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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 201-225 of 2044 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-30124 10-in. 5/20/1924 Canzone della polenta Eugenio Cibelli ; Sestetto Italiano Victor Male vocal solo, with vocal sextet and instrumental ensemble conductor  
Victor B-30125 10-in. 5/20/1924 La Marianna la va in campagna Eugenio Cibelli ; Sestetto Italiano Victor Male vocal solo, with vocal sextet and instrumental ensemble conductor  
Victor B-30126 10-in. 5/20/1924 Eco d'Italia Sestetto Italiano Victor Male vocal chorus, with instrumental ensemble conductor  
Victor B-30127 10-in. 5/20/1924 Di che no Eugenio Cibelli ; Sestetto Italiano Victor Male vocal solo, with vocal sextet and instrumental ensemble conductor  
Victor B-30135 10-in. 5/26/1924 Fúlgida luna Jorge Añez ; Alcides Briceño Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble conductor  
Victor B-30136 10-in. 5/26/1924 Adiós mi chaparrita Jorge Añez ; Alcides Briceño Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble conductor  
Victor B-30137 10-in. 5/26/1924 La ausencia Jorge Añez ; Alcides Briceño Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble conductor  
Victor B-30155 10-in. 6/3/1924 W Polskiej wsi Tadeusz Wroński Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30156 10-in. 6/3/1924 W Polskiej wsi Tadeusz Wroński Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30161 10-in. 6/4/1924 Africa Jack Shilkret Orchestra [i.e., International Novelty Orchestra] ; Jack Shilkret Orchestra, with male vocal solo conductor  
Victor B-30162 10-in. 6/4/1924 Cuando se pone el sol Orquesta Internacional Orchestra conductor  
Victor C-30163 12-in. 6/4/1924 Ahavo rabo (Teil 1) Shloimele Rothstein Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor C-30164 12-in. 6/4/1924 Ahavo rabo (Teil 2) Shloimele Rothstein Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30166 10-in. 6/5/1924 Lehmann wird Ehemann Ernest Balle Comic monologue, with vocal and instrumental ensemble conductor  
Victor B-30167 10-in. 6/5/1924 Lehmann wird Ehemann Ernest Balle Comic monologue, with vocal and instrumental ensemble conductor  
Victor C-30180 12-in. 6/12/1924 A suite of serenades Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Victor C-30181 12-in. 6/12/1924 A suite of serenades Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-30182 10-in. 6/12/1924 Zasadzil som čerešničku Andrej Gellert Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30183 10-in. 6/12/1924 Veselý čardáš Andrej Gellert Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-30186 10-in. 6/13/1924 Love me International Novelty Orchestra Orchestra instrumentalist, celeste  
Victor B-30188 10-in. 6/16/1924 Take time to be holy Theodore B. Tu Male vocal solo, with organ instrumentalist, organ  
Victor B-30189 10-in. 6/16/1924 How shall the young secure their hearts Theodore B. Tu Male vocal solo, with organ instrumentalist, organ  
Victor B-30190 10-in. 6/16/1924 Praise ye the saviour's grace Theodore B. Tu Male vocal solo, with organ instrumentalist, organ  
Victor B-30191 10-in. 6/16/1924 Abide with me Theodore B. Tu Male vocal solo, with organ conductor  
Victor B-30192 10-in. 6/16/1924 What a friend we have in Jesus Theodore B. Tu Male vocal solo, with organ instrumentalist, organ  
(Results 201-225 of 2044 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shield, LeRoy," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107319.

Shield, LeRoy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107319.

"Shield, LeRoy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 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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