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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 1926-1950 of 2044 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor [Trial 1924-01-24-03] 12-in. 1/24/1924 Pleurez, pleurez mes yeux Margaret Romaine Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-01-24-04] 10-in. 1/24/1924 Molly O M. A. Meagher Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-02-12-01] 10-in. 2/12/1924 Deep in your eyes Margaret Romaine Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-02-12-02] 10-in. 2/12/1924 Aida Emma Esparza Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-02-25-01] 10-in. 2/25/1924 Schumi Maritza Christ Hadgieff Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-03-12-04] 10-in. 3/12/1924 Im walde Hermann Weil Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-03-19-01] 10-in. 3/19/1924 Creole serenade Rae Eleanor Ball Violin solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-03-20-04] 10-in. 3/20/1924 When I wake Charles Hargreaves Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-04-24-03] 10-in. 4/24/1924 Vale John Marshall Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-04-24-06] 10-in. 4/24/1924 My ain folk Rosa Hamilton Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-04-24-07] 10-in. 4/24/1924 I'm a wand'rin Frederick Gunster Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-05-06-01] 10-in. 5/6/1924 Le cygne Evseĭ I͡Akovlevich Belousov Cello solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-05-06-02] 10-in. 5/6/1924 Because Kitty McLaughlin Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-05-06-03] 10-in. 5/6/1924 Dawn Kitty McLaughlin Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-05-06-04] 10-in. 5/6/1924 Ship ahoy G. A. Leichliter ; Peter Quartel Male vocal duet, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-05-06-05] 10-in. 5/6/1924 Yom Kippur Louis Lazarin Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-05-13-11] 10-in. 5/13/1924 Were you there? J. Foster Barnes Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-05-13-12] 10-in. 5/13/1924 Little David J. Foster Barnes Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-05-15-09] 10-in. 5/15/1924 Glunte Per Biorn ; Ingnar Nielsen Male vocal duet, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-05-26-02] 10-in. 5/26/1924 Little star home road Mina Hager Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-06-03-01] 10-in. 6/3/1924 The rose Rose Zulalian Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-06-19-01] 12-in. 6/19/1924 Souvenir de la Suisse Waino Kauppi Cornet solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-06-19-01] 10-in. 6/19/1924 Sand class reel John L. Baltzell Violin solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-06-19-02] 10-in. 6/19/1924 Pearl quadrille John L. Baltzell Violin solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1924-06-19-02] 10-in. 6/19/1924 Mary Joseph Calhoun Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 1926-1950 of 2044 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shield, LeRoy," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107319.

Shield, LeRoy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107319.

"Shield, LeRoy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 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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