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Clef Records. Albert George Hibbler (August 16, 1915 – April 24, 2001) was an American baritone vocalist, who sang with Duke Ellington 's orchestra before having several pop hits as a solo artist. Some of Hibbler's singing is classified as rhythm and blues, but he is best seen as a bridge between R&B and traditional pop music. [ 1 ]
Sep 17, 2008 · Though the rate of his appearances slowed drastically in his later years, Al Hibbler still considered his career very much alive until shortly before his death in 2001, when he was 85. Al Hibbler ...
Apr 24, 2001 · Born. 16 August 1915. Born In. Tyro, Tate County, Mississippi, United States. Died. 24 April 2001 (aged 85) He attended a school for the blind in Little Rock, Arkansas where he joined the school choir. He won an amateur talent contest in Memphis, Tennessee and at first worked with local bands, as well as starting a band of his own.
In 1955, three versions of the song (by Les Baxter, Al Hibbler, and Roy Hamilton) charted in the Billboard Top 10 in the United States, and four versions (by Al Hibbler, Les Baxter, Jimmy Young, and Liberace) appeared in the Top 20 in the United Kingdom simultaneously, an unbeaten record for any song.
Jun 4, 2021 · Very popular in the 1940s and 1950s, Al Hibbler worked in pop music, in early R&B and on the fringes of jazz. His commanding voice was heard briefly with Jay McShann’s band, with which he had his first record date, and then during a notable spell with Duke Ellington’s orchestra beginning in 1943 and continuing through the rest of the decade, although the singer also performed as a solo artist.
Apr 28, 2001 · Hibbler was disappointed at the police response, saying: “I went downtown simply to be arrested, but they even segregated me. . . . That is segregation at its highest level.”
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Jan 24, 2012 · Today, Hibbler remains one of the greats—not just for what he did with his voice but also for what he didn't do. [Pictured at top: Al Hibbler in 1951] Over the years, music writers have struggled to characterize Hibbler's unusual vocal style. Many scribes have quibbledover whether Hibbler was a jazz singer or a pop crooner—or a bridge ...
