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Al Hirt
Alois Maxwell "Al" Hirt, born on November 7, 1922 in New Orleans, Louisiana, is
an American trumpeter and bandleader. At age six, he received his first trumpet
and began playing professionally by sixteen, often with friend Pete Fountain.
Hirt studied at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and served as a bugler in
the United States Army during World War II. Post-war, he performed with various
swing big bands, including those led by Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny
Goodman, and Ina Ray Hutton. Hirt's career took off in the 1950s when he became
first trumpet and featured soloist ...
