Al Hibbler

Biography

Albert George Hibbler, 16 August 1915, Tyro, Mississippi, USA, d. 24 April 2001, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Blind from birth, Hibbler attended the Conservatory for the Blind in Little Rock, Arkansas, becoming a member of the school choir. After winning an amateur talent contest in Memphis, he worked with local bands and his own outfit before joining Jay ‘Hootie’ McShann in 1942. In the following year he joined the Duke Ellington Orchestra, proving to be one of the best male singers the... Read more

Genres

Jazz Pop / Rock R&B / Soul Vocals

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jazz

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50s

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rhythm and blues

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soul

vocal jazz

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40s

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al hibbler

blind musician

Decades

1990s 2000s

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