Peter de Rose
In the collection
2 records
Played with
John Coltrane
2 records together
Johnny Hartman
1 record together
Big Joe Turner
1 record together
LaVern Baker
1 record together
Ray Charles
1 record together
The Coasters
1 record together
Ben E. King
1 record together
Sonny & Cher
1 record together
Booker T & The MG’s
1 record together
Sam & Dave
1 record together
Eddie Floyd
1 record together
Solomon Burke
1 record together
About
American jazz composer and singer.
Born March 10, 1896 in New York City, New York, USA.
Died April 23, 1953 (aged 57) in New York City, New York, USA.
Married to composer & ukulelist May Singhi Breen.
As a songwriter, he charted 46 times between 1922-1981 in the U.K. and U.S. He had #1 songs with “Wagon Wheels” by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra in 1934 and “Deep Purple” by Larry Clinton and His Orchestra in 1939. “Deep Purple” hit #1 again in 1963, this time by Nino Tempo & April Stevens. The song “Deep Purple” has charted 10 times and DeRose has 16 overall top 10 songs.