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Also known as Harold Joseph "Hal" Singer, Cornbread, Harold Joseph Singer

American musician (1919–2020)

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Person
Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1919
Active to
2020

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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. <a href="https://www.last.

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Official website
www.halsingergroup.com
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date of birth
1919-10-08
pseudonym
Cornbread
start of work period
1939-00-00
date of death
2020-08-18
name in native language
Hal Singer
end of work period
1990-00-00
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Hal Singer
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