William (Billy) Mackel

John William Mackel (December 28, 1912 – May 5, 1986) was an American jazz guitarist. Mackel was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He played banjo early in his career, but like many banjoists of his time he switched to guitar. He led his own band early in the 1940s, then joined Lionel Hampton in 1944 and spent the next thirty years with him. In the 1940s he also recorded with Milt Buckner, Arnett Cobb, Herbie Fields, and others, and worked with Billy Williams in the 1960s. He played left-handed.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 28, 1910 (Baltimore), Died May 5, 1986 (Baltimore)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1963

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 78 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	72871	10-in.	5/21/1945	Doublin' with Dublin	Lionel Hampton Sextet	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72872	10-in.	5/21/1945	Ribs and hot sauce	Lionel Hampton Sextet	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72873	10-in.	5/21/1945	Blow top blues	Lionel Hampton Sextet	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72874	10-in.	5/21/1945	Two fingers boogie	Lionel Hampton Sextet	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72875	10-in.	5/21/1945	Someday	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72876	10-in.	5/21/1945	Beulah's boogie	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72881	10-in.	5/21/1945	Playboy	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72882	10-in.	5/21/1945	Punch and Judy	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73287		1/21/1946	Pinetop's boogie woogie-1	Bing Crosby	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73288		1/21/1946	On the sunny side of the street-2	Bing Crosby	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73324		1/29/1946	Rockin' in rhythm, part 1	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73325		1/29/1946	Rockin' in rhythm, part 2	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73326		1/29/1946	Gay notes	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73327		1/29/1946	Tempo's birthday	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73328		1/30/1946	Hamp's salty blues	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73329		1/30/1946	Ridin' on the L & N	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73330		1/30/1946	Chord-a-re-bop-1	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73331		1/30/1946	Limehouse blues	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73332		1/31/1946	Cobb's idea	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73333		1/31/1946	Air mail special, part 1	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73334		1/31/1946	Air Mail special, part 2	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73843		4/2/1947	I want to be loved	Lionel Hampton Quintet	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73844		4/2/1947	How high the moon	Lionel Hampton Quintet	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	113017		1/30/1963	Air mail special	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 3644	10-in.	10/16/1944	Million dollar smile	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 1-25 of 78 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mackel, William (Billy)," accessed December 10, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/328870.

Mackel, William (Billy). (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 10, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/328870.

"Mackel, William (Billy)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 10 December 2023.

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