Bobby Hackett

Bobby Hackett

Robert Leo Hackett (January 31, 1915 – June 7, 1976) was an American jazz musician who played trumpet, cornet, and guitar with the bands of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Hackett was a featured soloist on some of the Jackie Gleason mood music albums during the 1950s.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 13, 1915 (Providence), Died June 7, 1976 (Massachusetts)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, cornet, guitar

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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 185 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	62168	10-in.	4/30/1937	You'll never go to heaven	Dick Robertson	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62169	10-in.	4/30/1937	Toodle-oo	Dick Robertson	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62170	10-in.	4/30/1937	It looks like rain in Cherry Blossom Lane	Dick Robertson	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62171	10-in.	4/30/1937	On a little dream ranch	Dick Robertson	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62284	10-in.	6/17/1937	Good mornin'	Dick Robertson	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62285	10-in.	6/17/1937	The Miller's daughter Marianne	Dick Robertson	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62286	10-in.	6/17/1937	The merry-go-round broke down	Dick Robertson	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62287	10-in.	6/17/1937	Gone with the wind	Dick Robertson	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62668	10-in.	10/7/1937	Roses in December	Dick Robertson	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62669	10-in.	10/7/1937	Getting some fun out of life	Dick Robertson	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62686	10-in.	10/14/1937	Why talk about love?	The Andrews Sisters	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62687	10-in.	10/14/1937	Just a simple melody	The Andrews Sisters	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62692	10-in.	10/18/1937	My Swiss Hilly Billy	Frank Froeba Orchestra	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62693	10-in.	10/18/1937	Danger, love at work	Frank Froeba Orchestra	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62694	10-in.	10/18/1937	Tears in my heart	Frank Froeba Orchestra	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62695	10-in.	10/18/1937	Miles apart	Frank Froeba Orchestra	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62696	10-in.	10/19/1937	Rollin' Plains	Dick Robertson	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62697	10-in.	10/19/1937	I want you for Christmas	Dick Robertson	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62698	10-in.	10/19/1937	In a shanty in old shanty town	Dick Robertson	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62699	10-in.	10/19/1937	When it's Springtime in the Rockies	Dick Robertson	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62700	10-in.	10/19/1937	I wonder who's kissing her now?	Dick Robertson	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62701	10-in.	10/19/1937	Sweet Rosie O'Grady	Dick Robertson	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62702	10-in.	10/21/1937	Two little girls in blue	Dick Robertson	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62703	10-in.	10/21/1937	That old gang of mine	Dick Robertson	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	62704	10-in.	10/21/1937	Won't you come over to my house?	Dick Robertson	instrumentalist, cornet

(Results 76-100 of 185 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hackett, Bobby," accessed September 15, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104371.

Hackett, Bobby. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 15, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104371.

"Hackett, Bobby." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 September 2024.