Sonny Burke Net Worth
Sonny Burke Net Worth is
$700,000
Sonny Burke Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Sonny Burke (born Joseph Francis Burke; March 22, 1914, Scranton, Pennsylvania – May 31, 1980) was an accomplished musical arranger, composer, big band leader and producer. In 1937, he graduated from Duke University, where he had formed and led the jazz big band known as the Duke Ambassadors.During the 1930s and 1940s he was a big band arranger in New York, worked with Sam Donahue's band, and during the 1940s and 1950s worked as an arranger for the Charlie Spivak and Jimmy Dorsey bands, among others. In 1955 he wrote, along with Peggy Lee, the songs to Disney's Lady and the Tramp. He also wrote songs with John Elliot for Disney's Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom, which won the 1953 Oscar for Best Short Animated Feature.He wrote the music for number of popular songs that continue to be regarded as standards. These include, "Black Coffee", with lyric by Paul Francis Webster, and "Midnight Sun", co-written with jazz vibraphonist Lionel Hampton. The song's famous lyrics were added later by Johnny Mercer. Burke was an active arranger, conductor and A&R man at major Hollywood recording studios, especially Decca Records where he worked with Charles "Bud" Dant. He also wrote and arranged the theme for the early 1960s television show Hennesey, a jazzy update of the Sailor's Hornpipe.Later Burke became musical director of Reprise Records and was responsible for many of Frank Sinatra's albums. He was also bandleader for recordings of leading singers such as Diana Shore, Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters, the Mills Brothers, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Tormé.He was one of the original founders of NARAS, is credited with the formation of the Grammy Awards, and served on the original selection committee.He died of cancer on May 31, 1980, aged 66, in Santa Monica, California. He was survived by his wife Dorothy Gillis Burke and four children, Gaylord, Peter and twins Jerry and Tom Burke. His interment was at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City. Date Of Birth | March 22, 1914, Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States |
Died | May 31, 1980, Santa Monica, California, United States |
Place Of Birth | Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA |
Profession | Music Department, Soundtrack, Composer |
Education | Duke University |
Awards | Grammy Award for Album of the Year |
Albums | Lady and the Tramp, Stompin' at the Savoy |
Star Sign | Aries |
# | Fact |
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1 | He was awarded the Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6920 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. |
Music Department
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Rabbit, Run | 1970 | music supervisor | |
There Was a Crooked Man... | 1970 | music supervisor | |
Which Way to the Front? | 1970 | music supervisor | |
Chisum | 1970 | music supervisor | |
The Phynx | 1970 | music supervisor | |
The Ballad of Cable Hogue | 1970 | music supervisor | |
Once You Kiss a Stranger... | 1969 | music supervisor | |
Sinatra | 1969 | TV Special music supervisor | |
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | 1969 | music supervisor | |
The Learning Tree | 1969 | music supervisor | |
The Wild Bunch | 1969 | music supervisor | |
Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing | 1968 | TV Movie music supervisor | |
Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim | 1967 | TV Special music supervisor | |
Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music Part II | 1966 | TV Special music coordinator | |
Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music | 1965 | TV Special music coordinator | |
The Patty Duke Show | 1963 | TV Series conductor - 1 episode | |
Hennesey | TV Series conductor - 1 episode, 1962 music arranger - 1 episode, 1962 | ||
Follow the Sun | 1961-1962 | TV Series composer - 30 episodes | |
Hand of Death | 1962 | conductor | |
National Velvet | 1961-1962 | TV Series orchestrator - 26 episodes | |
Lady and the Tramp | 1955 | songs by | |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1955 | TV Series songs - 1 episode | |
A Song Is Born | 1948 | orchestrator - uncredited | |
Wake Up and Dream | 1946 | orchestrator - uncredited | |
Somewhere in the Night | 1946 | orchestral arranger - uncredited | |
Do You Love Me | 1946 | orchestrator - uncredited | |
Lost in a Harem | 1944 | orchestrator | |
