Lew Douglas And His Orchestra



American Orchestra.
Often backed aspiring singers for Mercury Records (and their sub label, Wing Records).

Some of the sidemen/orchestra included Milt Hinton, Hank Jones, and Toots Mondello

ALBUMS


Harriette Blake With The Lew Douglas Orch.*
Dansero
1965, 7", Parkway
Lew Douglas Orchestra* Featuring Allan (Blackie) Shackner*
Monaco/Lonely Nights
1964, 7", Single, Promo, Newport (6)
Jack Amato, Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Tell Me Yes
1964, 7", Single, EMC (14)
Robert Gentile, Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
The Ballad Of Mike Hammer
1964
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Dansero
1961, 7", Vassar Records
Norma Rivers With Lew Douglas & His Orch.*
Whispering / My Heart Keeps Crying For You
1961, 7", Single, Vassar Records
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Just Suppose / Madrileno
1961, 7", Vassar Records
Norma Rivers With Lew Douglas & His Orch.*
"Till We Meet Again"/ "Beer Barrel Polka"
1961, 7", Single, Vassar Records
Clyde & Joe* With Lew Douglas & Orch.*
Can't Get Enough / Summer Fever
1961, 7", Single, Vassar Records
Jeannie Thomas With Lew Douglas & Orch.*
Believing
1960, 7", Genie Record Company
Lew Douglas And His Orch.*
The Angel Wore Red / Loretta
1960, 7", Single, Top Rank International
Don Rondo With Lew Douglas' Orchestra And Chorus*
Friends / A Hoot An' A Holler
1960
Don Rondo With Lew Douglas' Orch. & Chorus*
Wanderlust
1960, Vinyl Monarch Pressing,
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
(Theme From) The Angel Wore Red
1960
Jerry Meyers With Lew Douglas & Orchestra*
Honey Bun / I Don't Care (Who Knows It)
1960
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Themes From...
1960, Vinyl, ,
Theme/Easy Listening/Instrumental/Cool Jazz/Swing
Penney Parker With Lou Douglas' Orch. & Chorus*
Heartache Weather / There's A Big Wheel
1960
Lillian Brooks & Lew Douglas Orch.*
Sentimental Fool Am I / Why Don’t You Believe Me
1959, 7", Promo, B And F
Barry Russett With Lew Douglas Orch.*
Can't Get Enough / Gimme A Little Kiss (Will You Huh)
1959, 7", Vassar Records
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Rhoom Ba-Cha / Gigolette
1959, 7", Single, Dot Records
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
The Charge Of The Blues Brigade
1959
John Gary With Lew Douglas His Orch. And Chorus*
Let Them Talk / Tell My Love
1959
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Mary Ann's Rock / Weeping Winds
1959
Nick Noble with Lew Douglas, his Orchestra and Chorus*
Lonely Star / One Track Mind
1958, 7", Single, Promo, Fraternity Records
Bonnie Lou With Lew Douglas His Orchestra And Chorus*
Friction Heat / I Give My Love To You
1958
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Memories Of Paris / Rock-A-Boogie
1958
Bonnie Lou with Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Have You Ever Been Lonely? / No One Ever Lost More
1958
Robin Hood Brians With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Dis A Itty Bit! / Without You
1958
Shirley Forwood With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Ma (He's Making Eyes At Me) / Fall In
1958
Jeanette Starr with Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone / Mama's Gonna Slow You Down
1957, 7", Single, Fraternity Records
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Kiss Bubbles / Night Bird
1957, 7", Single, Mono, Bally
Dick Noel, Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Moonlight In Mexico / Shepherd Of The Stars
1957, 7", Single, Fraternity Records
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Dansero / Have You Heard
1957, 7", Single, Promo, Bally
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
The Hour Of Love / Levi Lullaby
1957, 7", Single, Sparton
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Have You Heard
1957
Cathy Carr With Lew Douglas His Orch. & Chorus*
Don't Come To My Party / Doll Baby
1957
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Island Of Bimini / Saturday Afternoons
1957
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
The Hour Of Love / Levi Lullaby
1956, 7", Single, Mono, Bally
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
High Society / Bombolero
1956, 7", Single, Bally
Betty Johnson , With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Clay Idol / Why Do You Cry?
1956
Betty Johnson With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
I Dreamed
1956
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Ten Thousand Years / Fiddle Dee Dee
1956
Gloria Hart With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Can I Forget / My Sweetie's Gone
1955, 7", Wing Records
Gee Palmer With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Two Strings, Two Beaus, One Arrow / You
1955, 7", Wing Records
Bob Anderson (10) With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Understand / What's The Difference What They Say
1955, 7", Wing Records
Nick Noble With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Lovely Lies / Bella Bella
