Person · Male

Sy Oliver

From: Battle Creek, United States
Active: 1910–1988
Rating: ★ 5 (1 votes)
Releases: 2

jazz

About

Melvin James "Sy" Oliver (December 17, 1910 – May 28, 1988) was an American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader.

From Sy Oliver on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

Sy Oliver and His Orchestra now eponymous
The Chickasaw Syncopators now

Discography

EPs 1

Down by the River / Only Forever / It’s Easy to Remember / Seventh Avenue 1945

Singles 1

Blueberry Hill / Baby, Won’t You Say You Love Me 1950

Links

Reference

Married

Lillian Clark 1946–1988

Also known as

Melvin "Sy" Oliver · Melvin James Oliver · Oliver

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: 5b99fa9e-4190-4172-abc0-220f895dab9e
ISNI: 0000000080991713
IPI: 00022871693

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 13 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.