Dick Jacobs
Biography
Dick Jacobs (29 March 1918 – 20 May 1988) was an American musician, conductor, arranger, orchestrator, music director and an artists-and-repertoire director for several record labels (Coral, Decca, Brunswick and Springboard). He helped Jackie Wilson, Buddy Holly, Bobby Darin and others early in their careers in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Original Sound Track And Music From Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
1965
Buddy Holly
1958
Lullabies Of Birdland
1956
The Complete Buddy Holly
1979
Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits
1967
Jackie Wilson's Greatest Hits
1969
Whispers
1966
Soul Galore
1966
The Best Of The McGuire Sisters
1965
Soul Time
1965
Squeeze Her Tease Her (But Love Her)
1964
It's A Cozy World
1964
Baby Workout
1963
Brazen Brass
1960
Naughty, Naughty, Naughty
1960
Songs Our Mummy Taught Us
1959
Lonely Teardrops
1959
Lonely Teardrops
1958
The Yellow Rose Of Texas
1955
Satchmo Serenades
He's So Fine
1958
Credited work
2,105 releases · 573 albums · active 1953–2024
- Other credits · 1,798
- Performance · 855
- Production · 156
- Mastering · 28
- Engineering · 2
Studios: Angel Studios · Shine Studios · Soundtek Studios · Sea-Saint Studio
Frequent collaborators
- Jackie Wilson
- Teresa Brewer
- The McGuire Sisters
- Billy Williams (5)
- Louis Armstrong
- Alan Dale
- Buddy Holly
- Don Cornell