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LeRoy Shield

Leroy Bernard Shield (October 2, 1893 – January 9, 1962) was an American film score and radio composer. He is best known for the themes and incidental music he wrote for the classic Hal Roach comedy short films of the 1930s, including the Our Gang and Laurel and Hardy series.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 2, 1893 (Waseca), Died January 9, 1962 (Florida)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: director, conductor, piano, session supervisor, organ, celeste, pipe organ, vibraphone, arranger, choral director, traps

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Recordings (Results 276-300 of 2044 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-30677 10-in. 8/26/1924 Do and don't George Basmanoff Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30678 10-in. 8/26/1924 Dawn, beautiful dawn George Basmanoff Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30679 10-in. 8/26/1924 Tomasa Orquesta Tropical Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30680 10-in. 8/26/1924 El cachuchazo Orquesta Tropical Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30710 10-in. 8/20/1924 Husia-usia Orkiestra Witkowskiego Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30711 10-in. 8/20/1924 Zawsze skakaj Orkiestra Witkowskiego Orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30712 10-in. 8/20/1924 O, du saliga, O, du heliga Joseph Lycell Male vocal solo, with celeste, harp, and orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30713 10-in. 8/20/1924 Till Bethlehem Joseph Lycell Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30718 10-in. 8/22/1924 Feigele Gus Goldstein Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30719 10-in. 8/22/1924 Itzik mit sein fiddle Gus Goldstein Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30735 10-in. 8/29/1924 Letter to my husband Nellie Casman Female vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30736 10-in. 8/29/1924 Ver vill a moid mit alle males? Nellie Casman Female vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30737 10-in. 8/29/1924 Gewald! Wie is mein man? Nellie Casman Female vocal solo, with violin and orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30746 10-in. 9/4/1924 Leolom thei odom Josef Morgenstern Male vocal solo, with violin and organ instrumentalist, organ  
Victor B-30747 10-in. 9/4/1924 Elohenu welohe awosenu Josef Morgenstern Male vocal solo, with violin and organ instrumentalist, organ  
Victor B-30750 10-in. 9/4/1924 'O Mafiuso Gustavo De Marco Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30751 10-in. 9/4/1924 Il piccolo Fortunello Gustavo De Marco Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30752 10-in. 9/4/1924 Il tradito Bacciami Gustavo De Marco Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor C-30800 12-in. 9/8/1924 Mondnacht ist's Adolf Engel Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30801 10-in. 9/8/1924 Wie Strauss den ersten Walzer schrieb Adolf Engel Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30802 10-in. 9/8/1924 Geh mach die Fenster'l auf Adolf Engel Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30803 10-in. 9/8/1924 Serenata pazza Pasquale Vittori Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30804 10-in. 9/8/1924 O piscatore Napulitano Gina Santelia Female vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30805 10-in. 9/8/1924 'A Cafuncella Gina Santelia Female vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30806 10-in. 9/8/1924 'O guappo 'nnammurato Pasquale Vittori Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
(Results 276-300 of 2044 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shield, LeRoy," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107319.

Shield, LeRoy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107319.

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

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107319

External Sources

Wikipedia: Leroy Shield

Discogs: LeRoy Shield

IMDb: LeRoy Shield

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Shield, LeRoy, 1893-1962 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95105762

Wikidata: Leroy Shield - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q38253

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/26316328

MusicBrainz: Leroy Shield - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d9895795-fb32-4312-bd25-f6ae2d7add5e

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