Al Hibbler

Quick Facts

Full Name	Al Hibbler
Occupation	Jazz Singer
Date Of Birth	Aug 16, 1915(1915-08-16)
Age	109
Date Of Death	April 24, 2001, Chicago, IL
Birthplace	Mississippi
Country	United States
Birth City	Mississippi
Horoscope	Leo

Al Hibbler Biography

Al Hibbler is one of the most popular and richest Jazz Singer who was born on August 16, 1915 in Mississippi, Mississippi, United States. Remembered for his work with jazz musician Duke Ellington, as well as for such solo hits as “He” and “Danny Boy,” this pop and R&B singer was also a prominent civil rights activist of the 1960s.

He performed at the funeral of the renowned jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong.

A native of Tyro, Mississippi, he spent the later years of his childhood in Little Rock, Arkansas. He died in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of eighty- five.

Al Hibbler Net Worth

Al Hibbler is one of the richest Jazz Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Al Hibbler 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After studying at the Arkansas School for the Blind, he won a Tennessee talent competition and subsequently began performing with Memphis bandleader Dub Jenkins. He joined Duke Ellington’s orchestra in 1943 and remained with the group until 1951.

His 1955 recording of “Unchained Melody” (a song that was covered and immortalized by the Righteous Brothers a decade later) rose to #1 and #3 positions on, respectively, United States R&B and pop charts and was also #2 on British music charts.

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Facts & Trivia

Al Ranked on the list of most popular Jazz Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Al Hibbler celebrates birthday on August 16 of every year.

Was Al Hibbler born blind?

Hibbler was blind at birth , in Tyro, Miss., and did not attend school until he was 15, when he went to the Arkansas School for the Blind. He sang in the school choir as a soprano, but by the end of his teenage years his voice had dropped, and he was soon singing the blues in Arkansas and Texas bars.

Who is Al Hibbler?

aka: Albert George Edward Hibbler. Albert George Edward (Al) Hibbler, a pop/jazz singer , was the first African American to have a radio program in Little Rock (Pulaski County). He was also the first blind entertainer to gain national prominence.

Who sang Unchained Melody in 1956?

“Unchained Melody”
Composer(s)| Alex North
Lyricist(s)| Hy Zaret

Who wrote the song he?

John Richards

Did Elvis write any songs?

And while Elvis wasn’t a songwriter per se, he did co-write a few songs in his career including “That’s Someone You Never Forget” and the haunting “You’ll Be Gone.” From the ’50s through the ’70s, Elvis demonstrated his innate gift as a seasoned song man.