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Al Hirt was the King of Bourbon Street and New Orleans Jazz. Al Hirt was always a bigger than life figure, weighing nearly 300 pounds. Affectionately known as Jumbo by his friends, he was gregarious and loved New Orleans cuisine.
Oct 19, 2005 · A phenomenally proficient trumpet player, Al Hirt was one of the most successful instrumental recording artists of the 1960s. Perhaps modeling his genial stage personality after Louis Armstrong, Hirt was a tremendously popular performer, easily capturing the center of attention with his massive 300-pound, 6-foot-2 frame (among his nicknames ...
Al Hirt. AL HIRT (b. Nov. 7, 1922 – d. April 27, 1999): The son of a New Orleans police officer, Alois Maxwell Hirt got his first trumpet at age six and by age sixteen, he was playing professionally. Two years later, he began studying at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.
Apr 28, 1999 · Al Hirt, the legendary Dixieland trumpeter with a giant sound, died Tuesday in New Orleans at the age of 76. In a career that ranged over 50 years, the 6-foot-6, 300-pound Hirt recorded more...
The son of a New Orleans policeman, Hirt was born in the Crescent City in 1922. He was six years old when his parents bought him his first trumpet at a local pawn shop. At high school he studied...
May 6, 1999 · Al Hirt. Dixielander who kept his heart in New Orleans. By John Fordham. Wed 5 May 1999 20.51 EDT. Al Hirt, who has died aged 76, was probably the best known trumpeter in the United States...
1922 – 1999. About. New Orleans native Al Hirt began his career as a conservatory trained classical trumpeter, but later turned to jazz. Hirt was best known both for his pop-jazz hit “Java,” one of the best selling instrumentals song in record-industry history, and for his stature as a beloved hometown icon. Continue Reading.
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