Album, 45 Record - Al Hibbler

 
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Album, 45 Record - Al Hibbler
Album, Al Hibbler
Album, Al Hibbler

Album, 45 Record - Al Hibbler

Object number2002.438.01
Datec. 1960
DimensionsOverall: 7 x 7 in. (17.8 x 17.8 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
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    DescriptionCover of 45' "Unchained Melodies" has a black and white picture of Hilbbler singing. The background is blue and the title is in two tan colored circles that are attached by straight lines. Album was produced by Festival Records.

    Al Hibbler (1915-2001) was an American vocalist who had several pop hits and lived in Little Rock, Arkansas, as a child where he attended Arkansas School for the Blind. He began his career singing for Duke Ellington’s orchestra and while with Ellington, Hibbler won the Esquire New Star Award in 1947 and the Down Beat Award for Best Band Vocalist in 1949. During his solo career, he produced hit songs such as “After the Lights Go Down Low”, “Never Turn Back”, and his most popular, “Unchained Melody”.
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