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Herb Jeffries

voc, 1913-2014 US, Detroit
Singer / Songwriter of Jazz
A.k.a. Umberto Alexander Valentino

Herbert "Herb" Jeffries (born September 24, 1913 in Detroit, Michigan - died May 25, 2014 in Woodland Hills, California) was an American jazz and popular singer and actor. He was the first black man to star in an American western. He starred as a singing cowboy in several all-black Western films. Jeffries first recordings were with Earl Hines And His Orchestra. He recorded with Duke Ellington from 1940 to 1942. His most famous song, "Flamingo", sold over 50 million copies. In June 2010, at age 95, Jeffries gave a performance to raise funds for the Oceanside, California Unified School District's music program accompanied by the Big Band Jazz Hall of Fame Orchestra under the direction of clarinetist Tad Calcara.

     
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Pop
  • Blues
Plays With
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Earl Hines And His Orchestra
Herb Jeffries And His Orchestra
Richard Hazard & Orchestra
The Karen Hernandez Trio
Popular Tracks   
Jump for Joy on Perfect Swing by Various Artists
Flamingo on The Les Brown Songbook by Les Brown
What Good Would It Do? on All That Jazz, Vol. 28: From the Cotton Club Band to the Famous Orchestra – Duke Ellington by Duke Ellington
Angel Eyes on Say It Isn't So by Herb Jeffries
Jump for Joy on Ellington, Duke: Jump For Joy by Duke Ellington & Duke Ellington Orchestra
Texas to a "T" on Songs of Texas by Songs of Texas
Flamingo on 100 Years of Music by Herb Jeffries & Laurindo Almeida
Flamingo on Flamingo by Herb Jeffries
Flamingo on All Duke - 50 Tunes by Duke Ellington
The Brown-Skin Gal (In the Calico Gown) on Ellington, Duke: Jump For Joy by Duke Ellington & Duke Ellington Orchestra

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
The Singing ProphetHerb Jeffries2016Album
The Bronze Buckaroo (Rides Again)Herb Jeffries1995Album
I've Got The World On A StringHerb Jeffries & The Karen Hernandez Trio1989Album
I Remember The BingHerb Jeffries1978Album
Buenas Noches, Mi AmorHerb Jeffries1959Single
Senor FlamingoHerb Jeffries1958Single
Herb JeffriesHerb Jeffries1957Album
PassionHerb Jeffries, Richard Hazard & Orchestra1957Album
Herb JeffriesHerb Jeffries1957Album
Say It Isn't SoHerb Jeffries1957Album
Devil Is A WomanHerb Jeffries1957Album
Flamingo / Basin Street BluesLes Brown And His Band Of Renown, Herb Jeffries1955Single
FlamingoHerb Jeffries1952Album
Flamingo / Basin Street BluesHerb Jeffries And Les Brown And His Band Of Renown1952Album
Love Me / I'm Yours To CommandHerb Jeffries1951Album
Wonder Why / Dark Is The NightHerb Jeffries1951Album
Just JeffriesHerb Jeffries1951Album
Baby, Won't You Say You Love Me / The Flying DutchmanHerb Jeffries1950Single
Call Her Savage / Pagan Love SongHerb Jeffries1950Album
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday ( I Love You )/Just For Old TimesHerb Jeffries1950Album
There Goes My Heart / Swamp GirlHerb Jeffries1950Album
Our Love Story / Count Every StarHerb Jeffries1950Album
Magenta MoodsHerb Jeffries With Buddy Baker And His Orchestra1950Album
Love Me Long - Hold Me Close - Kiss Me Warm And Tender / If I Should Lose YouHerb Jeffries1950Album
The Flying Dutchman / Baby, Won't You Say You Love MeHerb Jeffries1950Album
Basin Street Blues / These Foolish ThingsHerb Jeffries, Buddy Baker And His Orchestra1949Album
Twilight / Pagan Love SongHerb Jeffries1949Album
A Dreamer With A PennyHerb Jeffries1949Album
The Four Winds And The Seven Seas / Never Be It SaidHerb Jeffries1949Album
You’re Too Tall, I’m Too Small / Peppermint StickToni Harper And Herb Jeffries1949Album
Nature Boy / Just NaiveHerb Jeffries1948Album
Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi / Some Other TimeHerb Jeffries With Buddy Baker And His Orchestra1948Album
Palomino / The Things You Left In My HeartHerb Jeffries With Buddy Baker And His Orchestra1947Album
Angel Eyes / You Gave Me Everything But LoveHerb Jeffries1947Album
Why Can't I Forget About You / When I Write My SongHerb Jeffries1947Album
My Blue Heaven / If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)Herb Jeffries1947Album
I Left My Heart In Mississippi / I'm Just A Lucky So-And-SoHerb Jeffries With Buddy Baker And His Orchestra1946Album
I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You / Someone To Watch Over MeHerb Jeffries / Frank Sinatra1946Album
Body And Soul / Oh Lady Be GoodHerb Jeffries / The Benny Goodman Quintet1946Album
Your Guess Is As Good As Mine / Evening BreezeHerb Jeffries With The Hamp-Tone All Stars1946Album
I Get The Blues When It Rains / I Left A Good Deal In MobilePeggy Lee / Herb Jeffries1946Album
At Least You Could Have Saved Me A Dream / Bring Enough Cloths For Three DaysHerb Jeffries, Eddie Beal Trio / Timmie Rogers And Excelsior Hep Cats1945Album
Here's Hopin' / Left A Good Deal In MobileHerb Jeffries And His Orchestra / Herb Jeffries With Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers1945Album
The Duke And IHerb JeffriesAlbum
Autumn In Rome / The One I LoveHerb JeffriesAlbum
What's The Score? / Body and SoulHerb Jeffries with Buddy Baker And His OrchestraAlbum
Jungle Rose / I Wonder What’s Become Of SallyHerb Jeffries with Buddy Baker And His OrchestraAlbum
Sing To Me / Sweet LeilaniHerb JeffriesSingle
Flamingo / Basin Street BluesHerb JeffriesAlbum
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday ( I Love You )/Just For Old TimesHerb JeffriesAlbum
My Arms Can Never Hold You / Whistling BluesHerb JeffriesSingle
Senor FlamingoHerb JeffriesAlbum
Wicked Woman / One Night In AcapulcoHerb JeffriesSingle
JamaicaHerb JeffriesAlbum
A Man Wrote A Song / The ShepherdHerb JeffriesAlbum
Twilight / Pagan Love SongHerb JeffriesAlbum
My Mother Singing / Dancing With YouHerb JeffriesAlbum
Autumn In Rome / The One I LoveHerb JeffriesAlbum
Senor FlamingoHerb JeffriesSingle
Left A Good Deal In Mobile / Here's HopingHerb Jeffries With Joe Liggins & His HoneydrippersAlbum
The Four Winds And The Seven Seas / Never Be It SaidHerb JeffriesAlbum
You Know You Belong To Somebody Else / Was It A DreamHerb JeffriesAlbum
JamaicaHerb JeffriesAlbum
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