Print, Photographic - Al Hibbler

 
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Print, Photographic - Al Hibbler
Al Hibbler Photo
Al Hibbler Photo

Print, Photographic - Al Hibbler

Object number2002.482.02
Dateca 1950-1960
Mediumpaper, ink
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
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    DescriptionBlack and white photograph of Al Hibbler sitting on a dark colored couch with his hands on a black dock who is also sitting on the couch. Hibbler is wearing a light colored long sleeve button down shirt with stripes and dark colored pants. There are curtains and a lamp in the background.

    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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