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Perry Botkin was one of the Hollywood's top studio musicians on the early 1900's swing era. He played guitar, banjo, lute, ukulele and other instruments along with Bing Crosby.

Born - 22nd july 1907 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio.
Died - 14th October 1973 in Los Angeles, California.

His sons are Perry Botkin Jr. and Ted Ellis.

ALBUMS


ペリー・ボトキン* = Perry Botkin
殺し屋のテーマ = The Executioner Theme
1963, 7", Single, M/Print, Decca
Perry Botkin
The Executioner Theme
1959, ,
Soundtrack/Theme
Perry Botkin
Old World Waltz / Ay Ay Ay
1951, Shellac, 10", Promo, Decca,
Evelyn Knight With Perry Botkin And The Rhythmaires
A House Is A Home / Little Boy
1951, 7", Decca, ,
Vocal
Perry Botkin
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise / Botkin's Banjo Band
1951, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Easy Listening/Instrumental
Terry Gilkyson With Chorus* And Orchestra* Directed By Perry Botkin
Stay Awhile / Rollin' Stone
1951, ,
Country/Vocal
Perry Botkin
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise / Botkin's Banjo Band
1951, ,
Easy Listening/Instrumental
Evelyn Knight With Perry Botkin And The Rhythmaires
Life Is A Beautiful Thing / With A "No" That Sounds Like "Yes"
1951
Perry Botkin
Lover/ Ukey Ukulele
1950, Shellac, 10", Decca
Perry Botkin
Lover/ Ukey-Ukulele
1950, 7", Single, Decca,
The Foursome Accompanied By Perry Botkin's Instrumental Quartet*
Chinatown, My Chinatown / Sweet Georgia Brown
1937, Shellac, 10", Decca
Bing Crosby with Perry Botkin, The King's Men , and The Cass County Boys
Open Up Your Heart / You Don't Know What Lonesome Is (Till You Get To Herdin' Cows)
Perry Botkin*
Silent Night, Deadly Night (Original Score)
2022
Mel Henke Group
Shock Treatment
1949, LP, Album, Mono, Tempo (7)

APPEARANCES +


April March
In Cinerama
2021,
Various
The Savory Collection 1935-1940
2018, 6xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Mono, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing
Ella Fitzgerald
The First Lady of Song (The Complete Sessions)
2018, 2xCD, Comp, Essential Jazz Classics, ,
Big Band/Bop/Swing/Vocal
Yasemin Mori
Finnari Kakaraska
2015, CD, Album, Dokuz Sekiz Müzik, ,
Alternative Rock
Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Sings Carmichael
2012, ,
Vocal/Swing
Lionel Newman, Leigh Harline And Cyril J. Mockridge* / Sol Kaplan
River Of No Return / Niagara
2011, CD, Album, Comp, Ltd, Intrada, ,
Soundtrack/Score
Bing Crosby
The Crosby Christmas Sessions
2010, CD, Comp, Collectors' Choice Music, ,
Holiday
Ray Conniff And The Singers
Plays The Beatles & Carpenters
2009, CD, Album, Comp, 2 o, RMG Records, ,
Vocal
Various
The Girls Are At It Again (UK Beat Girls 1964-1969)
2009,
Cleo Brown
Complete Recorded Works March 1935 - June 1935
2008, CD, Comp, Document Records (2)
Jack Teagarden
Big 'T'
2006, 4xCD, Comp, RE + Box, Proper Records (2), ,
Dixieland/Swing/Big Band
Various
Jazz In The Charts 94/100 (Red Sails In The Sunset 1951)
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Dig, Documents, Documents,
Louis Armstrong
The Definitive Collection
2006, ,
Dixieland/Swing/Vocal
Eddie Cochran
The Best Of Eddie Cochran
2005, 2x CD, ,
Rock & Roll/Rockabilly/Country Rock
Various
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940)
