Bill Holcombe

Birth and Death Data: Born November 9, 1924 (Trenton), Died April 25, 2010 (Trenton)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, reeds, saxophone

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Recordings (Results 51-65 of 65 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 85490 11/6/1953 (Oh boy! what joy we had in) Barefoot days Johnny Long Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 85590 12/23/1953 Empty ballroom Ella Fitzgerald instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 85591 12/23/1953 If you don't, I know who will Ella Fitzgerald instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 85592 12/23/1953 Melancholy me Ella Fitzgerald instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 85593 12/23/1953 Somebody bad stole de wedding bell Ella Fitzgerald instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 85804 2/1/1954 Come rain or come shine Pearl Bailey instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 85805 2/1/1954 Alla en el rancho grande Pearl Bailey instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 85806 2/1/1954 What happened to the hair (on the head of the man I love) Pearl Bailey instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 85807 2/1/1954 I wouldn't walk across the street Pearl Bailey instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 85816 2/2/1954 Fernandez of the Andes Pearl Bailey instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 85817 2/2/1954 He's gone Pearl Bailey instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 85915 3/1/1954 Banana split Jackie Cain ; Roy Kral instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 85916 3/1/1954 Pa! Take me to the circus Jackie Cain ; Roy Kral instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 85917 3/1/1954 Love nest Jackie Cain ; Roy Kral instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 85918 3/1/1954 I hear music Jackie Cain ; Roy Kral instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
(Results 51-65 of 65 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Holcombe, Bill," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104669.

Holcombe, Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104669.

"Holcombe, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104669

External Sources

IMDb: Bill Holcombe

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Holcombe, Bill - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84144330

Wikidata: Wilford Holcombe - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q862191

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/161919069

MusicBrainz: Wilford Holcombe - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/00c6a408-865c-49b4-9aea-b6eaed8366a0

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