Hal Singer

Harold Joseph Singer (October 8, 1919 – August 18, 2020), also known as Hal "Cornbread" Singer, was an American R&B and jazz bandleader and saxophonist.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 8, 1919 (Tulsa), Died August 18, 2020 (Chatou)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 72297 10-in. 6/26/1944 I can't get started Roy Eldridge Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 72298 10-in. 6/26/1944 After you've gone Roy Eldridge Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 72299 10-in. 6/26/1944 Body and soul Roy Eldridge Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 72430 10-in. 10/13/1944 Fish market Roy Eldridge Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 72431 10-in. 10/13/1944 Twilight time Roy Eldridge Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 72432 10/13/1944 St. Louis blues Roy Eldridge Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 81739 10/20/1951 Buttermilk and beans Hal Singer Orchestra ; The X-Rays instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 81740 10/20/1951 Charmaine Hal Singer Orchestra ; The X-Rays instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 81741 10/20/1951 I've got a pocketful of dreams Hal Singer Orchestra ; The X-Rays instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 81742 10/20/1951 Blue velvet Hal Singer Orchestra ; The X-Rays instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 82179 1/22/1952 Easy street Hal Singer Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 82180 1/22/1952 A weaver of dreams Hal Singer Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 82181 1/22/1952 Miss me Hal Singer Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 82182 1/22/1952 I hear a rhapsody Hal Singer Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 82670 4/9/1952 Lonesome and blue Hal Singer Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 82671 4/9/1952 I love the way you love me Hal Singer Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 82672 4/9/1952 Secret love Hal Singer Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 82673 4/9/1952 Please Dr. Jive Hal Singer Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 82958 6/16/1952 Troubles Joan Shaw instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 82959 6/16/1952 Better be on my way Joan Shaw instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 82960 6/16/1952 Until you came along Joan Shaw instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 82961 6/16/1952 Anything you say Joan Shaw instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Singer, Hal," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/343966.

Singer, Hal. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/343966.

"Singer, Hal." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/343966

External Sources

Wikipedia: Hal Singer

Discogs: Hal Singer

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Singer, Hal - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87118066

Wikidata: Hal Singer - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q362776

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/85814845

MusicBrainz: Hal Singer - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/25303a3f-4ae4-47a5-8437-92bf357c2671

ISNI: 0000 0001 1450 761X - http://www.isni.org/isni/000000011450761X

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/205947

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