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 276-300 of 443 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 110367 3/16/1961 Mood indigo The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 110368 3/16/1961 Twilight time The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 110369 3/16/1961 Wouldn't it be loverly The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 110370 3/17/1961 Teach me tonight The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 110371 3/17/1961 I really don't want to know The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 110372 3/17/1961 I'll be seeing you The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 110373 3/17/1961 Goody goody The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 110374 3/18/1961 Hi-lili, hi-lo The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 110375 3/18/1961 Chances are The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 110376 3/18/1961 Bye bye blackbird The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 110377 3/18/1961 The birth of the blues The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 110606 5/22/1961 I'm comin' on back to you Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 110607 5/22/1961 Lonely life Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 110608 5/22/1961 One more time Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 110609 5/22/1961 The test of time Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 110645 5/29/1961 I can dream, can't I? The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 110646 5/29/1961 White rose The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 110647 5/29/1961 Will there be space in a spaceship? The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 110648 5/29/1961 Tears on my pillow The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 110649 5/29/1961 Just because The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 110650 5/29/1961 I do, I do, I do The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 110651 5/31/1961 Now is the hour (Maori farewell) Teresa Brewer leader  
Decca 110652 5/31/1961 My little grass shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii Teresa Brewer leader  
Decca 110653 5/31/1961 Lovely hula hands Teresa Brewer leader  
Decca 110654 5/31/1961 Princess Poo-loo-ly (has plenty pa-pa-ya) Teresa Brewer leader  
(Results 276-300 of 443 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jacobs, Dick," accessed March 29, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204876.

Jacobs, Dick. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204876.

"Jacobs, Dick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 29 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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