Billy May
USA
Born: 10 November 1916
Died: 22 January 2004
Years Active: 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90
Genres: Jazz, Easy Listening, Vocal
Styles: Big Band, Big Band/Swing, Orchestral Pop, Easy Listening, Traditional Pop, Swing, Vocal/Standards, Instrumental Pop
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The last of the great arrangers who wrote regularly for Frank Sinatra, Billy May had several varied careers in and out of jazz. His first notable gig was as an arranger/trumpeter with Charlie Barnet (1938-1940), for whom he wrote the wah-wah-ing hit arrangement of Ray Noble's "Cherokee." Later, he worked in the same capacities for Glenn Miller (1940-1942) and Les Brown (1942) before settling into staff jobs, first at NBC studios, then at Capitol Records, where he led his own studio big band from 1951 to 1954. His arrangements for Sinatra, begin...
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- Frank Sinatra (237)
- Peggy Lee (20)
- Charlie Barnet (2)
- Jay Livingston (0)
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Followers
- Ella Fitzgerald (138)
- Benny Carter (23)
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Performed Songs By
- Cole Porter (2)
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