Albert George Hibbler was born in Tyro, Miss., on Aug. 16, 1915, but many sources list the singer’s birthplace as Little Rock. His parents were sharecroppers. Born blind, he didn’t go to school until ...

Al Hibbler, the blind baritone singer who came to prominence with Duke Ellington’s orchestra in the 1940s and then scored a hit with his version of the Alex North song “Unchained Melody,” has died at ...

There are many songs that have meaning for me, but if I had to single out one popular song that has had the deepest effect on my life, it would have to be “Unchained Melody.” This song has been like ...

Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers was on “Daddy Dave‘s Hollywood Diner” on XM Satellite Radio the other night talking about how “Unchained Melody” became one of radio’s most enduring signposts.

My first acquaintance with the beautiful melody took place more than a half-century ago. The most recent just a few weeks ago. The CEO and I were at a performance of the Loveland Choral Society ...

written in 1905 by Victor Herbert (music) and Henry Blossom (words). It was sung by many artists, introduced by Fritzi Scheff in the 1916 musical Mile Modiste. In the 1939 film The Great Victor ...

The iconic scene in Ghost—the one with Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze and that phallic clay and that Righteous Brothers’ cover of “Unchained Melody” playing in the background—has been parodied ...

A rich, supple baritone, Hibbler brought many of Duke Ellington's most popular ballads to life during an eight-year stint with the orchestra. He... Al Hibbler: Unchained Melodist As a preeminent ...

A distinctive baritone singer who came into prominence with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in the 1940s, and scored a hit later with his version of the song "Unchained Melody." Albert Hibbler was born ...

2001-04-28 04:00:00 PDT Chicago-- Al Hibbler, the blind singer who came to prominence with Duke Ellington's orchestra in the 1940s and scored a hit with his version of "Unchained Melody, " died ...