Al Hibbler
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Albert George Hibbler, born on August 16, 1915, in Tyro, Mississippi, was an American baritone vocalist who sang with Duke Ellington's orchestra before achieving success as a solo artist. Blind from birth, Hibbler began his musical journey at the Arkansas School for the Blind and later performed locally in Little Rock. He joined Jay McShannâs band in 1942 and subsequently became part of Duke Ellington's orchestra in 1943, replacing Herb Jeffries. With Ellington, Hibbler featured on notable standards such as "Do Nothin' Til You Hear From Me" (1944). He won the Esquire New Star Award in 1947. Hibbler left Ellington's band in 1951 and began recording with various labels, including Norgran and Decca. His solo career highlights include "Unchained Melody" (1955), which reached Number 3 on the US pop chart and sold over one million copies. He died on April 24, 2001, in Chicago.
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- Don't Get Around Much Anymore
- After The Lights Go Down Low
- You Had Better Change Your Ways
- All or Nothing At All
- Trees
- It Shouldn't Happen To A Dream
- Solitude
- Lover, Come Back To Me (Sigmund-Romberg)
- I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
- Every Hour on the Hour (I Fall in Love with You) by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
- Anne
- Song Of The Wanderer
- Now I Lay Me Down To Dream
- You And I
- I Won't Tell A Soul I Love You
- As Time Goes By
- Danny Boy
- Ain't It Lonesome by Jimmy Rushing
- Lotsa Poppa by Jimmy Rushing
- Flamingo
- Sweet Slumber
- Hey, Miss Bessie by Jimmy Rushing
- In My Solitude by Jimmy Rushing
- Trees by Jimmy Rushing
