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RAY McKINLEY 78s
by Music Librarian Christopher Popa

     Esquire discs labeled as “Glenn Miller’s Uptown Hall Gang”; Jazz Club of France issues as “Jazz Club Mystery Band”; and Trio titles as “Ray McKinley Trio.”

10” singles
Bruns (E) 02374, Love in the First Degree / New Orleans Parade
Bruns (E) 02403, Fingerwave / Smack [ sic ] in the Back
Cap 117, Without a Song / Manhattan Serenade, Sep 1942
Cap 128, That Russian Winter / Rock-A-Bye Bay, Feb 1943 
Cap 131, Hard Hearted Hannah / Big Boy, Mar 1943
Cap (E) CL13202, Hard Hearted Hannah / Without a Song
Col 35963 – see under “Will Bradley”
Col 36101 – see under “Will Bradley”
Col 39742, Bunk House Boogie / Cuban Nightingale, May 1952   with Mitch Miller
Col (Arg) 291655 - see under "Will Bradley"
Cupol (Sweden) 4063, After You’ve Gone / China Boy
Dec 1019, Love in the First Degree / New Orleans Parade, 1936
Dec 1020, Fingerwave / Shack in the Back, 1936
Dec 27072 – see album A-773
Dec 27073 – see album A-773
Dec 27074 – see album A-773   [ Joe Marsala, not McKinley ]
Dec 27075 – see album A-773   [ Joe Marsala, not McKinley ]
Dec 28788, Rhythm-a-Tic / Ol’ Shank’s Mare, Aug 1953
Dec 28928, Long Gone / Memphis Blues, Dec 1953
Dec 29274, Airizay / The Natives Are Restless Tonight, Oct 1954
Dec 29770, You C a L Way From St. L / Flaggin’ the T to Tuscaloosa, Jan 1956
Dec (Aus) Y5894, Fingerwave [ alt take ] / Shack in the Back
Dec (Aus) Y5959, Love in the First Degree / New Orleans Parade
Dot 15350, Down the Road a-Piece / Hoodle Addle, Apr 1955
Dot 15413, Crazy Boogie / Wanderlust Blues, 1955
Dot 15431, Celery Stalks At Midnight / You Remind Me of Someone, Dec 1955
Esquire 10-043, How High the Moon / Stompin’ At the Savoy
Esquire 10-053, Please Don’t Talk About Me . . . / Someday Sweetheart
Esquire 10-070, Sugar / After You’ve Gone
Esquire 10-087, If Dreams Come True / Blue Skies
Esquire 10-097, I Must Have That Man / ‘S Wonderful
Esquire 10-149, Pennies From Heaven / At Sundown
Esquire 10-150, Shoemaker’s Apron / China Boy
Esquire 10-209, You’re Driving Me Crazy! / On the Sunny Side of the Street
Esquire 10-240, One, Two, Button Your Shoe / Stealin’ Smack’s Apples
Esquire 10-243, Beatin’ the Hallelujah D / Red Light [ aka I’ve F a New Baby ]
Hit 7005, I’ll Keep the Lovelight Burning / Who Wouldn’t Love You?, Jun 1942
Hit 7006, Got the Moon in My Pocket / This Is Worth Fighting For, Jun 1942
HMV (E) G.V.161, Similau (See-Me-Lo) / The Missouri Walking Preacher
Jazz Club of France JC-120, Please Don’t Talk About . . . / Someday Sweetheart
Jazz Club of France JC-121, If Dreams Come True / Blue Skies, 1945
Jazz Club of France JC-122, Beatin’ the Hallelujah D / I Must H T Man, 1945
Jazz Club of France JC-123, Stompin’ At the Savoy / ‘S Wonderful, 1945
Jazz Club of France JC-130, Sugar / After You’ve Gone
Jazz Club of France JC-131, Shoemaker’s Apron / China Boy
Jazz Club of France JC-132, Red Light [ aka I’ve F a N B ] / You’re D Me Crazy!
Jazz Club of France JC-133, Y D Me C [ as “Indiana” ] / On the S S of the Street
Jazz Club of France JC-134, Pennies From H / At Sundown
Jazz Club of France JC-135, One, Two, Button Your Shoe / S Smack’s Apples
Jazz Club of France ST-1227/1232, How High the Moon / Please Don’t Talk . . .
Jazz Club of France ST-1228/1235, If Dreams Come True / Blue Skues
Jazz Club of France ST-1229/1231, Hallelujah! / I Must Have That Man
Jazz Club of France ST-1230/1233, Stompin’ At the Savoy / ‘S Wonderful
Majestic 1018, B Freeman: I Got R / Where Have Y Been?   sd1:Feat T/Sgt McK 
Majestic 1031, The Atomic Era / I’m Just Wild About Harry   with Bud Freeman
Majestic 1185, You D Have to K the Language / Over the Rainbow, Dec 1947
Majestic 1187, Lazy Bones/ Mint Julep, 1947
Majestic 7169, Patience and Fortitude / You've Got Me Crying Again, Mar 1946
Majestic 7178, We’ll Gather Lilacs / Have Ya' Got Any Gum, Chum?, May 1946
