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Billy Mure
Born(1915-04-11)April 11, 1915
OriginNew York City, U.S
DiedSeptember 25, 2013(2013-09-25) (aged 98)
Vero Beach, Florida[1]
GenresHawaiian music, swing, pop, and lounge
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years active1957-2013

Billy Mure (born Sebastian Mure; July 7, 1915 – September 25, 2013)[2][3] was an American guitarist and songwriter who recorded several albums in the 1950s and 1960s in a variety of styles, including surf, Hawaiian music, swing, pop, and lounge.[4]

Mure was born in New York City and played violin at age 9, before making guitar his primary instrument. He played in bands while in the service during World War II and found work at radio station WNEW after the war until 1957.[5] In addition to his solo recordings, he worked as a session musician, composer, and arranger. He wrote the popular instrumental "Toy Balloons". In 1959, he released the single "A String of Trumpets", credited to Billy Mure and the Trumpeteers; the song reached #64 on the Billboard Hot 100.[6] Mure had been performing for the past seven years with his band (Top Hats) at Squid Lips in Sebastian, Florida.

Discography

A few hits that he played on in the 1950s and 1960s as a studio guitar player:

References

  1. ^ Obituary, Indian River Guardian. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2017-05-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Billy Mure". IMDb. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  4. ^ Weirdomusic.com. "Guitarist Billy Mure dies, age 97 « Obituaries «". Weirdomusic.com. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  5. ^ Billy Mure at Allmusic
  6. ^ Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Singles 1955-2008. 12th edn, p. 1000.
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