Ceelle Burke Explained

Cecil Louis Burke, who  performed as Ceelle Burke, was a musician and performer.^{[1] [2]} He was born in Los Angeles.^[1] After working with the Norman Thomas Quintette, he joined Curtis Mosby's Blue Blowers. He collaborated with Leon Rene on the song Lovely Hannah.^[3] He recorded From Twilight 'Til Dawn with his orchestra on Capitol Records in 1943.^[4] Alan Warner and Billy Vera produced. Leon Rene wrote the song. He also played with Jackie Kelso.^[5]

Burke recorded several songs on Rene's label Exclusive Records.

Songs

• "Lovely Hannah"
• "From Twilight 'Til Dawn"
• "When the Ships Come Sailing Home Again"
• "Play Me the Blues"
• "Now or Never"
• "Mexico Joe" with Ivie Anderson vocalist^[6]
• "Night-Bird", words by Shirley Rey and music by Rey and Burke
• "Whoo'ee Baby", words by Ella Burke
• "This is it", words by Ella Burke^[7]

External links

• Website page on Ceele including various Billboard clippings and reviews

Notes and References

1. Book: Barros, Paul De. Jackson Street After Hours: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle. 2 January 1993. Sasquatch Books. Google Books. 9780912365862.
2. Web site: Ceelle Burke - SecondHandSongs. secondhandsongs.com.
3. Ceelle Burke . Billboard . 2 January 2019 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . 162 . Google Books.
4. Web site: Ceelle Burke And His Orch.* With The 3 Shades* And The 4 Dreamers* - From Twilight 'Till Dawn / Lovely Hannah. Discogs.
5. Book: The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. registration. 380. c. l. burke los angeles.. the late Leonard. Feather. Ira. Gitler. November 18, 1999. Oxford University Press. Internet Archive.
6. Exclusive Records . 82 . Billboard . February 26, 1944 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . Google Books.
7. Web site: Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. July 6, 1946. Library of Congress, Copyright Office.. Google Books.