Dick Jacobs

Dick Jacobs (29 March 1918 – 20 May 1988) was an American musician, conductor, arranger, orchestrator, music director and an artists-and-repertoire director for several record labels (Coral, Decca, Brunswick and Springboard). He helped Jackie Wilson, Buddy Holly, Bobby Darin and others early in their careers in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 29, 1918, Died May 20, 1988

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1951 - 1967

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, arranger, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, celeste, saxophone, bells

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 443 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 87936 5/11/1955 You still mean the same to me Alan Dale leader  
Decca 88208 6/17/1955 Kiss me and kill me with love Dick Jacobs ; The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 88209 6/17/1955 Young and foolish Dick Jacobs ; The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 88210 6/17/1955 If it's a dream Dick Jacobs ; The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 88211 6/17/1955 Heart Dick Jacobs ; The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 88534 8/19/1955 Sometimes I'm happy The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 88535 8/19/1955 June night The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 88536 8/19/1955 Blue skies The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 88537 8/19/1955 Somebody loves me The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 88649 9/15/1955 's wonderful The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 88650 9/15/1955 Cuddle up a little closer The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 88687 9/22/1955 Mississippi mud The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 88688 9/22/1955 Tip toe through the tulips with me The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 88689 9/22/1955 All by myself The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 88695 9/23/1955 Does your heart beat for me? The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 88696 9/23/1955 Them there eyes The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 88697 9/23/1955 Do you remember when? The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 100332 8/2/1956 One America The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 100351 7/31/1956 Billy Bunny The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 100352 7/31/1956 April, April fool The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 100353 7/31/1956 The Nina, the Pinta, the Santa Maria The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 100354 8/1/1956 Children's holiday The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 100355 8/1/1956 A haunting we will go The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 100356 8/1/1956 Won't you be my Valentine The McGuire Sisters leader  
Decca 100357 8/1/1956 Happy New Year The McGuire Sisters leader  
(Results 51-75 of 443 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jacobs, Dick," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/204876.

Jacobs, Dick. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/204876.

"Jacobs, Dick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.

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