Al Hibbler

Albert George Hibbler was an American baritone vocalist, who sang with Duke Ellington's orchestra before having several pop hits as a solo artist. Some of Hibbler's singing is classified as rhythm and blues, but he is best seen as a bridge between R&B and traditional pop music. According to one authority, "Hibbler cannot be regarded as a jazz singer but as an exceptionally good interpreter of twentieth-century popular songs who happened to work with some of the best jazz musicians of the time."

16 August 1915

Born on the same birth day (16 August): Arthur Cayley • Désiré Mérchez • Earl Blumenauer • Fess Parker • Hasely Crawford • Jakob Rosanes • James "J.T." Taylor • James Reilly (Irish politician) • Jeff Perry (American actor) • John Bosco • Jules Laforgue • Julie Newmar • Lesley Turner Bowrey • Lois Nettleton • Masoud Barzani • Matteo Anesi • Pierre Reid • Robert "Squirrel" Lester • Ryan Kerrigan • Stan Lazaridis • Suzanne Farrell • Timothy Hutton • Trevor McDonald • Young Thug

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