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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 1851-1875 of 2038 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor PBVE-325 10-in. 5/17/1927 Penei no Keaumoku A. Louis Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet (Hawaiian) director  
Victor PBVE-326 10-in. 5/17/1927 Moonlit waters Ben Black Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor PBVE-327 10-in. 5/18/1927 Coronado nights The Rounders Male vocal quintet, with piano director  
Victor PBVE-332 10-in. 6/2/1927 Sweet someone Ernest Loomis Orchestra Jazz/dance band session supervisor  
Victor PBVE-333 10-in. 6/2/1927 Sentimental rose Ernest Loomis Orchestra Jazz/dance band session supervisor  
Victor PBVE-334 10-in. 6/3/1927 Lovers Lane Ernest Loomis Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with violin solo session supervisor  
Victor PBVE-335 10-in. 6/3/1927 Do you love me? Ernest Loomis Orchestra Jazz/dance band session supervisor  
Victor PBVE-336 10-in. 6/3/1927 Tiger rag Ernest Loomis Orchestra Jazz/dance band session supervisor  
Victor BVE-Test-126 10-in. 8/13/1928 Stornello Pietro Barchi Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-Test-304 10-in. 12/4/1928 Happy days and lonely nights Vera Van Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-Test-305 10-in. 2/19/1929 Sweet Lorraine Hoagy Carmichael Orchestra Jazz/dance band session supervisor  
Victor PBVE-Test-312 10-in. 4/27/1929 Let me call you sweetheart Thelma Todd Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor PBVE-Test-313 10-in. 4/27/1929 Honey Eddie Dunn ; Thelma Todd Female-male vocal duet, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1923-05-25-03] 10-in. 5/25/1923 Wings of night Eva Gauthier Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1923-05-25-04] 10-in. 5/25/1923 Je te veux Eva Gauthier Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1923-06-19-05] 10-in. 6/19/1923 Will you remember Stella Hymson Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1923-06-19-08] 10-in. 6/19/1923 Sleep, baby, sleep Marcelle Grandville ; Fritz Zimmermann Female-male vocal duet, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1923-06-23-02] 10-in. 6/23/1923 Proch's airs E. F. Hollands Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1923-06-29-02] 10-in. 6/29/1923 Pau mohala Ululani Robertson Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1923-06-29-05] 10-in. 6/29/1923 Lassie of mine H. E. Blach Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1923-07-06-04] 10-in. 7/6/1923 Sleepy hills of Tennessee Ryan and Doyle Male vocal duet, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1923-07-06-09] 10-in. 7/6/1923 I've got some wayward love Georgette Harvey Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1923-07-14-04] 10-in. 7/14/1923 When he gave me you Charles Morrison Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1923-07-14-05] 10-in. 7/14/1923 As I went a-roaming Isabel Henderson Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1923-07-28-01] 10-in. 7/28/1923 Long, long ago Stella Hymson Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 1851-1875 of 2038 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shield, LeRoy," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107319.

Shield, LeRoy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107319.

"Shield, LeRoy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.

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

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