Dick Jacobs

Dick Jacobs (29 March 1918 – 20 May 1988) was an American musician, conductor, arranger, orchestrator, music director and an artists-and-repertoire director for several record labels (Coral, Decca, Brunswick and Springboard). He helped Jackie Wilson, Buddy Holly, Bobby Darin and others early in their careers in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1918, Died 1988

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1951 - 1967

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, arranger, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, celeste, saxophone, bells

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Recordings (Results 251-275 of 443 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 109657 9/28/1960 My happiness Teresa Brewer leader  
Decca 109658 9/28/1960 Have you ever been lonely Teresa Brewer leader  
Decca 109659 9/29/1960 San Antonio rose Teresa Brewer leader  
Decca 109660 9/29/1960 Walking the floor over you Teresa Brewer leader  
Decca 109661 9/29/1960 Jambalaya (On the bayou) Teresa Brewer leader  
Decca 109662 9/29/1960 When do you love me Teresa Brewer leader  
Decca 109718 10/11/1960 To be loved The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 109719 10/11/1960 Just for old times' sake The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 109781 10/28/1960 Where there's a will there's a way Al Kasha leader  
Decca 109782 10/28/1960 Sing (and tell the blues so long) Al Kasha leader  
Decca 109783 10/28/1960 My arms, my lips, my heart Al Kasha leader  
Decca 109784 10/28/1960 One of them Al Kasha leader  
Decca 109785 11/1/1960 Swanee Jackie Wilson leader, arranger  
Decca 109786 11/1/1960 April showers Jackie Wilson leader, arranger  
Decca 109787 11/1/1960 For me and my gal Jackie Wilson leader, arranger  
Decca 109788 11/1/1960 Toot, toot, tootsie goodbye Jackie Wilson leader, arranger  
Decca 109789 11/1/1960 Rock-a-bye your baby with a Dixie melody Jackie Wilson leader, arranger  
Decca 109790 11/1/1960 California here I come Jackie Wilson leader, arranger  
Decca 109791 11/2/1960 Keep smiling at trouble (Trouble's a bubble) Jackie Wilson leader, arranger  
Decca 109792 11/2/1960 You made me love you (I didn't want to do it) Jackie Wilson leader, arranger  
Decca 109793 11/2/1960 My Yiddishe Momme Jackie Wilson leader, arranger  
Decca 109794 11/2/1960 Anniversary song Jackie Wilson leader, arranger  
Decca 109795 11/2/1960 Sonny boy Jackie Wilson leader, arranger  
Decca 109796 11/2/1960 In our house Jackie Wilson leader, arranger  
Decca 110366 3/16/1961 Pennies from heaven The McGuire Sisters leader  
(Results 251-275 of 443 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jacobs, Dick," accessed March 27, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204876.

Jacobs, Dick. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204876.

"Jacobs, Dick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 27 March 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204876

External Sources

Wikipedia: Dick Jacobs

Discogs: Dick Jacobs

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Jacobs, Dick, 1918-1988 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86145208

Wikidata: Dick Jacobs - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5273052

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/70889608

MusicBrainz: Dick Jacobs - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/362d6a72-d42b-4436-8062-f95e4f180755

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