billy may
billy may
Genres: jazz, swing, lounge, easy listening, space age pop
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About billy may
William E. May, (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2004) better known as Billy May was an American composer and musician. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he played trumpet professionally in big bands such as those of Charlie Barnet starting in 1939. May worked as an arranger for the bands of Glenn Miller and Les Brown before being hired as staff arranger first for the NBC radio network, then for Capitol Records. At Capitol, May wrote arrangements for many top artists, including Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Stan Freberg, Peggy Lee, Sue Raney, Vic Damone, Jeri Southern, Keely Smith, Bobby Darin, Nancy Wilson, Matt Monro, Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney. May's charts often featured brisk tempos and intricate brass parts. One distinctive feature of his style is his frequent use of trumpet mute devices; another, a saxophone glissando, is widely known as his "slurping saxes". However, May was also an accomplished writer in slower tempos, sometimes using string arrangements. Good examples of this aspect of his work include his brass chart for "These Foolish Things" on the Cole album Just One Of Those Things and his string arrangement of "April In Paris" on Sinatra's Come Fly With Me album.
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billy may — Top 30 songs of 81
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy May | Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo | ||
| Billy May | I'll Never Say 'Never Again' Again | ||
| Billy May | You're Driving Me Crazy | ||
| Billy May | Leroy Holmes | ||
| Billy May | Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo [19] | ||
| Billy May | Walk On By | ||
| Billy May | Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo | ||
| Billy May | I Let a Song Go Out of My Hear | ||
| Billy May | Music To Watch Girls By Slick (Instr) | ||
| Billy May | Easy Street | ||
| Billy May | Perfidia | ||
| Billy May | In The Mood | ||
| Billy May | Girls And Boys | ||
| Billy May | Guys And Dolls | ||
| Billy May | Mission Impossible | ||
| Billy May | Charmaine | ||
| Billy May | Fat Man Mambo | ||
| Billy May | A Man and a Woman | ||
| Billy May | Clap Hands! Here Comes Charley | ||
| Billy May | The Odd Couple | ||
| Billy May | So Nice (Summer Samba) | ||
| Billy May | The Look Of Love | ||
| Billy May | Makin' Whoopee | ||
| Billy May | Do The Hornet | ||
| Billy May | Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Malibu Remix) | ||
| Billy May | Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo | ||
| Billy May | Man Who Has Everything | ||
| Billy May | Annie Laurie | ||
| Billy May | From The Land Of The Sky Blue Water | ||
| Billy May | Rhythm Is Our Business |