Strand Records Stereo 1961 Billy Mure was born in New York in 1915. At the age of five he was already playing the violin. By the time he was thirteen he had mastered the guitar and was becoming known as a composer. He became part of Val Ernie’s prominent society orchestra from 1937 to 1943, and played Palm Beach, Florida, as well as El Morocco, The Versailles, and The Waldorf. From 1943 to 1946, Mure was in the service and led his own band in Greensboro, North Carolina. Since Greensboro was a gathering place for service musicians before they were assigned elsewhere, Mure had an unparalleled chance to arrange for a wide variety of combination's. A 1961 release on the low budget label Strand. Billy Mure was the Supersonic Guitar man for RCA and was a session player for many others. This is one wild album. A very sharp backing band keeps things moving while Billy is doing crazy things with his guitar. Once again we have song titles from everywhere. Oddities are Chinatown, My Chinatown and By The Waters of Minnetonka. Side 1. 1. Around The World 2. Pink Hawaii 3. In A Persian Market 4. Spain 5. Goodbye To Rome (Arrivaderci Roma) 6. Hats Off To Mexico Side 2. 1. Drums of India 2. Petticoats of Portugal 3. Chinatown my Chinatown 4. By the Waters of the Minnetonka 5. Managua Nicaragua 6. The Japanese Sandman