2004, 10xCD, Comp, Le Chant Du Monde, ,
Louisiana Blues/Chicago Blues/Ragtime/Swing/Dixieland
Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang
The New York Sessions 1926-1935
2003, 4xCD, Comp, RM, JSP Records, ,
Swing
Louis Armstrong
1951-1952
2003, CD, ,
Swing
Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang
The Classic Columbia And Okeh Joe Venuti And Eddie Lang Sessions
2002, 8xCD, RE + Box, Comp, Ltd, Mosaic Records (2),
Bing Crosby
The Best Of The Early 50's
2002, CD, Comp, Spectrum Music (2)
Various
Bakelite Express
2001, 2xCD, Comp, ABC Classics,
Novelty/Vocal/Swing
Various
I Hear Music: Le Canzoni Di Frank Loesser
2001, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz,
Cleo Brown
Here Comes Cleo
2001, CD, Comp, Hep Records (3),
Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer*, Jack Teagarden
The Complete Okeh & Brunswick Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer & Jack Teagarden Sessions (1924-1936)
2001, 7xCD + Box, Comp, Mono, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing/Dixieland
Various
Stars De Pub
2000, CD, Comp, Atoll Music, ,
Chanson
Dalida
La Rose Que J'aimais
1999, CD, Comp, Orlando, Barclay, ,
Chanson
Hoagy Carmichael
The Old Stardust Master
1999, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Swing
Dalida
Les Années Orlando, L'intégrale (Versions Originales 1970 • 1997)
1999, 12x CD, Box Set, ,
Ballad/Chanson/Vocal/Europop
Louis Armstrong
An American Icon
1998, 3xCD, Comp, Hip-O Records, ,
Dixieland/Swing
The Original Memphis Five / Napoleon's Emperors / The Cotton Pickers
1928-1929
1998, CD, Comp, RM, Timeless Records (3),
Various
Tea Dance 2
1997, CD, Comp, Whittard Of Chelsea, ,
Dixieland/Piano Blues/Jump Blues/Big Band/Swing
Various
Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions
1997, 12x CD, Box Set, ,
Swing/Jump Blues/Ragtime
Jack Teagarden
Jazz & Blues Collection
1996, CD, Comp, RM, Editions Atlas,
Bing Crosby
Top O' The Morning / His Irish Collection
1996, CD, Comp, MCA Records
Bing Crosby
Top O' The Morning / His Irish Collection
1996, ,
Vocal
Jack Teagarden And His Orchestra
1941-1943
1996, ,
Big Band/Swing
Eddie Cantor
The Columbia Years: 1922-1940
1994, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, Columbia, Legacy, Legacy, ,
Musical
Louis Armstrong
The Best Of "The Millennium Collection"
1994, CD, Comp, RE, RM, MCA Records, ,
Big Band
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong's All Time Greatest Hits
1994, ,
Big Band
Various
Sophisticated Ladies
1993, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, Columbia, Legacy, ,
Swing/Vocal
Bing Crosby
His Legendary Years 1931-1957
1993, ,
Vocal/Ballad
Jack Teagarden And His Orchestra
1930-1934
1993, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Louis Armstrong / Glenn Miller / Benny Goodman / Count Basie / Ella Fitzgerald
The Jazz Collector Edition
1989, 5xCD, Comp + Box, LaserLight Digital
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
1989
Fred Astaire
Starring Fred Astaire
1989, ,
Soundtrack/Vocal
Louis Armstrong
The Best Of The Decca Years, Vol. One - The Singer
1989, CD, ,
Big Band/Swing
Cleo Brown
Boogie Woogie
1988, LP, Comp, Official (3),
Various
Swing Groups 1931 To 1936
1987, CD, ,
Musical/Vocal
Various
Viper Mad Blues (16 Songs Of Dope And Depravity)
1986, ,
Country Blues/Big Band/Piano Blues/Dixieland
Bing Crosby