Who Done It? | 1942 | composer: stock music - uncredited |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Tu cara me suena - Argentina | 2014-2015 | TV Series producer - 2 episodes | |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2015 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Glee | 2011-2013 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
BBC Swingin' Christmas | 2010 | TV Movie writer: "Midnight Sun" | |
Disney Sing It: Family Hits | 2010 | Video Game writer: "He's A Tramp" | |
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | 2009 | TV Movie documentary music: "Midnight Sun" | |
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure | 2001 | Video writer: "Bella Notte This Is the Night" | |
Live by Request: K.D. Lang | 2000 | TV Movie writer: "Black Coffee" | |
102 Dalmatians | 2000 | writer: "Bella Notte This Is The Night" - as Francis Burke | |
The Preacher's Wife | 1996 | writer: "Somebody Bigger Than Tou And Me" | |
Frank and Ollie | 1995 | Documentary writer: "Bella Note" - uncredited | |
The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song | 1992 | Video documentary music: "Bella Notte" | |
The Sheltering Sky | 1990 | writer: "Midnight Sun" | |
Miller's Crossing | 1990 | "King Porter Stomp" | |
Men Don't Leave | 1990 | writer: "BELLA NOTTE" | |
Limit Up | 1989 | writer: "Black Coffee" | |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1989 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Disney Sing-Along-Songs: You Can Fly | 1988 | Video short lyrics: "He's a Tramp" / music: "He's a Tramp" | |
Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Heigh-Ho | 1987 | Video short lyrics: "The Siamese Cat Song" / music: "The Siamese Cat Song" | |
DTV 'Doggone' Valentine | 1987 | TV Movie writer: "We Are Siamese" aka "The Siamese Cat Song" | |
DTV Valentine | 1986 | TV Movie writer: "Bella Notte" | |
The Magic of David Copperfield IV: The Vanishing Airplane | 1981 | TV Special producer: "Love Isn't Just For the Young" | |
Big Time | 1977 | arranger: "Big Time", "Hip Trip", "If We're Gonna Act Like Lovers", "So Nice", "He Is the Light of the World", "Agony & Ecstasy", "Shana's Theme" | |
The Sea Gull | 1968 | arranger: "Sonata No.25 in G, Op.79" - uncredited | |
Bullitt | 1968 | writer: "The First Snowfall" - uncredited | |
I Spy | 1965 | TV Series music - 1 episode | |
Hennesey | 1959 | TV Series "Hennesey" | |
Rock, Pretty Baby | 1956 | lyrics: "Rock Pretty Baby" / music: "Rock Pretty Baby" | |
Flame of the Islands | 1956 | writer: "Take It or Leave It", "Bahama Mama" | |
The Square Jungle | 1955 | music: "I Guess I'll Dress Up For the Blues" | |
Ain't Misbehavin' | 1955 | music: "THE DIXIE MAMBO" | |
Lady and the Tramp | 1955 | writer: "He's a Tramp", "La La Lu", "The Siamese Cat Song", "Bella Notte This Is the Night", "Peace on Earth", "What Is a Baby?" - uncredited | |
Show Time at the Apollo | 1955 | TV Series music - 1 episode | |
Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom | 1953 | Short writer: "A Toot And A Whistle And A Plunk And A Boom" | |
Melody | 1953 | Short lyrics: "The Bird and the Cricket and the Willow Tree" | |
Oklahoma Annie | 1952 | writer: "Never Never Never" | |
The Old West | 1952 | writer: "Somebody Bigger Than You and I" - as Joseph F. Burke | |
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine | 1951 | music: "A Man Is a Necessary Evil", "The Mambo Man" - uncredited | |
The Horn Blows at Midnight | 1945 | music: "Cafe Foxtrot" - uncredited | |
Lost in a Harem | 1944 | arranger: "John Silver" 1944 - uncredited | |
Four Jills in a Jeep | 1944 | writer: "The Champ" - uncredited | |
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith | 1943 | music: "You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith" | |
Follies Girl | 1943 | music: "Shall We Gather at the Rhythm", "No Man in the House" | |
Swing Shift Swing | 1942 | Short writer: "Swing Shift Swing" | |
In the Navy | 1941 | writer: "You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith" 1941 - uncredited | |
Buck Privates | 1941 | music: "You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith" |
Composer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Redd Foxx Show | 1986 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
I Dream of Jeannie | 1968-1969 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
The Patty Duke Show | 1964 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
Charley Angelo | 1962 | TV Movie | |
Hennesey | 1959-1962 | TV Series 7 episodes | |
Hand of Death | 1962 | ||
Follow the Sun | 1961 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
M Squad | 1959 | TV Series 1 episode |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1955 | TV Series | Himself |
Eddie Peabody and Sonny Burke's Orchestra | 1951 | Short | Himself - Orchestra Leader |