Russ Morgan and His Orchestra

Russell Morgan (April 29, 1904 – August 7, 1969) was an American big band leader and arranger during the 1930s and 1940s. He was best known for being one of the composers of the song "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", with Larry Stock and James Cavanaugh, and was the first to record it in 1944. In the early 2020s, he regained popularity due to some of his music being sampled by the Caretaker on his albums An Empty Bliss Beyond This World and Everywhere at the End of Time, the latter of which plays loops of progressively degraded big band music to portray Alzheimer's disease. Some of Morgan's songs sampled by the Caretaker include “Goodnight my Beautiful” (sampled in "Libet's Delay" and "Back There Benjamin"), "Moonlight and Shadows" (sampled in "Childishly Fresh Eyes"), and "Room with a View" (sampled in "My Heart Will Stop in Joy").

Francis Scott's Selection - Jazz Age Elegance Anthology - 2025-07-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Francis Scott's Selection, Vol. 11 - Jazz Age Elegance - 2025-06-20T00:00:00.000000Z

A Little Bit of Heaven - A Collection of Irish Songs Sung and Played in Waltz Time - 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Summer Swing Spectacular - 1940's Heatwave Hits - 2024-08-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Does Your Heart Beat For Me (Remastered 2024) - 2024-05-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Big Band Sound! Swinging' with Russ Morgan and His Orchestra - 2023-03-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Orchestra Jazz - the Swing of Russ Morgan Orchestra - 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Russ Morgan and His Orchestra 22 Original Big Band Hits the Essential Series - 2021-06-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Swing-a-Ma-Bob 1930s - 2021-05-08T00:00:00.000000Z

The Classic Big Band Christmas Album - 2016-11-04T00:00:00.000000Z

The Big Broadcast, Vol. 9 - 2014-05-20T00:00:00.000000Z

From The Sony Vault: Christmas With The Big Bands - 2012-12-18T00:00:00.000000Z

The Moon Was Yellow - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

"Music in the Morgan Manner" 1941-1954 - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Their Greatest Hits And Finest Performances - 1996-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

A Big Band Christmas - 1988-07-15T00:00:00.000000Z

The Best Of Russ Morgan And His Orchestra - "Music In The Morgan Manner" - 1987-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Uncollected: Russ Morgan and His Orchestra - 1978-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Music in the Morgan Manner - 1966-12-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Presenting Russ Morgan & His Orchestra - 1935-12-22T00:00:00.000000Z

To You - 1934-12-18T00:00:00.000000Z

The View from Here - 1934-01-08T00:00:00.000000Z

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