Majestic 7184, In the Land of the Buffalo Nickel / Sand Storm, May 1946
Majestic 7189, (That Place) Down the Road a Piece / One Love, Jun 1946
Majestic 7190, I’m a Big Girl Now, Part 1 / Part 2, Jun 1946
Majestic 7201, That Little Dream Got Nowhere / Hangover Square, Aug 1946 
Majestic 7206, Borderline / Tumblebug, Dec 1946
Majestic 7207, Passe / Hoodle Addle, Dec 1946
Majestic 7211, That’s Where I Came In / Howdy Friends (E.T.O. Curtain Call)
Majestic 7216, Red S Stockings and G Perfume / J Crickets   red wax   promo
Majestic 7216, Red Silk Stockings and Green Perfume / Jiminy Crickets, 1947
Majestic 7223, Meet Me At No Special Place / Ivy, Apr 1947
Majestic 7249, The Turntable Song / Pancho Maximillian Hernandeez, 1947
Majestic 7274, Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) / Those T Money Can’t Buy
Majestic 7275, A Man’s Best Friend Is a Bed / Your Red Wagon, Dec 1947
Parlophone (E) R.2849 – see under “Will Bradley”
RCA Vic 20-2736, Arizay / Cincinnati, Mar 1948
RCA Vic 20-2768, Tambourine / A Man Could Be a Wonderful Thing, Apr 1948
RCA Vic 20-2873, Put 'Em in a Box, Tie . . . / You Can't Run Away From Love
RCA Vic 20-2913, You Came a Long Way (From St. Louis) / For Heaven's Sake
RCA Vic 20-2993, Bahama Mama / All the Way From San Jose, 1948
RCA Vic 20-3049, The Morning Glory Road / My Kind of Love
RCA Vic 20-3086, Idiot’s Delight
RCA Vic 20-3097, All the Way From San Jose
RCA Vic 20-3124, What Did I Do / The Morning Glory Road, Oct 1948
RCA Vic 20-3124/29, What Did I Do / Ernie Benedict's Polkateers: Tickle Polka 
RCA Vic 20-3334, Sunflower / Little Jack Frost, Get Lost, Feb 1949
RCA Vic 20-3377, The Missouri Walking Preacher / Similau, Mar 1949
RCA Vic 20-3436, I’m Not Too Sure of My L’Amour / I Wanna Be Loved, 1949
RCA Vic 20-3507, Only for Americans! / Every Night Is Saturday Night , 1949
RCA Vic 20-3546, Sarong / Where Did the Wild West Go?, Sep 1949
RCA Vic 20-3678, I Gotta Have My Baby Back / For You My Love, Feb 1950
RCA Vic 20-3709, I Don’t Wanna be Kissed / Third Man Theme, 1950
RCA Vic 20-3769, Cane Bottom Chair / The Lonesomest Whistle, May 1950
RCA Vic 20-3849, Rock-a-Bye the Boogie / Boogie Woogie Washerwoman
RCA Vic 20-3973, Sam, Don't Slam the Door! / Mama's Gone, Good Bye
RCA Vic 20-7096 – see under “The New Glenn Miller Orchestra”
RCA Vic Spec Purpose Ser DJ-428 (20-2873), Put 'em in a Box / You Can't R A Fr Love
RCA Vic Spec Purpose Ser DJ-547, All the Way . . . / Monroe: Sam, You . . .
RCA Vic Spec Purpose Ser DJ-634, Sunflower / Little Jack Frost Get Lost
RCA Vic Spec Purpose Ser DJ-664, The M Walking Preacher / Similau
RCA Vic Spec Purpose Ser DJ-738, Only for Americans! / Every Night Is . . . 
RCA Vic Spec Purpose Ser DJ-841, I Gotta Have My Baby Back / For You My L
RCA Vic Spec Purpose Ser DJ-863, My Heart Stood Still / Blue Moon
RCA Vic Spec Purpose Ser DJ-875, Blue Room / Thou Swell
Victory (Belg) 9032, Beatin’ The Hallelujah Drums / Please Don’t T About Me . . .
Victory (Belg) 9044, I Must Have That Man / Blue Skies
Victory (Belg) 9045, Red Light [ aka I’ve Found a New Baby ] / Indiana
Victory (Belg) 9057, Sugar / After You’ve Gone
Victory (Belg) 9058, Shoemaker’s Apron / China Boy
Victory (Belg) 9059, At Sundown / You're Driving Me Crazy!, May 1945

10” albums
Decca A-773, “Dixieland Jazz Battle Vol 2: Ray McKinley’s Jazz Band vs Joe
     Marsala and His Chosen Seven,” Sep 1950   (McKinley: 27072, Love in the
     First Degree / New Orleans Parade; 27073, Fingerwave / Shack in the Back;
     Marsala: 27074, Chimes Blues / Sweet Mama, Papa’s Getting Mad; 27075,
     Lazy Daddy / Walkin’ the Dog)
RCA Vic P-271, “Ray McKinley Plays Rodgers and Hart,” Feb 1950   (20-3660,
     My Heart Stood Still / Blue Moon; 20-3661, You Took Advantage of Me / It's
     Easy to Remember; 20-3662, Blue Room / Thou Swell)


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