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Known as the "King of the Trumpet," Al Hirt received many accolades during his lifetime, but there was no greater reward than the immense fan following that made him an American music legend. Alois Maxwell Continued...
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Hirt was born November 7, 1922 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 6 years old when he got his first trumpet from a pawnshop, and it proved to be a life-long love affair. Al's first professional gig, at the age of 17, was calling the horses to the post at the Louisiana Fairgrounds in 1939. Hirt studied classical musical at the Cincinnati Conservatory in the 1940s, and during World War II played as a bugler to the troops. After the war, he played with bands led by Tommy Dorsey, Ray McKinley and Horace Heidt. Hirt signed his first recording contract with Southland Records in 1955 and soon started to record under his own name, but superstar status wouldn't come until the 1960s, when he signed with RCA and took up residency at his own club in New Orleans, where he was admired for his stellar technique.
As one of the best known trumpeters in jazz, Hirt played at John F. Kennedy's presidential inauguration in 1961, and provided the music for a number of movies. During this decade Hirt placed 18 albums in the Billboard Top 200, including the Top 10 albums Honey In The Horn (his first million-seller), Cotton Candy (on which he was joined by the Anita Kerr Singers) and Sugar Lips. As often happens, commercial success brought a measure of condemnation from jazz purists, but Hirt was unfazed. He continued to perform in clubs and to record throughout the 70s, shrugging off a lip injury, and was still playing his high-spirited, good-humored jazz in the 80s and 90s. During his career he received 21 Grammy nominations. All told, Hirt recorded more than 50 albums in his career, and played for millions of people around the world including Pope John Paul II and 8 U.S. Presidents. He earned 4 gold albums and 1 platinum. In 1999, Hirt died in New Orleans of liver failure after spending the previous year in a wheelchair due to edema in his leg. Hirt has left behind a tremendous legacy—one that inspires jazz musicians and fills music fan everywhere with a sense of joy and wonder.
