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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

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  • "From Twilight 'Till Dawn" [mx#: AM02686] with 'The 3 Shades and the 4 Dreamers' (backing vocal group)
  • "Lovely Hannah" [AM02689] with 'The 3 Shades and the 4 Dreamers' (backing vocal group)
  • "Mexico Joe (The Jumpin' Jivin' Caballero)" [AM03113] with Ivie Anderson (lead vocalist)[6]
  • "Play Me the Blues" [AM03114] with Ivie Anderson (lead vocalist)
  • "Your Make Believe Ballroom" [AM03115] with 'The Pied Pipers' (vocal group)
  • "Now or Never" [AM03116]
  • "When the Ships Come Sailing Home Again" [AM03117]
  • "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano" [AM03118]
  • "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[7]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  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. ^ a b "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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