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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 826-850 of 2044 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-35940 10-in. 7/26/1926 Breezin' along (With the breeze) Seattle Harmony Kings Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BVE-35950 10-in. 8/2/1926 No one will know it but me Seattle Harmony Kings Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BVE-35951 10-in. 8/2/1926 Nervous Charlie stomp Seattle Harmony Kings Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BVE-35952 10-in. 8/2/1926 How many times Seattle Harmony Kings Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BVE-36019 10-in. 8/5/1926 El Curtis Orquesta Internacional Orchestra director  
Victor BVE-36020 10-in. 8/5/1926 Mis ensueños Orquesta Internacional Orchestra director  
Victor BVE-36038 10-in. 8/11/1926 Disillusions Neapolitan Orchestra Instrumental quartet director  
Victor BVE-36039 10-in. 8/11/1926 Farfalle Neapolitan Orchestra Instrumental quartet director  
Victor BVE-36040 10-in. 8/11/1926 Fra le rose Neapolitan Orchestra Instrumental quartet director  
Victor BVE-36212 10-in. 9/10/1926 Pocom ja sie zenil? J. S. Zieliński Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and whistling instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-36297 10-in. 9/24/1926 Jag vet en hamn George Hultgren Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, organ  
Victor BVE-36298 10-in. 9/24/1926 Julen är inne George Hultgren Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, organ  
Victor BVE-36299 10-in. 9/24/1926 That's why I love him George Hultgren Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, organ  
Victor BVE-36400 10-in. 9/24/1926 I'm a pilgrim George Hultgren Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, organ  
Victor BVE-36401 10-in. 9/24/1926 What's the use of crying Greta Woodson Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-36402 10-in. 9/24/1926 I'd love to call you my sweetheart Greta Woodson Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-36403 10-in. 9/25/1926 Kentucky lullaby Greta Woodson Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-36404 10-in. 9/25/1926 There's a little white house Greta Woodson Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-36405 10-in. 9/25/1926 Cover me up with sunshine Greta Woodson Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-36414 10-in. 9/27/1926 Babicka Václav Albrecht Male vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor BVE-36415 10-in. 9/27/1926 Staré zlate časy Václav Albrecht Male vocal solo, with orchestra (takes 2 and 3); with male vocals and orchestra (take 1) director  
Victor BVE-36416 10-in. 9/27/1926 Staré zlate časy Václav Albrecht Male vocal solo, with orchestra (takes 3-5); with male vocals and orchestra (takes 1 and 2) director  
Victor BVE-36422 10-in. 9/27/1926 Vltavo ty modrotoká Václav Albrecht Male vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor BVE-36424 10-in. 9/27/1926 Starý cigán Václav Albrecht Male vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor BVE-36436 10-in. 9/30/1926 I've got a girl Jean Goldkette's Book-Cadillac Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with piano duet instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 826-850 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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