Al Hirt Concert Photos

Alois Maxwell "Al" Hirt (November 7, 1922 – April 27, 1999) was an American trumpeter and bandleader. He is best remembered for his million-selling recordings of "Java" and the accompanying album Honey in the Horn (1963), and for the theme song to The Green Hornet. His nicknames included "Jumbo" and "The Round Mound of Sound". Colin Escott, an author of musician biographies, wrote that RCA Victor Records, for which Hirt had recorded most of his best-selling recordings and for which he had spent much of his professional recording career...

Pete Fountain / Al Hirt on Jul 16, 1987 [015-small]

Pete Fountain / Al Hirt
Jul 16, 1987
 Devon, Pennsylvania, United States
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Al Hirt on Jul 16, 1967 [478-small]

Al Hirt
Jul 16, 1967
 North Tonawanda, New York, United States
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