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 101-125 of 185 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 62705 | 10-in. | 10/25/1937 | That's how I need you | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 62706 | 10-in. | 10/25/1937 | My gal Sal | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 62707 | 10-in. | 10/25/1937 | I've taken a fancy to you | Teddy Grace | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 62708 | 10-in. | 10/25/1937 | I'll never let you cry | Teddy Grace | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 62709 | 10-in. | 10/25/1937 | Goodbye, Jonah | Teddy Grace | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 62710 | 10-in. | 10/25/1937 | Tears in my heart | Teddy Grace | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 62750 | 10-in. | 11/4/1937 | Alabamy bound | Frank Froeba Orchestra | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 62751 | 10-in. | 11/4/1937 | Goblins in the steeple | Frank Froeba Orchestra | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 62752 | 10-in. | 11/4/1937 | Who? | Frank Froeba Orchestra | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 62810 | 10-in. | 11/24/1937 | Nice work if you can get it | The Andrews Sisters | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 62811 | 10-in. | 11/24/1937 | Bei mir bist du schoen | The Andrews Sisters | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 62858 | 10-in. | 12/6/1937 | Wrap your cares in rhythm and dance | The Nicholas Brothers | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 62859 | 10-in. | 12/6/1937 | They say he ought to dance | The Nicholas Brothers | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 62860 | 10-in. | 12/6/1937 | Ten pretty girls | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 62861 | 10-in. | 12/6/1937 | A little white lighthouse | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 62891 | 10-in. | 12/20/1937 | The rhythm of the snowflakes | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 62892 | 10-in. | 12/20/1937 | The house on the hill | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 62893 | 10-in. | 12/20/1937 | Let's waltz for old times' sake | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 62894 | 10-in. | 12/20/1937 | Three o'clock in the morning | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 62895 | 10-in. | 12/20/1937 | Sail along silv'ry moon | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 63161 | 10-in. | 1/14/1938 | Bob White | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 63162 | 10-in. | 1/14/1938 | You're a sweetheart | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 63163 | 10-in. | 1/14/1938 | You started something | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 63164 | 10-in. | 1/14/1938 | I wonder what's become of Sally? | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet | ||
Decca | 63165 | 10-in. | 1/14/1938 | Somebody's thinking of you tonight | Dick Robertson | instrumentalist, cornet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hackett, Bobby," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104371.
Hackett, Bobby. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104371.
"Hackett, Bobby." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Hackett, Bobby - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83174965
Wikidata: Bobby Hackett - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q578302
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/100985260
MusicBrainz: Bobby Hackett - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/92ffa91d-bc56-4da9-947a-e5659c40f561
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