American musical arranger, composer, big band leader and producer (1914-1980)

Sonny Burke

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American musical arranger, composer, big band leader and producer (1914-1980)
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star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Member of, past and present

Joseph Francis "Sonny" Burke (March 22, 1914 – May 31, 1980) was an American musical arranger, composer, Big Band leader and producer. In 1937, he graduated from Duke University, where he had formed and led the jazz big band known as the Duke Ambassadors.