Cecil Louis Burke, who performed as Ceelle Burke, was a musician and performer.
He was born in
Los Angeles
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.
[ After working with the Norman Thomas Quintette, he joined ]Curtis Mosby
Curtis J. Mosby (July 7, 1895 (or 1892) in Kansas City, Missouri – June 25, 1957 in San Francisco) was an American jazz drummer, bandleader, and businessman.
Biography
Mosby toured with the Tennessee Ten in the 1910s, and also led his o ...
's Blue Blowers. He collaborated with Leon Rene
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Europe
* León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León
* Province of León, Spain
* Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ...
on the song '' Lovely Hannah''. He recorded ''From Twilight 'Til Dawn'' with his orchestra on Capitol Records in 1943. Alan Warner and Billy Vera
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produced. Leon Rene wrote the song. He also played with Jackie Kelso
John Joseph Kelson Jr. (February 27, 1922 – April 28, 2012), known professionally as Jackie Kelso, was an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist.
Biography
Born in Los Angeles, California, Kelson was the eldest child of John Jose ...
.
Burke recorded several songs on Rene's label Exclusive Records.[
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Songs
* "From Twilight 'Till Dawn" x#: AM02686with 'The 3 Shades and the 4 Dreamers' (backing vocal group)
* "Lovely Hannah" M02689with 'The 3 Shades and the 4 Dreamers' (backing vocal group)
* "Mexico Joe (The Jumpin' Jivin' Caballero)" M03113with Ivie Anderson
Ivie Anderson (sometimes Ivy) (July 10, 1905 – December 28, 1949) was an American jazz singer. Anderson was a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra for more than a decade.
Personal life
Ivie Anderson was born July 10, 1905, in Gilroy, Ca ...
(lead vocalist)The Pied Pipers
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' (vocal group)
* "Now or Never" M03116* "When the Ships Come Sailing Home Again" M03117* "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano
"When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano" is a song written by Leon René and first recorded by The Ink Spots featuring Bill Kenny in May 1940. The Ink Spots' recording of the song reached No. 4 on the US charts.
Background
René wrote th ...
" M03118
* "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
External links
Website page on Ceele
including various Billboard clippings and reviews
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20th-century American male musicians
Male jazz musicians