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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 776-800 of 2044 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-34608 10-in. 2/11/1926 Hab' ein blaues Himmelbett Adolf Engel Male vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor BVE-34609 10-in. 2/11/1926 Grüss' mir mein Wien Adolf Engel Male vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor BVE-34610 10-in. 2/11/1926 Ich hab' zu Haus' ein Grammophon Adolf Engel Male vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor BVE-34611 10-in. 2/11/1926 Los aviadores Orquesta Internacional Orchestra director  
Victor BVE-34612 10-in. 2/11/1926 Tamerlan Orquesta Internacional Orchestra director  
Victor BVE-34613 10-in. 2/11/1926 Himno del Zulia Orquesta Internacional Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-34633 12-in. 2/18/1926 Marsch Potpourri, no. 5 Bauernkapelle Band, with male vocal quartet director  
Victor CVE-34634 12-in. 2/18/1926 Marsch Potpourri, no. 6 Bauernkapelle Band, with male vocal quartet director  
Victor CVE-34648 12-in. 2/24/1926 Mizmor ledovid Josef Shlisky Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, organ  
Victor CVE-34649 12-in. 2/24/1926 Hineni heoni miemas Josef Shlisky Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, organ  
Victor BVE-34977 10-in. 3/25/1926 Yiddish un gut Solomon Stramer Male vocal solo, with mixed vocal quartet and orchestra director  
Victor BVE-34978 10-in. 3/25/1926 A velt mit klein veltelach Solomon Stramer Male vocal solo, with mixed vocal quartet and orchestra director  
Victor BVE-34979 10-in. 3/25/1926 Zwei liebes Solomon Stramer Male vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor BVE-34981 10-in. 3/26/1926 Fight the team (Across the field) Ohio State University Glee Club Male vocal quartet and vocal chorus, unaccompanied ("Fight the team"); with piano ("College days") instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-35018 10-in. 3/8/1926 Sveikas jēzau mažiausias Kastas Sabonis Male vocal solo, with organ instrumentalist, organ  
Victor BVE-35019 10-in. 3/8/1926 Šiandien betlejuj Kastas Sabonis Male vocal solo, with organ instrumentalist, organ  
Victor BVE-35023 10-in. 3/8/1926 Giesmē apie šventą Mariją Magdalena Juozas Vaičkus Male vocal solo, with organ instrumentalist, organ  
Victor BVE-35035 10-in. 3/10/1926 Davatkēlē po sodneli Juozas Vaičkus Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-35036 10-in. 3/10/1926 Rinkinys iš liaudies dainų, dalis 1 Juozas Vaičkus Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-35037 10-in. 3/10/1926 Rinkinys iš liaudies dainų, dalis 2 Juozas Vaičkus Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-35092 10-in. 6/25/1926 Semplicemente Maria Carlo Renard Male vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor BVE-35093 10-in. 6/25/1926 Addio, signora Carlo Renard Male vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor CVE-35114 12-in. 4/1/1926 Nishmasse Josef Rosenblatt Tenor vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, organ  
Victor CVE-35115 12-in. 4/1/1926 Nishmasse Josef Rosenblatt Tenor vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, organ  
Victor BVE-35364 10-in. 5/3/1926 Aves y flores Margarita Cueto Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 776-800 of 2044 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shield, LeRoy," accessed November 20, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107319.

Shield, LeRoy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 20, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107319.

"Shield, LeRoy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 20 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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