Johnny Burke
Biography
John Francis Burke (October 3, 1908 – February 25, 1964) was an American lyricist, successful and prolific between the 1920s and 1950s. His work is considered part of the Great American Songbook. His song "Swinging on a Star", from the Bing Crosby film Going My Way, won an Academy Award for Best Song in 1944.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Time Out
1959
Blue Train
1958
Debut
1993
Ballads
1963
Birth Of The Cool
1957
Chet Baker Sings
1956
Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
1956
Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
1958
Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section
1957
Lush Life
1961
Ahmad Jamal At The Pershing
1958
Bewitched
2023
The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery
1960
What's New
1983
Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely
1958
Moon Beams
1962
California Dreaming
1967
Christmas Portrait
1978
Mack The Knife - Ella In Berlin
1960
Smokin' At The Half Note
1965
Ramblin' Rose
1962
Mellow Dream
1977
Spirit
1976
Getz Au Go Go
1964
Credited work
11,028 releases · 2,528 albums · active 1950–2026
- Performance · 12,129
- Other credits · 176
- Engineering · 2
- Mastering · 1
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Capitol Studios · The Pershing Club · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey