Hal Singer

Harold Joseph Singer (October 8, 1919 – August 18, 2020), also known as Hal "Cornbread" Singer, was an American R&B and jazz bandleader and saxophonist.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 8, 1919 (Tulsa), Died August 18, 2020 (Chatou)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, composer

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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
Victor	D8VB-4090	10-in.	12/21/1948	Corn bread	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Decca	72297	10-in.	6/26/1944	I can't get started	Roy Eldridge Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	72298	10-in.	6/26/1944	After you've gone	Roy Eldridge Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	72299	10-in.	6/26/1944	Body and soul	Roy Eldridge Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	72430	10-in.	10/13/1944	Fish market	Roy Eldridge Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	72431	10-in.	10/13/1944	Twilight time	Roy Eldridge Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	72432		10/13/1944	St. Louis blues	Roy Eldridge Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	81739		10/20/1951	Buttermilk and beans	Hal Singer Orchestra ; The X-Rays		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	81740		10/20/1951	Charmaine	Hal Singer Orchestra ; The X-Rays		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	81741		10/20/1951	I've got a pocketful of dreams	Hal Singer Orchestra ; The X-Rays		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	81742		10/20/1951	Blue velvet	Hal Singer Orchestra ; The X-Rays		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	82179		1/22/1952	Easy street	Hal Singer Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	82180		1/22/1952	A weaver of dreams	Hal Singer Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	82181		1/22/1952	Miss me	Hal Singer Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	82182		1/22/1952	I hear a rhapsody	Hal Singer Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	82670		4/9/1952	Lonesome and blue	Hal Singer Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	82671		4/9/1952	I love the way you love me	Hal Singer Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	82672		4/9/1952	Secret love	Hal Singer Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	82673		4/9/1952	Please Dr. Jive	Hal Singer Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	82958		6/16/1952	Troubles	Joan Shaw		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	82959		6/16/1952	Better be on my way	Joan Shaw		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	82960		6/16/1952	Until you came along	Joan Shaw		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	82961		6/16/1952	Anything you say	Joan Shaw		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Singer, Hal," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/343966.

Singer, Hal. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/343966.

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