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Hal Singer

Hal Singer has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 16 August 2015. Hal Singer's music has been featured on 13 episodes.

Harold Joseph "Hal" Singer (born 8 October 1919), also known as Hal "Cornbread" Singer, is an American rhythm & blues and jazz bandleader and saxophonist.

Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Singer studied violin as a child but, as a teenager, switched to clarinet and then tenor saxophone, which became his instrument of choice. From the late 1930s he began playing in local bands, including Ernie Fields', before joining Jay McShann's orchestra in 1943 and then moving to New York. After working in other…

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Libertarian
Hal Singer, Jef Gilson
Le Chant Du Monde1974
Libertarian
Hal Singer, Jef GilsonLe Chant Du Monde1974
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Garvey's Strut
Hal Singer, Jef Gilson
Le Chant Du Monde1974
Garvey's Strut
Hal Singer, Jef GilsonLe Chant Du Monde1974
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Blue Stompin'
Kippie Moketsi, Hal Singer
We Are Busy Bodies, The Sun2021
Blue Stompin'
Kippie Moketsi, Hal SingerWe Are Busy Bodies, The Sun2021
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Du Bois
Hal Singer, Art Taylor, Siegfried Kessler
Futura Records1971
Du Bois
Hal Singer, Art Taylor, Siegfried KesslerFutura Records1971
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Malcom X
H. Singer, J-L. Bucchi
Play It Again Sam0
Malcom X
H. Singer, J-L. BucchiPlay It Again Sam0
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The Soukouss 1
Manu Dibango, Hal Singer, Jojo
Decca1971
The Soukouss 1
Manu Dibango, Hal Singer, JojoDecca1971
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Mother Africa
Hal Singer, Jef Gilson
Le Chant Du Monde1974
Mother Africa
Hal Singer, Jef GilsonLe Chant Du Monde1974
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Mother Africa
Jef Gilson, Hal Singer
Kindred Spirits2007
Mother Africa
Jef Gilson, Hal SingerKindred Spirits2007
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