Hal Singer

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Hal Singer was an American jazz and R&B saxophonist and bandleader known for his influential work in the mid-20th century music scene.

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Hal Singer canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
rhythm and blues musician ⓘ
saxophonist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2010s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940 ⓘ
associatedAct Don Byas ⓘ
Duke Ellington ⓘ
Earl Bostic ⓘ
Jay McShann ⓘ
Roy Eldridge ⓘ
awardReceived Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres ⓘ
birthName Harold Joseph Singer ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1919-10-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2020-08-18 ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Singer ⓘ
fieldOfWork R&B performance ⓘ
jazz performance ⓘ
genre bebop ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
swing ⓘ
givenName Harold ⓘ
instrument tenor saxophone ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
French ⓘ
livedIn Paris, France ⓘ
linked to: Paris
name Hal Singer ⓘ
notableEvent survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre ⓘ
notableRole pioneer of R&B tenor saxophone style ⓘ
notableWork Cornbread ⓘ
occupation bandleader ⓘ
musician ⓘ
saxophonist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Chatou, France ⓘ
recordLabel Prestige Records ⓘ
Savoy Records ⓘ
Vogue Records ⓘ
residence France ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Arlette Singer ⓘ

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Singer → hasNotableBearer → Hal Singer ⓘ
Hal Singer → name → Hal Singer ⓘ