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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 1976-2000 of 2038 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor [Trial 1924-12-02-04] 10-in. 12/2/1924 Memories of Gallilee Gertrude Wood Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-12-02-05] 10-in. 12/2/1924 Sweetest story ever told Gertrude Wood Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-12-02-06] 10-in. 12/2/1924 The Prince of Wales Gorman Brothers Male vocal duet, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-12-03-02] 10-in. 12/3/1924 It is only a tiny garden John Calvert Davison Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-12-11-02] 10-in. 12/11/1924 Deep in the heart to you Emilie Henning Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-12-31-01] 10-in. 12/31/1924 Homing Mischa Léon Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-12-31-02] 10-in. 12/31/1924 Verbum : Aria Ignacy Dygas Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-12-31-03] 10-in. 12/31/1924 Ave Maria Bobby Miller Boy soprano vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1925-01-02-01] 10-in. 1/2/1925 Yehi rozon Joseph Levinsky Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1925-01-29-03] 10-in. 1/29/1925 Pale moon Ottilie Winn Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1925-02-03-01] 10-in. 2/3/1925 Somewhere for me there's someone waiting J. H. Toner, Jr. Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1925-02-03-02] 10-in. 2/3/1925 Near the banks of the Lone River Sylvia Metcalf Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1925-03-04-01] 10-in. 3/4/1925 Torna al paesello Luciano Coccia Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1925-03-04-02] 10-in. 3/4/1925 Det var en lørdag aften Walter Barthold Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1925-03-10-03] 10-in. 3/10/1925 Metra Gwen Rhys Morgan Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1925-03-10-04] 10-in. 3/10/1925 Celestial Aïda N. Cantor Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1925-03-10-07] 10-in. 3/10/1925 La fanciulla del West Vitali Koretzky Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1925-03-10-08] 10-in. 3/10/1925 Nochenca Vitali Koretzky Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1925-03-25-01] 10-in. 3/25/1925 Little grey home in the West Violet Miller Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1925-03-25-02] 10-in. 3/25/1925 Wenn die Schwalben Paslo Del Pino Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1925-03-26-03] 10-in. 3/26/1925 All alone Georgia MacMullen Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1925-03-27-03] 10-in. 3/27/1925 Srcu Elizabeth Grayhack Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1925-03-27-04] 10-in. 3/27/1925 Behold what manner of love Doris Doe Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1925-03-31-01] 10-in. 3/31/1925 L'elisir d'amore Michael Belfatto Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1925-04-13-01] 12-in. 4/13/1925 Drink to me only with thine eyes Lawrence Tibbett Baritone vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 1976-2000 of 2038 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shield, LeRoy," accessed May 3, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107319.

Shield, LeRoy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107319.

"Shield, LeRoy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 May 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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