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 101-125 of 185 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 101-125 of 185 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hackett, Bobby," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104371.

Hackett, Bobby. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104371.

"Hackett, Bobby." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.