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Al Hibbler

Music (Singer)

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME

Albert George Hibbler

BIRTHDAY

August 16, 1915

BORN ON DAY

Monday

BIRTHPLACE

Tyro, Mississippi, United States

DIED AT AGE

85 Years 8 Months 8 Days

DEATHDATE

April 24, 2001

DEATHPLACE

Chicago, Illinois, United States

NATIONALITY

American

PROFESSION

Music (Singer)

ZODIAC

LEO

Physical Stats

CHEST

N/A

BICEPS

N/A

WAIST

N/A

HEIGHT

N/A

WEIGHT

N/A

Fame & Address

SIGNATURE

DEBUT

FAMOUS FROM/AS

Al Hibbler Sings Duke Ellington (Album 1954), Unchained Melody (Single 1955), He (Single 1955)

Education, Net Worth & More

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Career of Al Hibbler

Al started his music career with the single ?I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good". He released his first album named I surrender Dear in 1947. He was one of the best Jazz musicians of his time.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Al Hibbler

Did Al Hibbler takes alcohol? NA.
Was Al Hibbler in the habit of Smoking? NA.
He was blind from birth and attended the Arkansas School for the Blind. He joined the school choir and is disability never stopped him from following his dream of becoming a singer.
Not many are aware of the fact that the singer used to work as a blues singer in local bands in his starting days.
He had also won an amateur talent contest in Memphis, TN which gave a kick start to his singing career.
Most of his songs recorded under the Decca music label. He is also charted in its Jazz and Popular artists list.
His genres include Jazz, traditional popular music and easy listening music. Some of the band he initially joined were Ellington's orchestra and an unknown band led by Jay McShann.
He was arrested in NJ for his involvement in the civil rights in 1959 and in 1963.
Most of his work material was destroyed in the fire at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2008.
He died at the age of 85 in 2001 at Holy Cross Hospital, Chicago and resting place is at Lincoln Cemetery in Blue Island, Illinois.
The singer also had auditioned for Duke Ellington in 1935.
The singer also had auditioned for Duke Ellington in 1935.