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LeRoy Shield

Leroy Bernard Shield (October 2, 1893 – January 9, 1962) was an American film score and radio composer. He is best known for the themes and incidental music he wrote for the classic Hal Roach comedy short films of the 1930s, including the Our Gang and Laurel and Hardy series.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 2, 1893 (Waseca), Died January 9, 1962 (Florida)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1933

Roles Represented in DAHR: director, conductor, piano, session supervisor, organ, celeste, pipe organ, vibraphone, arranger, choral director, traps

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Recordings (Results 351-375 of 2038 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-31445 10-in. 11/25/1924 Down Hawaii way Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band conductor  
Victor B-31446 10-in. 11/25/1924 When it's love-time in Hawaii Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo conductor  
Victor B-31447 10-in. 11/25/1924 Zirel Mirel fun Galicie Annie Lubin Female vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-31448 10-in. 11/25/1924 Er will noch Annie Lubin Female vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-31449 10-in. 11/25/1924 Dos freiliche chosidl Chaim Kotylansky Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-31450 10-in. 11/25/1924 Der shikerer shames singt gogish Chaim Kotylansky Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-31465 10-in. 12/1/1924 Leonor Orquesta Internacional Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-31467 10-in. 12/2/1924 Noche silenciosa Orquesta Internacional Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-31469 10-in. 12/3/1924 I pagliacci : Prologue Charles Hampden Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-31472 10-in. 12/3/1924 Era d'está Raffaele Balsamo Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-31473 10-in. 12/4/1924 Maschera, 'nfaccia Gennaro Cardenia Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-31479 10-in. 12/4/1924 Me ne vaca 'o paese Gennaro Amato Comic scene, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-31480 10-in. 12/4/1924 Urri, urri, urre, facito comm' a me Gennaro Amato Comic scene, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-31481 10-in. 12/4/1924 Ridi, Pagliaccio Gennaro Cardenia Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-31485 10-in. 12/8/1924 Polianka Elena Vorontzova Female vocal solo, with balalaika orchestra conductor  
Victor B-31486 10-in. 12/8/1924 Vo pyrou byla Elena Vorontzova Female vocal solo, with balalaika orchestra conductor  
Victor B-31487 10-in. 12/8/1924 Zoldtym koltzom Elena Vorontzova Female vocal solo, with balalaika orchestra conductor  
Victor B-31488 10-in. 12/8/1924 Cúbreme ¡oh luna! José Moriche ; Antonio P. Utrera Male vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-31489 10-in. 12/8/1924 ¡Qué chulos ojos! José Moriche Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-31490 10-in. 12/8/1924 Ojitos negros José Moriche ; Antonio P. Utrera Male vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-31495 10-in. 12/9/1924 Princesita enlutada Orquesta Internacional Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-31496 10-in. 12/10/1924 A darkey's romance Vess Ossman, Jr. ; Rex Schepp Banjo duet, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-31500 10-in. 12/10/1924 Curiosa Vess Ossman, Jr. ; Rex Schepp Banjo duet, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-31504 10-in. 12/10/1924 Le beau rêve Alphonse W. Coté Male vocal solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, organ, conductor  
Victor B-31505 10-in. 12/10/1924 La dernière rose Alphonse W. Coté Male vocal solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, organ, conductor  
(Results 351-375 of 2038 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shield, LeRoy," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107319.

Shield, LeRoy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107319.

"Shield, LeRoy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107319

External Sources

Wikipedia: Leroy Shield

Discogs: LeRoy Shield

IMDb: LeRoy Shield

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Shield, LeRoy, 1893-1962 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95105762

Wikidata: Leroy Shield - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q38253

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/26316328

MusicBrainz: Leroy Shield - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d9895795-fb32-4312-bd25-f6ae2d7add5e

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