Billy May Orchestra
Edward William May Jr.[1] (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2004) was an Ame… Read Full Bio ↴Edward William May Jr.[1] (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2004) was an American composer, arranger and trumpeter. He composed film and television music for The Green Hornet (1966), The Mod Squad (1968), Batman (with Batgirl theme, 1967),[1] and Naked City (1960). He collaborated on films such as Pennies from Heaven (1981), and orchestrated Cocoon, and Cocoon: The Return, among others. May also wrote arrangements for many top singers, including Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Anita O'Day, Peggy Lee, Vic Damone, Bobby Darin, Johnny Mercer, Ella Fitzgerald, Jack Jones, Bing Crosby, Sandler and Young, Nancy Wilson, Rosemary Clooney, The Andrews Sisters and Ella Mae Morse. He also collaborated with satirist Stan Freberg on several classic 1950s and 1960s satirical music albums. As a trumpet player, during the 1940s big band May recorded such songs as "Measure for Measure", "Long Tall Mama", and "Boom Shot", with Glenn Miller and His Orchestra,[1] and "The Wrong Idea", "Lumby", and "Wings Over Manhattan" with Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra.[1] With his own band, May had a hit single, "Charmaine", in 1952, and he released several albums including Sorta-May.
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Billy May Orchestra Lyrics
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
Blues in the Night My mama done tol' me When I was in pigtails My mama…
I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plans I guess I'll have to change my plan I should have…
If I Had You I could show the world how to smile I could be…
My Silent Love I've been married, and married, and often I've sighed "I'm n…
Perfidia Nadie comprende lo que sufro yo Tanto que ya no puedo…
Rhapsody In Blue My mama done tol' me When I was in pigtails My mama…
Say It Isn't So Say it isn't so Say it isn't so. Everyone is saying you…
There Is No Greater Love There is no greater love Than what I feel for you No…
Unforgettable Unforgettable That's what you are Unforgettable Tho' near or…
You Go to My Head You go to my head And you linger like a haunting…
You're the Top At words poetic, I'm so pathetic That I always have found…
Young at Heart Fairy tales can come true It can happen to you if…