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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 851-875 of 2044 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-36437 10-in. 9/30/1926 Cover me with sunshine (And feather my nest with love) Jean Goldkette's Book-Cadillac Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with piano duet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-36592 10-in. 11/15/1926 Artistu daina Juozas Vaičkus Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-36593 10-in. 11/15/1926 Laisvés kovotojų daina Juozas Vaičkus Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-36594 10-in. 11/15/1926 Puotos dainos Juozas Vaičkus Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-36595 10-in. 11/15/1926 Pavergtos lietuvos rauda Juozas Vaičkus Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-36596 10-in. 11/15/1926 Piršlio daina Juozas Vaičkus Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-36597 10-in. 11/15/1926 Knygnešio daina Juozas Vaičkus Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-36760 10-in. 11/9/1926 Ich hab' mein Herz in Heidelberg verloren George Gut Male vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor BVE-36761 10-in. 11/9/1926 Sag' mir's beim Tanz dass du mich liebst George Gut Male vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor BVE-36778 10-in. 11/26/1926 Sov, min prinsesse August Werner Male vocal solo, with orchestra director, instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-36832 10-in. 10/16/1926 Celos de ñusta Orquesta Internacional Orchestra director  
Victor BVE-36833 10-in. 10/16/1926 Fuerza, valor y energía Orquesta Internacional Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-36834 12-in. 10/18/1926 Hashkivenu Louis Waldman Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and organ director  
Victor BVE-36836 10-in. 10/18/1926 Hot dog Lucy Levin Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra director  
Victor BVE-36857 10-in. 10/22/1926 Ilusiones de amor Orquesta Internacional Orchestra director  
Victor BVE-36858 10-in. 10/22/1926 Noche porteña Orquesta Internacional Orchestra director  
Victor BVE-36891 10-in. 11/1/1926 Won't be long, before she belongs to me Jane Green Female vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor BVE-36892 10-in. 11/1/1926 Hard-to-get Gertie Jane Green Female vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor BVE-36893 10-in. 11/1/1926 If I'd only believed in you Jane Green Female vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor BVE-36895 10-in. 11/2/1926 My baby doesn't squawk New Orleans Blue Five Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BVE-36906 10-in. 11/5/1926 Chimú Orquesta Internacional Orchestra director  
Victor BVE-36907 10-in. 11/5/1926 Ñatica Orquesta Internacional Orchestra director  
Victor BVE-36919 10-in. 11/10/1926 Troika and a lady Kirilloff's Russian Balalaika Orchestra Balalaika orchestra director  
Victor BVE-36925 10-in. 11/12/1926 Blues from the Everglades Morris' Hot Babies Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BVE-36926 10-in. 11/12/1926 P. D. Q. blues Thomas Morris ; Morris' Hot Babies Jazz/dance band director  
(Results 851-875 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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