Andy Kirk

Aliases: Andy Kirk and His 12 Clouds of Joy
Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy
Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy
The Seven Little Clouds of Joy
Real name: Andrew Dewey Kirk
Born: May 28, 1898
Died: December 11, 1992
Country: United States
Comments: Swing saxophonist, tubist and bandleader
Related: Earl Thompson Member of Kirk's band

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
	All the Jive Is Gone	Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	April 1936	(2 artists)
i	A Mellow Bit of Rhythm	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	December 1937	(3 artists)
	Christopher Columbus	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	1936	(92 artists)
	Dedicated to You	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	1937	(69 artists)
	Ghost of Love	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	December 1938	(3 artists)
	I'm Glad for Your Sake (But I'm Sorry for Mine)	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	1937	(22 artists)
	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	Andy Kirk And His Orchestra And The Jubalaires (Andy Kirk)	1946	Unverified
	Little Joe from Chicago	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	March 1938	(8 artists)
i	Mess-a-Stomp	Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy	1930	(2 artists)
	The Key to My Heart	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	March 1938	(2 artists)
	What's Your Story Morning Glory	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	August 1940	(33 artists)
	What Will I Tell My Heart?	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	December 1936	(52 artists)
	Worried Over You	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	June 1937	(12 artists)

Covers by Andy Kirk

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	Alabama Bound	Andy Kirk and His Orchestra and Bea Booze	March 1948	Prince's Orchestra
i	Avalon	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	1986	Emilio De Marchi
	Breeze (Blow My Baby Back to Me)	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	1939	Jack Kaufman and Arthur Fields
	Close Your Eyes	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	June 1949	Freddie Martin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Elmer Feldkamp
	Clouds	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	July 1939	Connie Boswell
	Drinking Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee, Drinking Wine	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	June 1949	"Stick" McGhee and His Buddy
	Fine and Mellow	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by June Richmond	1940	Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra
	Foolin' Myself	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	May 1937	Unverified
	Goodbye	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	July 1939	Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
	Hey Lawdy Mama	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by June Richmond	March 1943	Bumble Bee Slim
	I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	December 1939	Bing Crosby
	I'll Get Along Somehow	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	July 1937	Ted Black and His Orchestra
	I Lost My Gal from Memphis	Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy	1930	Roy Evans
	I'se a muggin'	Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy	March 11, 1936	Unverified
i	It Must Be True (You Are Mine—All Mine)	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	1938	Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bing Crosby
	I “Wanna” Go Where You Go—Do What You Do Then I'll Be Happy	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by June Richmond	1939	Hall and Ryan
	I Won't Tell a Soul (I Love You)	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	September 1938	Joe Loss and His Band
	Little Girl, Don't Cry	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	June 1949	Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra - Vocal refrain by Big John Greer
	Love Is the Thing	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	January 1940	Ethel Waters
	Lover, Come Back to Me!	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	1938	Evelyn Herbert PRF, Victor Arden-Phil Ohman and Their Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Male Quartet REC
i	Moten Swing	Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy	1936	Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
	Once or Twice	Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy	1930	Junie C. Cobb and His Grains of Corn
	Or Have I	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Henry Wells (Andy Kirk, Henry Wells)	January 1941	Unverified
	Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by June Richmond	1940	Ernie Golden and His Orchestra
	Poor Butterfly	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	1938	Elizabeth Spencer
i	Ring Dem Bells	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	March 1941	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
	September in the Rain	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	August 1939	Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Bobby Goday REC, The Warner Brothers Studio Orchestra BRD
i	Seven Come Eleven	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	1986	Benny Goodman Sextet
	Soothe Me	Andy Kirk and His Orchestra with Billy Daniels	May 1947	Ernie Andrews
	S'posin'	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	1939	Bob Haring and His Orchestra
i	St. Louis Blues	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	1986	Prince's Band
	Take It and Git	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	September 1942	The Four Clefs
	The Huckle-Buck	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	June 1949	Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers REC,REL, Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra BRD, Roy Milton and His Solid Senders
	There Is No Greater Love	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	August 1940	Isham Jones' Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Woody Herman
i	Twelfth Street Rag	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	March 1941	W. Arlington
	Until the Real Thing Comes Along	Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	May 1936	Ethel Waters Covered by (150 artists)
	Until the Real Thing Comes Along	Andy Kirk and His 12 Clouds of Joy - Vocal by Pha Terrell	July 1936	Ethel Waters
	Wham (Wham, Re, Bop, Boom, Bam)	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by June Richmond	January 1940	Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Marion Hutton and Chorus
	What a Life (Trying to Live Without You)	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	August 1939	Coon-Sanders Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by J. L. Sanders
	You Rascal You	The Seven Little Clouds of Joy	1930	Lovin' Sam Down in 'Ram

Releases

Albums

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	The Uncollected - 1944	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	1986	Hindsight Records

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Alabama Bound	Andy Kirk and His Orchestra and Bea Booze	March 1948	Decca
Breeze (Blow My Baby Back to Me)	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	1939	Decca
Christopher Columbus	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	1936	Decca
Clouds	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	July 1939	Decca
Cuban Boogie Woogie	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	March 1941	Decca
Dedicated to You	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	1937	Decca
Drinking Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee, Drinking Wine	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	June 1949	Vocalion [US]
Fine and Mellow	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by June Richmond	1940	Decca
Ghost of Love	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	December 1938	Decca
Give Her a Pint (And She'll Tell It All)	Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy	1936	Decca
Hey Lawdy Mama	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	March 1943	Decca
Hip Hip Hooray	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	September 1942	Decca
I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	December 1939	Decca
I'm Glad for Your Sake (But I'm Sorry for Mine)	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	1937	Decca
In My Wildest Dreams	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	December 1937	Decca
I'se A-Muggin'	Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy	April 1936	Decca
I “Wanna” Go Where You Go—Do What You Do Then I'll Be Happy	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	1939	Decca
I Won't Tell a Soul (I Love You)	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	September 1938	Decca
Little Joe from Chicago	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	March 1938	Decca
Loose Ankles	Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy	1930	Brunswick
Mess-a-Stomp	Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy	1930	Brunswick
Now I Lay Me Down to Dream	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	August 1940	Decca
Once or Twice	Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy	1930	Brunswick
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	1940	Decca
Poor Butterfly	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	1938	Decca
Skies are Blues	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	July 1937	Decca
Soothe Me	Andy Kirk and His Orchestra with Billy Daniels	May 1947	Decca
S'posin'	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	1939	Decca
The Huckle-Buck	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	June 1949	Vocalion [US]
There Is No Greater Love	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	August 1940	Decca
Until the Real Thing Comes Along	Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy	May 1936	Decca
Until the Real Thing Comes Along	Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy	July 1936	Columbia [EMI]
Wham (Wham, Re, Bop, Boom, Bam)	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	January 1940	Decca
What a Life (Trying to Live Without You)	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	August 1939	Decca
What's Mine is Yours	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	1938	Decca
What Will I Tell My Heart	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	December 1936	Decca
Worried Over You	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	June 1937	Decca
You Rascal You	The Seven Little Clouds of Joy	1930	Brunswick