The Radio Years, Volume 1
1985, LP, Album, Club, GNP Crescendo
Bing Crosby
The Radio Years, Volume 1
1985,
Hoagy Carmichael
Star Dust
1982, LP, Album, Comp, Historical Records
Various
The Jazz Singers
1982, 4x Vinyl Red Vinyl, Box Set,
Sounds Unlimited Orchestra
15 Súper Éxitos
1982
Bing Crosby
Shillelaghs And Shamrocks
1980, ,
Novelty
Jack Teagarden
Giants Of Jazz - Jack Teagarden
1979, ,
Big Band/Swing
Louis Armstrong And Friends*
20 Golden Pieces Of Louis Armstrong And Friends
1979
Joe Venuti With John Scott Trotter Orchestra*
The Mad Fiddler From Phillie
1979,
Various
The Famous Duos
1978, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, MCA Coral, MCA Coral, MCA Coral
The Royal Grand Orchestra / The Royal Guitar Ensemble
Golden Trumpet + Guitar
1977, 2x12", Comp, EMI, ,
Easy Listening
Michael Gan
Juara Pop Guitar
1976, Cass, Album, dbx, Eterna (3),
Ray Conniff
Ray Conniff Presents
1976, ,
Vocal
Various
Tea Pad Songs Volume One
1976, Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Louis Armstrong
Mostly Blues
1975,
Louis Armstrong
Los Grandes Del Jazz
1974, LP, Comp, Mono, Parnaso Records
The Boswell Sisters
The Boswell Sisters 1932-34
1972
Louis Armstrong
I Remember... Louis
1972,
Various
Rare, Hot & Fine Vol. 3
1970, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Various
Gaslight Varieties, The Happy Music Of The Gay Nineties
1969, 6x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Folk/Ragtime/Vocal/Ballad
Various
Movie Rhapsodies Vol. 2
1968, 7", EP, Decca, ,
Theme
The Royal Guitar Ensemble
Golden Guitar
1967, ,
Easy Listening
Bobby Bryant Sextet
Ain't Doing Too B-a-d, Bad
1967,
Hoagy Carmichael
Mr Music Master
1965, ,
Vocal
i 5 Rizzo
Guitar Theme
1964, LP, Album, Odeon
Jack Teagarden
King Of The Blues Trombone Volume 2
1963, LP, Comp, Mono, Columbia,
Nino Impallomeni
Topolino / Caravel
1963, 7", Regal, ,
Easy Listening/Dixieland/Soft Rock
Frankie Carle, Floyd Cramer, Peter Nero
3 Great Pianos
1963,
Jack Teagarden
King Of The Blues Trombone
1963, 3x Vinyl, ,
Dixieland
Doug Fox And The Airdales*
Special Twist No.4
1962, ,
Surf/Rhythm & Blues/Twist
Gil Fields And The Fraternity Brothers
Topolino
1962, ,
Chanson/Doo Wop
秋満義孝とクインテット*, 松本文男
殺し屋の特集
1962, ,
Theme
Modern Jazz All Stars*
TV & Screen Hits
1961, 10", Red, Toshiba Records
Ōsuke Itō Dinamic Guitar Trio
Screen Guitar Mood Vol. 2 = 伊藤翁介のスクリーン・ギター・ムード (第2集))
1960, 10", Album, Teichiku Records
Terry Gibson And His Rocking Guitar*
Terry Gibson And His Rocking Guitar
1960, 7", EP, Zafiro, ,
Rock & Roll/Surf
Chuck Connors
Somebody Bigger Than You And I / Seventy Times Seven
1960
Terry Gibson And His Rocking Guitar*
Urlo Rock / Guitar Theme
1959, 7", Music, ,
Rock & Roll/Surf
Bing Crosby
Twilight On The Trail
1959
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra* Starring Warren Covington
Oh, To Be Loved Again / The Executioner Theme
1959
Lyle Ritz And His Jazz Ukulele*
50th State Jazz
1959, ,
Pacific/Swing/Hawaiian
George Alexander
Sail Ho ! / Ghost Town
1958, 7", Red, Kem Records
Bing Crosby With Buddy Cole And His Trio*
A Musical Autobiography Of Bing Crosby 1927 - 1934
1958, ,
Vocal
Bing Crosby
St. Patrick´s Day Parade
1958
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby Sings
1958, Vinyl, ,
Vocal/Easy Listening
John Raitt
Under Open Skies
1958, ,
Vocal/Easy Listening
Bill Frawley*
Sings The Old Ones...
