Bobby Hackett
Robert Leo Hackett (January 31, 1915 – June 7, 1976) was a versatile American jazz musician who played swing music, Dixieland jazz and mood music, now called easy listening, on trumpet, cornet, and guitar. He played Swing with the bands of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman in the late 1930s and early 1940s, he played Dixieland from the 1930s into the 1970s in a variety of groups with many of the major figures in the field, and he was a featured soloist on the first ten of the numerous Jackie Gleason mood music albums during the 1950s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Providence (capital city of Rhode Island, United States), Died June 7, 1976 (Massachusetts (state of the United States of America) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, cornet, guitar, leader
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 216 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | CO47168 | 10-in. | 11/16/1951 | You made me love you | George Williams Orchestra ; Earl Williams | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Brunswick | B23760 | 10-in. | 11/28/1938 | You're so desirable | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Brunswick | B23761 | 10-in. | 11/28/1938 | You're gonna see a lot of me | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Brunswick | B23762 | 10-in. | 11/28/1938 | Hello, my darling | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Brunswick | B23763 | 10-in. | 11/28/1938 | Let's dream in the moonlight | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Atlantic | 238 | 10-in. | 5/25/1949 | It's raining | Ruth Brown ; Eddie Condon Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Atlantic | 239 | 10-in. | 5/25/1949 | So long | Ruth Brown ; Eddie Condon Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
| Decca | 62074 | 10-in. | 3/24/1937 | Little old lady | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
| Decca | 62075 | 10-in. | 3/24/1937 | Too marvelous for words | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
| Decca | 62076 | 10-in. | 3/24/1937 | My little buckaroo | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
| Decca | 62077 | 10-in. | 3/24/1937 | September in the rain | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
| Decca | 62168 | 10-in. | 4/30/1937 | You'll never go to heaven | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
| Decca | 62169 | 10-in. | 4/30/1937 | Toodle-oo | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
| Decca | 62170 | 10-in. | 4/30/1937 | It looks like rain in Cherry Blossom Lane | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
| Decca | 62171 | 10-in. | 4/30/1937 | On a little dream ranch | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
| Decca | 62284 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | Good mornin' | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
| Decca | 62285 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | The Miller's daughter Marianne | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
| Decca | 62286 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | The merry-go-round broke down | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
| Decca | 62287 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | Gone with the wind | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
| Decca | 62668 | 10-in. | 10/7/1937 | Roses in December | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
| Decca | 62669 | 10-in. | 10/7/1937 | Getting some fun out of life | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
| Decca | 62686 | 10-in. | 10/14/1937 | Why talk about love? | The Andrews Sisters | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
| Decca | 62687 | 10-in. | 10/14/1937 | Just a simple melody | The Andrews Sisters | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
| Decca | 62692 | 10-in. | 10/18/1937 | My Swiss Hilly Billy | Frank Froeba Orchestra | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
| Decca | 62693 | 10-in. | 10/18/1937 | Danger, love at work | Frank Froeba Orchestra | instrumentalist, cornet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hackett, Bobby," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104371.
Hackett, Bobby. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104371.
"Hackett, Bobby." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Bobby Hackett
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Hackett, Bobby - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83174965
Wikidata: Bobby Hackett - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q578302
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/100985260
MusicBrainz: Bobby Hackett - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/92ffa91d-bc56-4da9-947a-e5659c40f561
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/117909 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/117909
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