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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 801-825 of 2044 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-35365 10-in. 5/3/1926 Estrellita Margarita Cueto Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-35494 10-in. 6/18/1926 La ragazza originale Giuseppe de Laurentiis Male vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor CVE-35565 12-in. 7/8/1926 Hinenee heone Josef Rosenblatt Tenor vocal solo, with instrumental quartet director, instrumentalist, organ  
Victor CVE-35566 12-in. 7/8/1926 Yaale Henry Rosenblatt ; Josef Rosenblatt Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with instrumental quartet director, instrumentalist, organ  
Victor BVE-35569 10-in. 7/9/1926 Chaconne Kirilloff's Russian Balalaika Orchestra Balalaika orchestra director  
Victor BVE-35570 10-in. 7/9/1926 Selska dyiwchyna Kirilloff's Russian Balalaika Orchestra Balalaika orchestra director  
Victor BVE-35571 10-in. 7/9/1926 Oy ra polka Kirilloff's Russian Balalaika Orchestra Balalaika orchestra director  
Victor BVE-35572 10-in. 7/9/1926 Ukrainian potpourri Kirilloff's Russian Balalaika Orchestra Balalaika orchestra director  
Victor BVE-35573 10-in. 7/9/1926 Rosita Kirilloff's Russian Balalaika Orchestra Balalaika orchestra director  
Victor BVE-35660 10-in. 6/7/1926 Fiore di Maggio Orchestra Italiana Tafarella Orchestra director  
Victor BVE-35661 10-in. 6/7/1926 Geniale Orchestra Italiana Tafarella Orchestra director  
Victor BVE-35662 10-in. 6/7/1926 Ombra si tu Gilda Mignonette Female vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor BVE-35663 10-in. 6/7/1926 Nu poco 'e sentimento Gilda Mignonette Female vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor BVE-35676 10-in. 6/10/1926 A banjo song Bessie Whiteside Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor CVE-35677 12-in. 6/10/1926 Shepherd, take me by the hand Bessie Whiteside Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-35679 10-in. 6/11/1926 Polca internacional International Novelty Orchestra Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-35694 12-in. 6/16/1926 V'lirusholaim ircho Jacob M. Jacobowitz Male vocal solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, organ  
Victor CVE-35695 12-in. 6/16/1926 V'lirusholaim ircho Jacob M. Jacobowitz Male vocal solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, organ  
Victor CVE-35735 12-in. 7/1/1926 In a Chinese temple garden International Concert Orchestra Orchestra instrumentalist, celeste  
Victor CVE-35740 12-in. 7/6/1926 Romanza and variations Orchestra Italiana Tafarella Orchestra, with cornet solo director  
Victor BVE-35766 10-in. 7/13/1926 Plebiscito Orquesta Internacional Orchestra director  
Victor BVE-35936 10-in. 7/23/1926 Barcelona Giuseppe De Laurentiis Male vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor BVE-35937 10-in. 7/23/1926 Ai don' che Giuseppe de Laurentiis Male vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor BVE-35938 10-in. 7/23/1926 Il matrimonio in America Giuseppe de Laurentiis Male vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor BVE-35939 10-in. 7/23/1926 Valencia Carlo Renard Male vocal solo, with orchestra director  
(Results 801-825 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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