Trading Card, Al Hibbler

 
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Trading Card, Al Hibbler
Al Hibbler card
Al Hibbler card

Trading Card, Al Hibbler

Object number2002.131.01
Dateca. 1955
Mediumpaper and ink
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (6.4 x 8.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
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    DescriptionAl Hibbler trading card. Card is endorsed by Decca Records and is number 3 of a series of 62 recording stars. Color picture of Hibbler on the front of card, wearing a brown suit and sunglasses. His name is in the bottom right corner along with "Decca Recording Star," all in red lettering on a yellow background. On the back is a short biography. Card was produced by Topps.

    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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