1957,
Bing Crosby
Home On The Range
1956
Herb Shriner
On Stage
1955
Bing Crosby
Bing Sings The Hits Vol.2
1954, 7", EP, Decca, ,
Vocal
Bing Crosby
Open Up Your Heart / Walk Me By The River
1953, ,
Vocal
Bing Crosby
Bing Sings The Hits
1953
Bing Crosby With Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires* / Bing Crosby With Cass County Boys*
Changing Partners / Y'all Come
1953, ,
Vocal
Terry Gilkyson
Golden Minutes Of Folk Music
1953, ,
Folk
Bing Crosby
Two Shillelagh O'Sullivan / Don't Ever Be Afraid To Go Home
1952, Shellac, 10", Decca
Louis Armstrong / Bing Crosby And Louis Armstrong
A Kiss To Build A Dream On / Gone Fishin'
1952
Bing Crosby
Open Up Your Heart / You Don't Know What Lonesome Is (Till You Get To Herdin' Cows)
1952, ,
Vocal
Bing Crosby
Two Shillelagh O'Sullivan
1952, ,
Vocal
Wingy Manone
At Last / Awful Waffle Man
1952, ,
Swing/Vocal
Terry Gilkyson
Stay Awhile / Rollin' Stone
1951, ,
Country
Les "Carrot Top" Anderson*
Trouble Then Satisfaction / Blue Light Boogie
1950,
Bing Crosby With Ken Darby Choir*
Far Away Places / Riders In The Sky
1949, Shellac, 10", Decca
Roy Rogers
San Fernando Valley / Along The Navajo Trail
1949, 7", Single, Gre, RCA Victor, ,
Country
Bing Crosby
Careless Hands / Riders In the Sky
1949, ,
Musical
Hoagy Carmichael
Georgia On My Mind / Memphis In June
1949, ,
Vocal
Bing Crosby
A Fella With An Umbrella / Careless Hands
1949
Bing Crosby With Ken Darby Singers* / Bing Crosby With John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra
Careless Hands / Memories
1949, ,
Vocal
Bing Crosby
Riders In The Sky / Lullaby Land
1949
Roy Rogers (King Of The Cowboys)*
You Can't Break My Heart / You Should Know
1947, ,
Country
Frank Sinatra Con Orchestra Axel Stordhal*
Day By Day / You Are To Beautiful
1947, ,
Vocal
The Sons Of The Pioneers
Cool Water / Chant Of The Wanderer
1947,
Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine Sings
1947, ,
Vocal/Swing
George Olsen And His Orchestra*
Somewhere In The Night / Which Way'd They Go? (They Went That-A-Way)
1946, Shellac, 10", Majestic,
The Country Gentlemen
Can't Win, Can't Place, Can't Show
1946, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Country
Frankie Laine
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams / Black And Blue
1946, ,
Vocal
Jimmie Davis
There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder / Love Please Don’t Let Me Down
1945, ,
Country
Various
The History Of Jazz Vol. 2 - The Golden Era
1945, ,
Dixieland
Bing Crosby / Phil Brito
Moonlight Bay / Come Back To Sorrento
1944, 12", V Disc
Spike Jones And His City Slickers
Clink, Clink, Another Drink / Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit-Bag
1942, ,
Novelty
Ella Logan
Bill / The Hut-Sut Song
1941, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Fred Astaire
Love Of My Life / Dig It
1941, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Marie Greene & Her Merry Men*
Sempre Libera / Caro Nome
1941, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Ella Logan
Take Me Out To The Ball Game / The Mountains O' Mourne
1941, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Fred Astaire
Poor Mister Chisholm / Me And The Ghost Upstairs
1941, Shellac, 10", Columbia, ,
Vocal
Mary Healy
I Hear A Rhapsody / Down Argentina Way
1940, Shellac, 10", Okeh
Various
A Decca Presentation Of Boogie Woogie Music
1940, ,
Boogie Woogie
Fred Astaire
Love Of My Life / Me And The Ghost Upstairs
1940, ,
Vocal
Fred Astaire
Poor Mister Chisholm / I Ain't Hep To That Step
1940, ,
Vocal
Dorothy Lamour
