morganaires] |
| All those wonderful years | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 01.05.1942 | - | 21[1] | Decca 4300 | |
| Dont, cry sweetheart | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 01.10.1942 | - | 21[1] | Decca 18 348 | |
| Good night,wherever you are/Louise | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 05.1944 | - | 6[16] side B:18[1] | Decca 18 598 | [A:written by Al Hoffman/Dick Robertson/Frank Weldon][B:written by Leo Robin & Richard Whiting][side B z filmu You can' t reaction love][#3 hit for Maurice Chevalier in 1929r] |
| Dance with a Dolly [With a hole in her stockin']/There goes that song again | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 11.1944 | - | 3[12] side B:3[14] | Decca 18 625 | [A:written by Terry Shand, Mickey Leader, Jim Eaton][B:written by Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn][adaptacja utworu z 1844r Buffalo Gals][vocals:Al Jennings][side B:z filmu Carolina blues] |
| You' re nobody ' Til somebody loves you/[Did you ever get]That feeling in the moonlight | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 01.1946 | - | 14[1] side B:17[1] | Decca 18 724 | [#25 hit for Dean Martin in 1965r][A:written by James Cavanaugh/Russ Morgan/Larry Stock][B:written by James Cavanaugh, Larry Stock & Ira Schuster] |
| Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!/Walking with my honey [Soon,soon,soon] | Connee Boswell and Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 02.1946 | - | 9[5] | Decca 18 741 | [written by Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne] |
| The old lamp-lighter/Love walked in | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 02.1947 | - | 11[2] | Decca 23 781 | [#5 hit for Browns in 1960r][written by Nat Simon/Charles Tobias] |
| My adobe hacienda/This is the night | Kenny Baker and Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 05.1947 | - | 16[1] | Decca 23 846 | [written by Louise Massey, Lee Penny] |
| I' m looking over a four leaf clover/Bye bye blackbird | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra with Milt Herth | 02.1948 | - | 6[13] | Decca 24 319 | [written by Mort Dixon, Harry Woods][vocals:Ames Brothers][#2 hit for Nick Lucas in 1927r] |
| So tired/I hear music | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 11.1948 | - | 3[25] | Decca 24 521 | [#9 hit for Gene Austin in 1928r][written by Russ Morgan, Jack Stuart] |
| Cruising down the river/Sunflower | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 02.1949 | - | 1[7][22] side B:5[15] | Decca 24 568 | [gold][written by Nell Tollerton, Eily Beadell][vocals:The Skylarks] |
| Forever and ever/You,you,you are the one | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 03.1949 | - | 1[3][26] side B:17[6] | Decca 24 569 | [written by Malia Rosa, Franz Winkler][vocals:The Skylarks][side B:adaptacja niemieckiej piosenki Du,du liegst mir im herzen] |
| Barroom polka/Put your shoes on,Lucy | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 05.1949 | - | 20[5] | Decca 24 608 | [vocals:Rhythmaires][written by Vaughn Horton] |
| Now! Now! Now! Is the time/Oh,you sweet one [The Schnitzelbank Song] | Andrews Sisters-Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 07.1949 | - | 21[1] | Decca 24 644 | [written by Bobby Burns/George Howe] |
| That' s my weakness/Laughing trombone polka | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 09.1949 | - | 17[6] | Decca 24 692 | [#5 hit for Helen Kane in 1928r][vocals:Heartbeats][written by Budd Green/Sam Stept] |
| Charley my boy/She wore a yellow ribbon | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 12.1949 | - | 15[4] side B:22[2] | Decca 24 812 | [#3 hit for Eddie Cantor in 1924r][written by Gus Kahn, Ted Fio Rito][side B:tytułowa piosenka z filmu napisana w 1917r] |
| Blue Christmas/The mistletoe kiss | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 12.1949 | - | 11[3] | Decca 24 766 | [vocals:Morganaires][written by Billy Hayes/Jay Johnson] |
| Johnson rag/Where are you blue eyes? | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 12.1949 | - | 7[10] | Decca 24 819 | [written by Jack Lawrence, Guy Hall, Henry Kleinkauf][vocals:Morganaires] |
| Careless kisses/Send ten pretty flowers [To my girl in Tennessee] | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 01.1950 | - | 24[1] | Decca 24 814 | [vocals:Morganaires][written by Tim Spencer] |
| Sentimental me/Copper Canyon | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 04.1950 | - | 7[17] | Decca 9-24 904 | [vocals:Morganaires][written by Jimmy Cassin/Jim Morehead] |
| Hoop-Dee-Doo/Down the lane | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 05.1950 | - | 15[4] | Decca 9-24 986 | [vocals:Morganaires][Milton DeLugg/Frank Loesser] |
| You dreamer you/Beloved be faithful | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 06.1950 | - | 28[1] side B:28[1] | Decca 9-27 006 | [vocals:Morganaires][written by Jack Palmer/Marty Symes] |
| Mockin' Bird Hill/Flying eagle polka | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 03.1951 | - | 16[10] | Decca 9-27 444 | [vocals:Gay Sisters][written by Vaughn Horton] |
| Dance me loose/River in the moonlight | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 02.1952 | - | 30[1] | Decca 9-27 906 | [vocals:Morganaires][written by Lee Erwin/Mel Howard] |
| Till I waltz again with you | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 01.01.1953 | - | 23[1] | Decca 28 539 | [written by Sidney Prosen] |
| I' ll be hangin' around | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 01.03.1953 | - | 21[4] | Decca 28 590 | [written by George Cales, Harry Prichard][vocal:Al Jennings] |
| Dogface soldier/Don' t cry sweetheart | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 11.1955 | - | 30[8] | Decca 29 703 | [written by Bert Gold, Ken Hart][piosenka z filmu To hell and back] |
| The poor people of Paris/Annabelle | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 03.1956 | - | 19[15] | Decca 29 835 | [written by Marguerite Monnot] |
Kompozycje Russa Morgana na listach przebojów
Billboard Hot 100[with Mitchell Parish, Arnold Johnson] Does Your Heart Beat for Me? Carl Lorch 1940r 18 [with Jack Stuart] So Tired Russ Morgan 1949r 3 So Tired Kay Starr 1949r 7 [with Richard Howard, Bob Ellsworth] Somebody Else Is Taking My Place Benny Goodman 1942r 1 [Remus Harris, Irving Melsher] So Long Four Aces 1954r 26 So Long Charioteers 1940r 23 [with James Cavanaugh/Larry Stock] You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You Dinah Washington 1962r 87 You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You Dean Martin 1965r 25 You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You Wonder Who? 1966r 96 |
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