Bob Haggart

Robert Sherwood Haggart (March 13, 1914 – December 2, 1998) was an American dixieland jazz double bass player, composer, and arranger. Although he is associated with dixieland, he was one of the finest rhythm bassists of the Swing Era.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 13, 1914 (New York City), Died December 3, 1998 (Venice)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1962

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, arranger, leader, composer, whistling

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Recordings (Results 426-450 of 722 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 87959 5/8/1954 I want to be happy Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 87960 5/8/1954 Sweet Georgia Brown Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 87961 5/8/1954 Big noise from Winnetka Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 87962 5/8/1954 Love me or leave me Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 87974 5/8/1954 Whistling cow blues-4 Billy Butterfield Jazz Band ; Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88176 6/15/1955 Sweet Georgia Brown Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88177 6/15/1955 Basin Street blues Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88330 7/7/1955 Smokehouse blues Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88331 7/7/1955 The pearls Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88332 7/7/1955 Grandpa's spells Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88333 7/7/1955 Mister Jelly Lord Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88341 7/8/1955 Chimes blues Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88342 7/8/1955 Keyhole blues Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88343 7/8/1955 Doctor Jazz Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88344 7/8/1955 London blues Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88353 7/11/1955 She's cryin' for me Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88354 7/11/1955 Muskrat ramble Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88355 7/11/1955 I'm not rough Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88356 7/11/1955 Weary blues Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88357 7/13/1955 Lonesome and sorry Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88358 7/13/1955 Deep Henderson Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88359 7/13/1955 Down by the riverside Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88360 7/13/1955 When my sugar walks down the street Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88361 7/13/1955 Stars fell on Alabama Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88362 7/13/1955 Wabash blues Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
(Results 426-450 of 722 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Haggart, Bob," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106788.

Haggart, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106788.

"Haggart, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106788

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Haggart, Bob - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93016339

Wikidata: Bob Haggart - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q709321

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/303452610

MusicBrainz: Bob Haggart - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6801a74a-9038-4b39-853a-83c732311e05

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/317293

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