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 401-425 of 443 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 114721 3/26/1964 Squeeze her-Tease her (But love her) Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 114722 3/26/1964 Expressions Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 114723 3/26/1964 Don't set me free Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 114724 3/26/1964 Rebecca Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 114725 3/26/1964 Give me back my heart Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 114726 3/26/1964 Be my girl Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 114727 3/26/1964 Dream Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 114728 3/27/1964 Big boss line Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 114729 3/27/1964 My best friend's girl Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 114730 3/27/1964 Take one step Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 115661 2/4/1965 No pity in the naked city Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 116062 5/10/1965 No pity in the naked city Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 116186 6/8/1965 What kind of fool am I? Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 116187 6/8/1965 Georgia on my mind Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 116188 6/8/1965 You don't know me Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 116189 6/8/1965 You'll never walk alone Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 116190 6/8/1965 we have love Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 116191 6/8/1965 Over the rainbow Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 116192 6/8/1965 (It will have to do) Until the real thing comes along Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 116193 6/8/1965 Lonely teardrops Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 116194 6/8/1965 Rags to riches Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 116195 6/8/1965 Pledging my love Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 116196 6/8/1965 I wanna be around Jackie Wilson leader  
Decca 116800 12/3/1965 Do you say you wanna dance Jackie Wilson arranger  
Decca 116801 12/3/1965 Soul galore Jackie Wilson arranger  
(Results 401-425 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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