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Bobby Hackett

Robert Leo Hackett (January 31, 1915 – June 7, 1976) was an American jazz musician who played trumpet, cornet, and guitar with the bands of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Hackett was a featured soloist on some of the Jackie Gleason mood music albums during the 1950s.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 13, 1915 (Providence), Died June 7, 1976 (Massachusetts)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, cornet, guitar

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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 175 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 62811 10-in. 11/24/1937 Bei mir bist du schoen The Andrews Sisters instrumentalist, cornet  
Decca 62858 10-in. 12/6/1937 Wrap your cares in rhythm and dance The Nicholas Brothers instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 62859 10-in. 12/6/1937 They say he ought to dance The Nicholas Brothers instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 62860 10-in. 12/6/1937 Ten pretty girls Dick Robertson instrumentalist, cornet  
Decca 62861 10-in. 12/6/1937 A little white lighthouse Dick Robertson instrumentalist, cornet  
Decca 62891 10-in. 12/20/1937 The rhythm of the snowflakes Dick Robertson instrumentalist, cornet  
Decca 62892 10-in. 12/20/1937 The house on the hill Dick Robertson instrumentalist, cornet  
Decca 62893 10-in. 12/20/1937 Let's waltz for old times' sake Dick Robertson instrumentalist, cornet  
Decca 62894 10-in. 12/20/1937 Three o'clock in the morning Dick Robertson instrumentalist, cornet  
Decca 62895 10-in. 12/20/1937 Sail along silv'ry moon Dick Robertson instrumentalist, cornet  
Decca 63161 10-in. 1/14/1938 Bob White Dick Robertson instrumentalist, cornet  
Decca 63162 10-in. 1/14/1938 You're a sweetheart Dick Robertson instrumentalist, cornet  
Decca 63163 10-in. 1/14/1938 You started something Dick Robertson instrumentalist, cornet  
Decca 63164 10-in. 1/14/1938 I wonder what's become of Sally? Dick Robertson instrumentalist, cornet  
Decca 63165 10-in. 1/14/1938 Somebody's thinking of you tonight Dick Robertson instrumentalist, cornet  
Decca 63174 10-in. 1/18/1938 Bei mir bist du schoen Adrian Rollini Quintet instrumentalist, cornet  
Decca 63175 10-in. 1/18/1938 Josephine Adrian Rollini Quintet instrumentalist, cornet  
Decca 63176 10-in. 1/18/1938 You' re a sweetheart Adrian Rollini Quintet instrumentalist, cornet  
Decca 63177 10-in. 1/18/1938 True confession Adrian Rollini Quintet instrumentalist, cornet  
Decca 63178 10-in. 1/18/1938 I've hitched my wagon to a star Adrian Rollini Quintet instrumentalist, cornet  
Decca 65437 10-in. 4/20/1939 Twelve bar stampede Leonard Feather's All Star Jam Band instrumentalist, cornet, guitar  
Decca 65438 10-in. 4/20/1939 Feather bed lament Leonard Feather's All Star Jam Band instrumentalist, cornet, guitar  
Decca 65439 10-in. 4/20/1939 Men of Harlem (Tempo di jump) Leonard Feather's All Star Jam Band instrumentalist, cornet, guitar  
Decca 65440 10-in. 4/20/1939 Ocean motion Leonard Feather's All Star Jam Band instrumentalist, cornet, guitar  
Decca 66241 10-in. 8/30/1939 What good will it do? Dick Robertson instrumentalist, trumpet  
(Results 101-125 of 175 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hackett, Bobby," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104371.

Hackett, Bobby. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104371.

"Hackett, Bobby." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104371

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