1955, 7", Single, Wing Records
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
With Love / I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
1955, 7", Dot Records
The Gadabouts With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Two Things I Love / Glass Heart
1955, 7", Single, Wing Records
Lola Dee (2) With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Mama Wants To Cha Cha Cha
1955
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
How Can You Say / Sweet And Gentle
1955
Gloria Van With The Vanguards* And Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
This I Give To You / I Worship You
1955, Vinyl, ,
Vocal
Nick Noble With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
If It Happened To You / The Best Is Yet To Come
1955
Ronnie Gaylord With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Don't Ever Change / Through The Years
1955
Frankie Castro With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Hands Off / The Kingdom Of My Heart
1955
Vic Bellamy With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
There's A Gold Mine In The Sky / Weepin' Sneakin' And A Creepin'
1955
Nick Noble, Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
The Bible Tells Me So
1955
Ronnie Gaylord With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Gina / More And More
1955, Vinyl, ,
Vocal/Swing
Lola Dee (2) With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
In The Year Of Our Love
1955, Vinyl, ,
Vocal
Ben Sharon With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Shattered Dreams / It's All Because Of You
1955
Frankie Castro With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
I'm Innocent
1955
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Bowin' Narrow / When I Hold You
1954, 10", Promo, MGM Records
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Green Eyes
1954
Jane Kelly (5) With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Truly Yours
1953, 7", Single, Dot Records
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Abernathy Serenade / Lightning And Thunder
1953
Joni James With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
You're Fooling Someone / My Love, My Love
1953
Joni James With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Why Don't You Believe Me / Wishing Ring
1953
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Turn Around Boy / Caesar's Boogie
1953
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Ruby
1953
Joni James, Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Let There Be Love
1952
Anthony Joseph Trankina Anthony Joseph Trankina Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Untitled
1951, 10", Mercury
Tony Fontane With Lew Douglas Orchestra*
Why Do I Love You / Cold, Cold Heart
1951, Shellac, 10", Mercury
Rex Allen, Lou Douglas Orchestra*
Hot Time In New Orleans Tonight / The Last Carouse
1951, 10", Mercury
Four Jacks (2) With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Love Lies / Forever Begins Today
1951, Shellac, 10", Sharp
Tony Fontaine With Lew Douglas Orchestra*
Vision Of Bernadette / Bring Back The Thrill
1951, Shellac, 10", Mercury
Billy Daniels With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra And Bennie Payne
I Never Knew (I Could Love Anybody) / I'll Never Know Why
1951
Rex Allen, Lew Douglas' Orchestra*
Mister And Mississippi / Lonely Little Robin
1951
Rex Allen With Lou Douglas & Orchestra* / Rex Allen With Chorus*
Wreck Of The John B / The Roving King
1951
Tony Fontaine* With Lew Douglas Orchestra*
No One But You / A Love Like Yours
1951
Tony Fontaine* With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
The Syncopated Clock / I'm Yours To Command
1951
Tony Fontaine* With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
And You'll Be Home / The Stranger In The City
1950, Shellac, 10", Promo, Mercury
Lew Douglas Orchestra* With Skip Farrell
If I Were A Blackbird / Lovesick Blues
1950, 10", Mer, Mercury
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Portofino
7", Single, Maestro Records (4), Maestro Records (4)
Mary Norleen Wih Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
All You Ever Do Is Hurt Me / Is It Any Wonder
7", Vassar Records
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra With Skip Farrell
Said My Right Eye To My Left Eye / The Seven Wonders Of The World
7", Mercury
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Chapel Of The Roses / Kentucky Waltz
7", Single, Mercury
Lillian Brooks & Lew Douglas Orch.*
Almost Always / Why Don’t You Believe Me
7", Promo, Newport (6)
Ginny Scott ,with Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Crossing My Fingers
7", Flair-X Records
Bob Connally, Lew Douglas Orchestra*
Chapel Of The Roses / Kentucky Waltz
Shellac, 10", Mercury
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Gadabout
Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Heavenly / Dominique
Bette Chapel With Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Je T’Adore / The Do-Do-Melody
Anita Bryant, Lew Douglas And His Orchestra
Wonderland By Night / Pictures

