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Listen to Billy May, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!

Billy May

Jazz

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Top Songs By Billy May

Listen to Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me) by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke, The Modernaires, Glenn Miller, Steve Lipkins, Dale McMickle, Johnny Best, Billy May, Jim Priddy, Paul Tanner, Frank J. D'Annolfo, Skippy Martin, Wilbur Schwartz, Al Klink, Ernie Caceres, Chummy MacGregor, Bobby Hackett, Edward "Doc" Goldberg & Maurice Purtill, see lyrics, music video & more!
Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke, The Modernaires, Glenn Miller, Steve Lipkins, Dale McMickle, Johnny Best, Billy May, Jim Priddy, Paul Tanner, Frank J. D'Annolfo, Skippy Martin, Wilbur Schwartz, Al Klink, Ernie Caceres, Chummy MacGregor, Bobby Hackett, Edward "Doc" Goldberg & Maurice Purtill
Listen to The Rhumba Jumps by Mel Tormé & Billy May, see lyrics, music video & more!
The Rhumba JumpsMel Tormé & Billy May
Listen to Serenade In Blue (From "Orchestra Wives") by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, Billy May, Glenn Miller, Steve Lipkins, Dale McMickle, Johnny Best, Jim Priddy, Paul Tanner, Frank J. D'Annolfo, Skippy Martin, Wilbur Schwartz, Al Klink, Tex Beneke, Ernie Caceres, Chummy MacGregor, Bobby Hackett, Edward "Doc" Goldberg, Maurice Purtill, Ray Eberle & The Modernaires, see lyrics, music video & more!
Serenade In Blue (From "Orchestra Wives")Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, Billy May, Glenn Miller, Steve Lipkins, Dale McMickle, Johnny Best, Jim Priddy, Paul Tanner, Frank J. D'Annolfo, Skippy Martin, Wilbur Schwartz, Al Klink, Tex Beneke, Ernie Caceres, Chummy MacGregor, Bobby Hackett, Edward "Doc" Goldberg, Maurice Purtill, Ray Eberle & The Modernaires
Listen to The Look of Love (Burt Bacharach Version) [1996 Remastered] by Billy May & Time-Life Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
The Look of Love (Burt Bacharach Version) [1996 Remastered]Billy May & Time-Life Orchestra
Listen to So Nice (Samba de Verao) by Billy May, see lyrics, music video & more!
So Nice (Samba de Verao)Billy May
Listen to Latin Lady by Verlye Mills & Billy May, see lyrics, music video & more!
Latin LadyVerlye Mills & Billy May
Listen to The Poor People of Paris (Jean's Song) [Digitally Mastered 96] by Billy May, see lyrics, music video & more!
The Poor People of Paris (Jean's Song) [Digitally Mastered 96]Billy May
Listen to American Patrol by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, Glenn Miller, Steve Lipkins, Dale McMickle, Johnny Best, Billy May, Jim Priddy, Paul Tanner, Frank J. D'Annolfo, Skippy Martin, Wilbur Schwartz, Al Klink, Tex Beneke, Ernie Caceres, Chummy MacGregor, Bobby Hackett, Edward "Doc" Goldberg & Maurice Purtill, see lyrics, music video & more!
American PatrolGlenn Miller and His Orchestra, Glenn Miller, Steve Lipkins, Dale McMickle, Johnny Best, Billy May, Jim Priddy, Paul Tanner, Frank J. D'Annolfo, Skippy Martin, Wilbur Schwartz, Al Klink, Tex Beneke, Ernie Caceres, Chummy MacGregor, Bobby Hackett, Edward "Doc" Goldberg & Maurice Purtill
Listen to Man with the Golden Arm by Billy May, see lyrics, music video & more!
Man with the Golden ArmBilly May
Listen to At the Crossroads (Malagueña) by Mel Tormé & Billy May, see lyrics, music video & more!
At the Crossroads (Malagueña)Mel Tormé & Billy May

Latest Release

Listen to Last Year - Single by Billy May
ALBUMLast Year - SingleBilly May

More albums from Billy May

Listen to You May Swing - Billy May and His Orchestra (2024 Remastered Version) by Billy May Orchestra & Billy May
ALBUMYou May Swing - Billy May and His Orchestra (2024 Remastered Version)Billy May Orchestra & Billy May
Listen to You May Swing (2021 Remastered Version) by Billy May
ALBUMYou May Swing (2021 Remastered Version)Billy May
Listen to Bill's Bag by Billy May
ALBUMBill's BagBilly May
Listen to Johnny Cool (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) by Billy May
ALBUMJohnny Cool (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)Billy May
Listen to The Sweetest Swingin' Sounds Of No Strings by Billy May
ALBUMThe Sweetest Swingin' Sounds Of No StringsBilly May
Listen to The Girls And Boys On Broadway by Billy May
ALBUMThe Girls And Boys On BroadwayBilly May
Listen to Anita O'Day and Billy May Swing Rodgers and Hart by Anita O'Day & Billy May
ALBUMAnita O'Day and Billy May Swing Rodgers and HartAnita O'Day & Billy May
Listen to ¡Olé Tormé! Mel Tormé Goes South of the Border With Billy May by Mel Tormé & Billy May
ALBUM¡Olé Tormé! Mel Tormé Goes South of the Border With Billy MayMel Tormé & Billy May
Listen to Billy May's Big Fat Brass by Billy May
ALBUMBilly May's Big Fat BrassBilly May
Listen to Harp with a Beat by Verlye Mills & Billy May
ALBUMHarp with a BeatVerlye Mills & Billy May
Listen to Plays For Fancy Dancin' by Billy May
ALBUMPlays For Fancy Dancin'Billy May
Listen to Naughty Operetta! by Billy May
ALBUMNaughty Operetta!Billy May
Listen to Sorta-May by Billy May
ALBUMSorta-MayBilly May
Listen to Big Band Bash! by Billy May
ALBUMBig Band Bash!Billy May
Listen to A Band is Born by Billy May
ALBUMA Band is BornBilly May

About Billy May

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Hometown
Pittsburg, United States of America
Born
1916
Genre
Jazz
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, beginning with Come Fly With Me (1957) and ending with Trilogy (1979), are often in a walloping, brassy, even taunting swing mode, generating some of the singer's most swaggering vocals. May also did extensive scoring for television, film, and commercials. Although May was largely inactive in the '80s and '90s , he unexpectedly surfaced in 1996 with some typically bright big band charts for comic Stan Freberg's The United States of America, Vol. 2 (Rhino), 25 years after his contributions to Vol. 1. The veteran arranger died quietly at home on January 22, 2004 at the age of 87. ~ Richard S. Ginell

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Billy May has also released music as a member of Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, Alvino Rey and His Orchestra, Billy May and His Orchestra, Billy May and His Big Band, and Billy May's Rico Mambo Orchestra.