Sweet Potato Piper / Palms Of Paradise
1940,
Skinnay Ennis And His Orchestra
Deep In A Dream / Gardenias
1938, Shellac, 10", Victor
Pinky Tomlin
Smiles / The Old Oaken Bucket
1938, ,
Vocal
Bing Crosby And Johnny Mercer / Bing Crosby Assisted By Johnny Mercer With Victor Young's Small Fryers
Mr. Gallagher And Mr. Shean / Small Fry
1938, Shellac, ,
Vocal
Allan Jones
The Donkey Serenade / Giannina Mia
1938, ,
Theme
Frances Faye
No Regrets / You're Not the Kind
1936, Shellac, 10", Decca
Cleo Brown
You're A Heavenly Thing / The Stuff Is Here And It's Mellow
1935, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Swing
Johnny Green And His Orchestra
I Won't Dance / Lovely To Look At
1935, ,
Swing
Cleo Brown
(Lookie Lookie Lookie) Here Comes Cookie / (You Take The East-Take The West-Take The North) I'll Take The South
1935, ,
Swing
Johnny Green And His Orchestra
Two Cigarettes In The Dark / The Fortune Teller
1934, Shellac, 10", Roy, Columbia
The Boswell Sisters
Sophisticated Lady / That's How Rhythm Was Born
1933
Red Nichols And His Five Pennies
How Come You Do Me Like You Do / Moan, You Moaners!
1931, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Red Nichols And His Five Pennies
How Come You Do Me Like You Do / Moan, You Moaners!
1931,
Red Nichols And His Five Pennies
How Long How Long Blues / Fan It
1931
Louis Armstrong
Greatest Hits
3xLP, Comp + Box, Delta (18),
Roy Rogers
San Fernando Valley / Along The Navajo Trail
Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone, ,
Theme
Various
Screen Theme Action & Suspense Best 20
2xLP, Album, Teichiku Records
Red Nichols
Red Nichols 1928/1931
7", EP, Comp, Mono, Coral, Coral
Pinky Tomlin
Red River Valley / Red Wing
Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Vocal
Marie Greene
Carnations / Intermezzo
Shellac, 10", Columbia,
Roy Rogers
Along The Navajo Trail / San Fernando Valley
Shellac, 10", Mono, Regal Zonophone, ,
Western Swing
Dorothy Lamour
Sweet Potato Piper / Palms Of Paradise
Shellac, 10", Mastertone (2)
Preston Stratton Foster & Sheila Darcy
Two Shillelagh O'Sullivan / Maybe Later
7", Capitol Custom
The King's Men, Perry Botkin And Trio
Untitled
Vinyl, 16", Transcription, Standard Program Library, ,
Novelty
Jack Teagarden
King Of The Blues Trombone
3xLP, Comp, RE, Epic, Columbia Special Products, CSP, Collectors' Series, ,
Dixieland
The Country Gentlemen
Can't Win, Can't Place, Can't Show / Which Way'd They Go
Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Country
Bing Crosby
Top O' The Morning/His Irish Collection
CD, Comp, RE, Decca, MCA Records
Jack Teagarden
Makin' Friends
Bing Crosby
Riders In Sky / A Fella With An Umbrella
Bill And His Romantic Guitar - Orchester Gerhard Narholz*
Guitar For Lovers
,
Easy Listening
The Sons Of The Pioneers
Cool Water / Chant Of The Wanderer
Red Nichols And His Five Pennies
Just A Crazy Song / You Rascal You
,
Swing/Vocal
Burl Ives
Old Time Varieties
Frankie Laine & Carl Fischer's Swingtet
Blue Turning Grey Over You
,
Vocal
Cleo Brown
You're A Heavenly Thing / The Stuff Is Here And It's Mellow
Roy Rogers (King Of The Cowboys)*
Along The Navajo Trail / Don't Blame It All On Me
,
Theme/Vocal
Various
The Wrecking Crew Take 2
2018, 3xCD, Comp, Smile Records (6),
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby & Friends - Swinging On A Star
2002, CD, Comp, Sunflower Records (5)
Bing Crosby
Bing And His Buddies
1958, ,
Vocal
Various
The Call Of The Far-Away Hills (Movie Rhapsodies)
7", EP, Decca
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong's All Time Greatest Hits
1994, ,
Big Band