Norman P. Hackforth

Norman Hackforth (20 December 1908 – 14 December 1996) was a British musician and radio broadcaster, who worked as accompanist to Noël Coward and gained fame as the "mystery voice" on the BBC's Twenty Questions radio programme.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 20, 1908, Died December 14, 1996

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick E31317 10-in. 11/7/1929 My little honey and me Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick C4709 10-in. 11/6/1929 My little honey and me Oriole Orchestra ; Dan A. Russo Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) composer, lyricist  
Brunswick DB136 10-in. 11/8/1928 Heaven for two Melville Gideon Male vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
Brunswick DB176 10-in. 1/2/1929 Heaven for two Bert Firman Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Brunswick [Br (U.K.) cat 197-b] 10-in. approximately Aug. 1928 Heaven for two Harry Shalson Male vocal solo, with violin and piano songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hackforth, Norman P.," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101268.

Hackforth, Norman P.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101268.

"Hackforth, Norman P.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101268

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