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 451-475 of 722 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 88363 7/13/1955 Missouri waltz Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88364 7/13/1955 Maryland, my Maryland Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88382 7/14/1955 Cabin in the cotton Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88383 7/14/1955 Rose of the Rio Grande Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88384 7/14/1955 My old Kentucky home Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88385 7/14/1955 China boy Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88390 7/15/1955 That eccentric rag Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88391 7/15/1955 Grace and beauty Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88392 7/15/1955 Temptation rag Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 88393 7/15/1955 Sensation rag Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 89757 4/13/1956 Ostrich walk Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 89758 4/13/1956 Livery stable blues Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 89759 4/13/1956 At the jazz band ball Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 89760 4/13/1956 Original Dixieland one-step Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 89806 4/24/1956 Bluin' the blues Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 89807 4/24/1956 Lazy Daddy Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 89808 4/24/1956 Mournin' blues Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 89809 4/24/1956 Skeleton jangle Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 89924 5/8/1956 Reisenweber rag Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 89925 5/8/1956 Satanic blues Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 89926 5/8/1956 Lasses candy Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 89927 5/8/1956 Sudan Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca C 91511 10-in. 10/14/1938 You must have been a beautiful baby Bing Crosby instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca C 91512 10-in. 10/14/1938 Old folks Bing Crosby instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca C 91513 10-in. 10/14/1938 My reverie Bing Crosby instrumentalist, string bass  
(Results 451-475 of 722 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Haggart, Bob," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106788.

Haggart, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106788.

"Haggart, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 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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