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. |
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Decca | L 3645 | 10-in. | 10/16/1944 | The lamplighter | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | L 3646 | 10-in. | 10/16/1944 | Overtime | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | L 3647 | 10-in. | 10/16/1944 | Tempo's boogie | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | L 4008 | 10-in. | 12/1/1945 | Slide Hamp, slide | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | L 4009 | 10-in. | 12/1/1945 | Hey-ba-ba-re-bop | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | L 4287 | 9/9/1946 | Playboy | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4288 | 9/9/1946 | Cobb's idea | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4289 | 9/9/1946 | Tempo's birthday | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4290 | 9/9/1946 | Adam blew his hat | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4297 | 9/17/1946 | The pencil broke | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4298 | 9/17/1946 | Empty glass (Normania) | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4299 | 9/17/1946 | Hamp's walkin' boogie | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4300 | 9/23/1946 | Don't let the landlord gyp you | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4301 | 9/23/1946 | I'm mindin' my business | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4302 | 9/23/1946 | Dig those vibes | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4303 | 9/23/1946 | Reminiscing mood | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4304 | 9/23/1946 | Ribbons in your hair | Lionel Hampton Octet | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4305 | 9/23/1946 | Double talk | Lionel Hampton Octet | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4306 | 9/23/1946 | 'S wonderful | Lionel Hampton Octet | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4307 | 9/23/1946 | Jack the fox boogie | Lionel Hampton Octet | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4481 | 8/6/1947 | You better be satisfied | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4482 | 8/6/1947 | Hamp's got a Duke | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4483 | 8/6/1947 | Gone again | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4484 | 8/6/1947 | 3 minutes on 52nd Street | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4485 | 8/6/1947 | One little tear in an ocean | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4486 | 8/6/1947 | I miss you so | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4487 | 8/6/1947 | When tonight is just a memory | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4528 | 11/3/1947 | Goldwyn stomp | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4529 | 11/3/1947 | Red top | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4530 | 11/3/1947 | Giddy up | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4560 | 11/14/1947 | Cherokee | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4561 | 11/14/1947 | No. 2 Re-bop and be-bop | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4562 | 11/14/1947 | Zoo-baba-da-oo-ee | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4563 | 11/14/1947 | Be-bop's turning blue-1 | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 5757 | 7/25/1950 | Well, oh well | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 5758 | 7/25/1950 | Pink champagne | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 5759 | 7/25/1950 | September in the rain | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 5760 | 7/26/1950 | Penthouse serenade | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 5761 | 7/26/1950 | Memories of you | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 5762 | 7/26/1950 | You go to my head | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 5835 | 9/14/1950 | Moonglow | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 5836 | 9/14/1950 | I'll remember April | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 5837 | 9/4/1950 | The man I love | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 5838 | 9/14/1950 | Time on my hands | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 5839 | 9/14/1950 | Easy to love | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 5840 | 9/14/1950 | Twentieth Century boogie | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 5880 | 10/13/1950 | Oh babe | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 5881 | 10/13/1950 | Who cares? | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 5895 | 10/27/1950 | Boogie woogie Santa Claus | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 5896 | 10/27/1950 | Merry Christmas baby | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 5897 | 10/30/1950 | June | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 5898 | 10/30/1950 | Perdido | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 5899 | 10/30/1950 | If you ever learn to love | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mackel, William (Billy)," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/328870.
Mackel, William (Billy). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/328870.
"Mackel, William (Billy)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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Wikipedia: William "Billy" Mackel
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LCNAR: Mackel, Billy, 1910-1986 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2001057877
Wikidata: William "Billy" Mackel - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4912933
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/46415028
MusicBrainz: William "Billy" Mackel - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5bac5857-b4d1-4d48-a830-ec72f460d08f
ISNI: 0000 0001 1569 1973 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000115691973
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