Billy Hobbs

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: accordion, saxophone, alto saxophone

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-07715 10-in. 4/5/1937 A love song of long ago Buddy Clark ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor BS-07716 10-in. 4/5/1937 Hold me tight Buddy Clark ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor BS-07717 10-in. 4/5/1937 I hum a waltz Buddy Clark ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor BS-07718 10-in. 4/5/1937 It's no secret I love you Carmen Castillo ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor BS-07719 10-in. 4/5/1937 Azuquita Carmen Castillo ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal ensemble instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor BS-07720 10-in. 4/5/1937 Havana's calling me Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor BS-027265 10-in. 10/7/1938 Night must fall Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, saxophone  
Victor BS-027266 10-in. 10/7/1938 Conga de noche Catalino Rolón ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus instrumentalist, saxophone  
Victor BS-027267 10-in. 10/7/1938 Cui cui Catalino Rolón ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus instrumentalist, saxophone  
Victor BS-027268 10-in. 10/7/1938 Nora Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, saxophone  
Victor BS-027269 10-in. 10/7/1938 Guitarra romana Carmen Castillo ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, saxophone  
Victor BS-027270 10-in. 10/7/1938 Alfredo Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, saxophone  
Victor BS-050877 10-in. 5/27/1940 Blen blen blen Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, saxophone  
Victor BS-050878 10-in. 5/27/1940 Rumba rumbero Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, saxophone  
Victor BS-050879 10-in. 5/27/1940 Macurije Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, saxophone  
Victor BS-050880 10-in. 5/27/1940 Nueva conga Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, saxophone  
Victor BS-050881 10-in. 5/27/1940 When the swallows come back to Capistrano Dinah Shore ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, saxophone  
Victor BS-050882 10-in. 5/27/1940 The breeze and I Dinah Shore ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, saxophone  
Decca L 3731 10-in. 1/28/1945 Baia Bing Crosby instrumentalist, accordion, alto saxophone  
Decca L 3732 10-in. 1/28/1945 You belong to my heart Bing Crosby instrumentalist, accordion, alto saxophone  
Decca L 3733 10-in. 1/28/1945 Siboney Bing Crosby instrumentalist, accordion, alto saxophone  
Decca L 3734 10-in. 1/28/1945 Hasta manana Bing Crosby instrumentalist, accordion, alto saxophone  
Decca L 3735 10-in. 2/11/1945 Siboney Bing Crosby instrumentalist, accordion, alto saxophone  
Decca L 3736 10-in. 2/11/1945 Baia (Na baixa do sapateiro) Bing Crosby instrumentalist, accordion, alto saxophone  
Decca L 3737 10-in. 2/11/1945 Hasta manana (Toda una vida) Bing Crosby instrumentalist, accordion, alto saxophone  
Decca L 3738 10-in. 2/11/1945 You belong to my heart Bing Crosby instrumentalist, accordion, alto saxophone  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hobbs, Billy," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/204593.

Hobbs, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/204593.

"Hobbs, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/204593

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