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Robert Leo "Bobby" Hackett (January 31, 1915 – June 7, 1976) was an US jazz musician who played trumpet, cornet and guitar with the bands of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman in the late thirties and early forties.
Hackett was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He made his name as a follower of the legendary cornet player Bix Beiderbecke: Benny Goodman hired him to recreate Bix's famous "I'm Coming Virginia" solo at his (Goodman's) 1938 Carnegie Hall concert. In the late 1930s Hackett played lead trumpet in the Vic Schoen Orchestra which backed the Andrews Sisters. Bobby Hackett can be heard on the soundtrack to the 1940 Fred Astaire movie Second Chorus. In 1939 the talent agency MCA asked Bobby Hackett to form a big band with their backing. Unfortunately the band failed and Hackett was in substantial debt to MCA after it folded. Bobby Hackett joined the bands of Horace Heidt and then Glenn Miller to pay down this debt. To make matters worse, his lip was in bad shape after dental surgery, making it difficult for him to play the trumpet or cornet. Glenn Miller came to Hackett's rescue, offering him a job as a guitarist with the Miller Band. "When I joined the band and I was making good money at last, [...] [jazz critics] accused me of selling out. Hell I wasn't selling out, I was selling in! It's funny, isn't it, how you go right into the wastebasket with some critics the minute you become successful". Despite his lip problems, Hackett could still play occasional short solos, and he can be heard playing a famous one with the Glenn Miller Orchestra on "A String of Pearls." A dream come true for Hackett was his inclusion in Louis Armstrong's 1947 Town Hall Jazz Concert. During the 1950s, he made a series of albums of ballads with a full string orchestra, produced by Jackie Gleason, exhibiting a dreamy, vibrato-free sound.
Bobby Hackett - Rendezvous (1957) Full vinyl LP
Bobby Hackett - That midnight touch (1967) Full vinyl LP
Jackie Gleason The Complete Sessions Bobby Hackett Vol.I
Bobby Hackett Sextet - Swing That Music
BOBBY HACKETT THE GREATEST CORNETIST
Jackie Gleason's Orchestra with Bobby Hackett trumpet - I Only Have Eyes for You
Bobby Hackett - Dream Awhile *Full Album note GMB
Bobby Hackett - Stardust
Bobby Hackett Sextet
Bobby Hackett - Swing That Music (Goodyear film 1962) [official HQ video]
Actors: Andrew Craig (actor), Aaron Fors (actor), Gary Imhoff (actor), Joe Campana (editor), Day Pollini (miscellaneous crew), Beth McManigill (miscellaneous crew), C. Andrew Hall (miscellaneous crew), Mary Alice Drumm (producer), Steven Borzachillo (actor), Ahmed Aksas (director), Ahmed Aksas (producer), Christopher Probst (producer), Robert Gaylor (actor), Angelo Bua (actor), Ahmed Aksas (writer),
Plot: Witty beyond his years, young Bobby finds himself blissfully alone within his chaotic household. Eager to initiate his right of passage into manhood, he cleverly devises to rent an adult film from the local videostore. Fortunately, a series of increasingly nerve-wracking obstacles hinder his way as he encounters a bizzare group of characters.
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Lloyd French (director), Leith Stevens (actor), Samuel Sax (producer), Mel Allen (actor), Nan Wynn (actress), Bobby Hackett (actor), Leslie Lieber (actor), Chauncey Morehouse (actor),
Plot: The setting is a radio broadcast with the bands of Leith Stevens and Bobby Hackett, the vocals by Nan Wynn and a speciality bit by Leslie Lieber playing a toy whistle. Future-and-long-time-voice of the New York Yankees baseball team, Mel Allen (as Melvin Allen), served as the announcer.
Keywords: 1930s, announcer, band, bandleader, big-band, drummer, female-singer, jazz, musician, new-york-cityActors: Paul Douglas (actor), Leith Stevens (actor), Lloyd French (director), Bobby Hackett (actor), Edith Dick (actress),
Genres: Musical, Short,You’re so jaded
A fortune fated
to lose your way
Whoa Whoa Why
can’t you see it
Contented to be
in this world__alone
It’s time you know
You’ve gotta...
Chorus:
Take a little bit of
love back
Take a little bit of
time to make it right
Get a little bit of
love back
You know there’s
never time to cry
Whoa Whoa___Why?
Whoa Whoa___Why?
Verse 2:
You try to hold on
But it’s so cold
on your own at night
Whoa Whoa I
do believe it
that you Are still
bleeding your heart away
Embrace the day!
Yeah-ah!
Chorus
Take a little bit of
love back
Take a little bit of
time to make it right
Get a little bit of love back
You know there’s
never time to cry
Do you ever feel
the need to run and hide
There’s never meaning
if you keep it all
Inside of you___ baby
Inside of you___ baby
You’ve been wishing on a star
that he would see
But nobody’s gonna know you
quite like me now baby
Do you see me now___ baby?
*Instrumentals*
Yeah Yeah!
Well Take a little
(Love back)
Take a little bit of time
to make it right
Get a little bit of
love back
You know there’s never time
No, there’s never time
(Take a little bit of)
Love back
Take a little
time to make it right
And get a little bit
of love back
You know there’s
never time to cry
Whoa Whoa__Why?
Whoa Whoa__Why?
Whoa Whoa__Why?
Whoa Whoa__Why?
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Time 03:29
Lyrics are as sung on EP Verion
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