b. Albert George Hibbler, 16 August 1915, Tyro, Mississippi, USA, d. 24 April 2001, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Blind from birth, Hibbler attended the Conservatory for the Blind in Little Rock, Arkansas, becoming a member of the school choir. After winning an amateur talent contest in Memphis, he worked with local bands and his own outfit before joining Jay "Hootie" McShann in 1942. In the following year he joined the Duke Ellington Orchestra, proving to be one of the best male singers the leader ever employed. In the 40s he sang on Ellington records such as "Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues", "I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So", "Pretty Woman", "Don't Be So Mean To My Baby", "Good Woman Blues", and "Build That Railroad" (1950). During his eight year stay with Ellington, Hibbler won the Esquire New Star Award (1947) and DownBeat Best Band Vocalist (1948-49). He subsequently recorded with several well-known jazz musicians in his backing groups, among them Harry Carney, Billy Kyle, Count Basie and Gerald Wilson.

Listen to Al Hibbler at Finetune.

• (2005)  After The Lights Go Down Low
• (2005)  Al Hibbler Sings The Blues / Monday Every Day
• (2000)  Unchained Melody

• Unchained Melody
• After the Lights Go Down Low
• 11th Hour Melody
• He
• The Very Thought of You

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• Bobby Darin
• Chuck Berry
• Bill Haley & the Comets
• Buddy Holly
• Dean Martin
• Andy Williams
• Connie Francis
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• Bill Haley & His Comets
• Conway Twitty
• Percy Mayfield
• Bobby Freeman
• Frank Sinatra
• The Everly Brothers
• The Platters
• Louis Armstrong
• Carl Perkins
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• Johnny Cash

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