APPEARANCES +


Lucy Reed
This Is Lucy Reed - Complete Recordings 1950-1957
2017, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Mono, RM, Fresh Sound Records,
Joni James
Why Don't You Believe Me?
2010, CD, Comp, Bygone Days
Ray Lanay
Just To Belong / I Don't Care Who Knows It
1972, 7", Single, Crystal Records (7)
Bob Connally
Gold Dust
1962, 7", Operators Records
Mary Pastor
Perche / The Big Blues
1961, 7", Single, Vassar Records
Pearl Eddy
From The First Thing In The Morning / Veil Of White
1960, 7", Genie Record Company
Andy Mastro
Cry, Cry, Baby
1960, 7", Panlin Records
Andy Mastro
Tik - A - Tok
1960, 7", Panlin Records
Penney Parker
Heartache Weather
1960
The Golden Girls
Can't Run Away From Your Heart
1959, 7", Single, Solid Gold Records (4)
Cathy Carr
Shy
1959
Les Ferguson
Turn Around Boy
1958, 7", Promo, Fraternity Records
Les Ferguson
If I Should Lose You
1958, 7", Promo, Fraternity Records
Nick Noble
The Fountains Cry (In Bella Roma) / There's A Church In Your Heart
1958
The Loreleis
I'll Leave The Door Open / But Why?
1957, 7", Single, Bally
Pearl Eddy
Too Late / It's So Hard
1957, 7", Fraternity Records
Bob Carroll
Butterfly / Look What You've Done To Me
1957, Vinyl, ,
Vocal
Lola Dee
With A Little More Love / My Adobe Hacienda
1957
Frank Pizani*
Every Time / Angry
1957
Ike Cole
You Melt Me
1957
Thurl Ravenscroft
Oh, You Sweet One / I Ain't Afraid
1956, 7", Single, Bally
Betty Johnson
Clay Idol
1956
The Loreleis
Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy / Your Love
1956
Betty Johnson
I Dreamed
1956
Joni James
Award Winning Album
1956
Betty Johnson
Honky Tonk Rock
1956
Janis Paige
I Hadn't Anyone Till You / My Baby Just Cares For Me
1956
Gloria Van
I Wanna Be There
1955, 7", Wing Records
The Gadabouts
Teen-Age Rock / If You Only Had A Heart
1955, 7", Single, Wing Records
Lola Dee
Cha-Cha-Cha
1955
The Andersons
Lies, Nothing But Lies / I Thought You Might Be Lonely
1955
Lola Dee
Paper Roses
1955
Pat Boone
Tra-La-La / Two Hearts
1955
Nick Noble
The Bible Tells Me So / Army Of The Lord
1955
Joni James
Why Don't You Believe Me
1954, 7", EP, MGM Records
Ken Remo
Quanto? / Above The Sun
1954, 7", MGM Records
Joni James
Is It Any Wonder / Yes, Yes, Yes
1954, Shellac, 10", MGM Records
Bea Gardy
You Just Don't Know / Policeman
1953
Joni James
Your Cheatin' Heart
1953
Cathy Cole (2) & Four Jacks
I Wantcha To Love Me / Lots Of Work And No Money
1952, Shellac, 10", Sharp
Joni James
You Belong To Me / Yes, Yes, Yes
1952
Joni James
Let There Be Love / My Baby Just Cares For Me
1952
Joni James
Why Don't You Believe Me / Wishing Ring
1952
Cathy Cole
Louisville Lou
1951, 7", Sharp
Richard Hayes
Go Go Go Go / Lonely Little Robin
1951, Shellac, 10", Mercury
Bob Connally
There's A Lull In My Life / I'm A Fool To Want You
1951, Shellac, 10", Mercury
Jean Garry
It's Your Turn To Cry
7", Promo, Ford Records
Mary Pastor
He
7", Operators Records
Norma Rivers
I'll Hold You In My Heart / San Antonio Rose
7", Vassar Records
Joni James
You're My Everything / Maybe Next Time
Shellac, 10", MGM Records
Joni James
Love Is Here To Stay
10", Mono, Met, MGM Records,
Joni James
I'll Be Seeing You / Am I In Love
Joni James
You're Fooling Someone / My Love, My Love
Joni James
Almost Always / Is It Any Wonder
Doris Drew
Beautiful Brown Eyes
Joni James
Purple Shades / Have You Heard
Various
The First US Top 100 (12th November 1955)
2013, Box + 4xCD, Album, Comp, Acrobat Music
Various
The Last Great Rockabillly Saturday Night, Vol.3
2012, CD, Comp, Stomper Time Records
Various
Wild Streak Volume One 50 Frenzied Rock’N’Roll Delinquents
2012, 2xCD, Comp, Vee-Tone Records, ,
Rock & Roll/Rockabilly
Various
Legends - The Christmas Collection
2008, 4xCD, Comp, Emporio, ,
Soft Rock/Classical/Easy Listening/Holiday
Various
Merry Christmas (50 Original Classics)
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Sli, Not Now Music, ,
Vocal/Ballad/Swing/Holiday
Various
Hits Of The 50s
2008, 3xCD, Comp, Mono, Woolworths Worthit!, ,
Vocal/Bubblegum/Swing/Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Good Girls Gone Bad: Wild, Weird And Wanted
2004, CD, Comp, Ace, ,
Rock & Roll/Rockabilly
Various
Best Of Blend Rock & Roll Collection Vol. III
1995, CD, Comp, Blend (5)
Various
All American Rock'n'Roll From Fraternity Records
1991, CD, Comp, Ace, ,
Rock & Roll/Rockabilly
Joni James
Am I In Love
Various
Rock 'N' Roll Planet - The Best Of Rock 'N' Roll Music (Volume 2)
2000, CD, Comp, Unofficial, Landy Star Music, ,
Rock & Roll/Rockabilly/Twist/Rhythm & Blues