Before Sam Cooke, before Clyde McPhatter, before Ray Charles and before Earl Coleman there was Al Hibbler. Blind from birth, Hibbler began his recording career in 1942 with Jay McShann's band, when ...

A distinctive baritone singer who came into prominence with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in the 1940s, and scored a hit later with his version of the song "Unchained Melody." Albert Hibbler was born ...

Al Hibbler was born in Tyro, Mississippi, in 1915. He sang with Duke Ellington in the 1940s, and marched for civil rights in the 1950s and '60s. When naming heroes and heroines of the modern civil ...

A rich, supple baritone, Hibbler brought many of Duke Ellington's most popular ballads to life during an eight-year stint with the orchestra. He... Al Hibbler: Unchained Melodist As a preeminent ...

APRIL 9, 1963-- Although Birmingham police officers told reporters they had no intention of arresting him, demonstrators guided blind jazz singer Al Hibbler into the back of a paddy wagon after he ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Jazz singer Al Hibbler, who was known for his rich baritone and exaggerated phrasings, has died. He was 85. Hibbler, who is best remembered for his stint as one of Duke Ellington's ...

* Al Hibbler was a household name in the late 1950s, not for his being with the Duke Ellington band or even for his No. 3 hit, “Unchained Melody” (obituary, April 28). It was his distinct vocal style ...

September 17, 2008 • A rich, supple baritone, Hibbler brought many of Duke Ellington's most popular ballads to life during an eight-year stint with the orchestra. He went on to a long and successful ...

2001-04-28 04:00:00 PDT Chicago-- Al Hibbler, the blind singer who came to prominence with Duke Ellington's orchestra in the 1940s and scored a hit with his version of "Unchained Melody, " died ...

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